Communication & Media Week

I realize this blog is generally all Evelyn and Sydney, all the time, but I decided to post a few photos from Communication & Media Week. I co-advise our department's student group (Communication & Media Society) and we just finished sponsoring 4 events this past week. On Tuesday night my friend from high school came to screen his most recent documentary "The China Question" which has been airing on CNBC this past year.

Me, Brook and Gregg Bray (the other co-advisor of the student group)

Brook during the Q&A

Gardening Glory

Spring has sprung at the blue house. The girls are getting excited about their impending May birthdays. Evelyn is learning new tricks (like peeing on the toilet!) and Sydney continues to dazzle us with new expressions. We told her we were giving Sadie a bath because she (Sadie) was a dirt ball. After the bath Sydney proclaimed, now she's a clean ball! Here are some photos of some of the gardening efforts.

Easter

We enjoyed a visit from Team Walsh for Easter weekend.

Sugar Cookies

The start of the lamb cake

Decorating the lamb cake

Finished products!

Sydney and Maddie in the jeep

Notice Sydney is on the car phone

Leah helping us mow the lawn

Evelyn peaking out of the fortress

The Walsh girls (There was consensus among the parents that it was simultaneously amusing and horrifying to see the girls driving each other around...a glimpse of the future no one is in a hurry to reach)

Easter Morning with our little bunny

 

 Easter Baskets!

Easter Egg Hunt at Church - Sydney and Evelyn divided and conquered and then exchanged eggs to ensure they had an array of colors!

The hunting continued in our backyard. Joshua asked the girls if they could see the last egg...can you see it?

A final snuggle before the Walshes departed

4 peas in a pod

Family photo outside the church

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

We started celebrating St. Patty's Day on Long Island a few weeks ago and continued the celebration in Baltimore. We also celebrated Sydney and Evelyn's Grandma's Birthday while we were on Long Island.

Sydney trying her hand at the chicken dance

Dancing with Aunt Rebecca

Icecream with Uncle Sayed

 

St. Patty's hair bows for school

Now we are in Baltimore and Evelyn is helping Leah eat her cheerios.

Mike and his corned beef

Maddie and Sydney sporting their St. Patty's Day wings

The view from the back (Evelyn wanted in on the fun in her St. Patty's vest)

Team Walsh prepping for their party.

You may think Maureen and I are out of focus...but look at what is in focus and everything will make sense in this photo.

Sydney and Leah enjoying the bagpipe player. Evelyn and I enjoyed much of the performance from the comfort of their front stoop. There was a pipe band at the party on Long Island so Evelyn's eyes got big when she saw the piper walk into the Walshes. She and I went in and out of the house as her stimulation toleration permitted. He was great!

We spent a good chunk of Saturday helping the Walshes decorate for the party but the four booster seats in a row were by far the most frequently discussed decorations in their house.