Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to us.  Happy Birthday to us.  Happy Birthday to me and my awesome sister Michelle.  Happy Birthday to us!

Winter Fun!

We've been getting a bunch of snow this winter and although I'm totally ready for spring, we have been trying to enjoy the winter wonderland.  No need to go any farther than our backyard for hours of fun in the snow.  Monkey and Lia love it.

Snow Angels with Daddy!  High Five!  We did it!

And, we gave ice skating a try.  Paul was about Lia's age the first time he tried on a pair on skates (he's from Maine- that's what they do) and he has loved skating and playing hockey ever since.  I wouldn't say Lia loved it...She was game for a turn around the rink and then she was hungry and wanted to put her sneakers back on!  She was super cute on the ice.  Paul and I had fun taking turns going around the rink and waving to Lia.  We'll definitely try this again next year.

Ahhh, Lia's favorite part.  Eating popcorn on the sidelines!

Fans!

Here are the 2 cutest football fans ever!  Too bad that didn't help our team win the superbowl...

Big News!

We have big news to share.  So, we recently bought a new house.  A bigger place for us to grow our family.  And guess what?  Our family is growing!  I'm 14 weeks pregnant!  Due August 10th.  Here are the first pictures (of many) of the baby. We are very excited about the new addition.  And Lia is thrilled (for now anyway) to have a baby on the way.  I think she'll make a great big sister.  It will be another month before we find out if we're having a boy or girl.  Any guesses?  We'll share the news once we find out.

Here's a few pics.

Here are a few pics of Lia and Paul around the new house.  Lia's quite a ham!  She loves her new house and loves 'helping' Dad out in the garage.  We've been good.  Ready for spring and some warmer weather.  I hope you are all good too!

Merry Christmas!

Decorating the tree.

Christmas morning.

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Wishing you the best for 2012!

And in with the new!

Kitchen, breakfast nook, family room.

Formal dining room/play area!

Front door, living room.

Family room.

Back yard.



Monkey loves his yard!

This month has been a whirlwind with buying, selling, moving, holidays, family coming to visit, that I haven't had time to post.  We're in our new house and quickly making it our home.  Lia loves all the room to run around and Monkey loves his yard.  We still have boxes everywhere but we are settling in nicely.  Paul's parents were here over the holidays and it was great to welcome them in our new home right away.  We really enjoyed our visit.  Thanks for all the help around the house.  Enjoy the pics.