4 years of friendship

Remember this picture? The babies could hardly hold up their heads! It was 4 years ago..

This is them now.. buddies..

Hitting the gas with Meredith

Anya and her friend Meredith were a riot to watch in Meredith's Barbie Jeep. They were zooming all around the yard and bumping into things!



Seth is rolling all around the floor now. I leave him in one spot and find him in a different one. This morning I was in the kitchen and came back and found him under his swing..

Sledding with friends

Also, Seth got a second tooth exactly one week after his first :)

Halloween Playdate

Anya is so excited to be a purple dragon this year for Halloween. Today we had our friends over for a costume playdate. :) We have been having these every year since the kids were only 5 months old!

3 years of friendship

This was the first playdate with the 'May babies'..

This was the 1 year of friendship celebration...

This was the Wednesday playgroup last year when all of them were only 2 years old...

This is the Wednesday playgroup this year at 3 years!...

Our group is growing... and soon Seth will join in making it 9 kids...

Here are some pictures of me at almost 33 weeks pregnant. Thanks for taking them, Meg...

our growing group

Our Wednesday playgroup started with four babies that were 3 months old. Look at how big the group is getting now..

The kids were celebrating Caroline's first birthday. Anya loved her little elephant that was in her goodie bag :)

Welcome, February!

We played with our Wednesday playgroup this morning. It has been so fun to watch the kids change over time. Now, they actually play together which is amazing to watch. When we started meeting they were the wee age of 3 months. They could hardly hold their little heads up to look at eachother back then. Now, they play games like 'birthday picnic'..
Today is the first day of February and temps are in the 50s. Yes, I said 50s.. in New England. I am loving it. I wouldn't mind one big storm to get Anya sledding once again.. but other than that I will take this for the rest of the winter. The kids made play doh snowmen and Anya decorated hers all by herself. I think she has an artsy brain... or maybe a math brain (buttons all lined up)..

Anya and Kayla made their snowmen talk. It was funny because they changed their voices while pretending.
The kids played ring around the rosie while in dress up clothing.

I took this picture of Camden's sister, Caelyn. Just look at her lashes!

snow with friends

Today during our Wednesday playgroup we decided to take the kids out in the snow. This is a first.. to have all 5 toddlers out in the snow at once. I think we have been a little scared in previous years. Since the kids are over 2 1/2 years now we took on the snow and everyone had a blast.
Kai tried to pull Anya in the sled...

The kids even used Camden's swings and slide..

This girl is full of personality..

Holiday playdate

Today we hosted Wednesday playgroup. The kids had a pajama playdate, watched Frosty the Snowman, and made reindeer feed! The reindeer feed is a mix of oats, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sparkly sprinkles. On Christmas eve we will sprinkle it outside to lure the reindeer to our home. They will munch on it while Santa delivers our toys!

3rd annual Halloween playdate

2009 Anya as Tinkerbell

2010 Anya as a Garden Gnome

2011 Anya as a Monarch Butterfly

.. and 1 more from this year... :o)

It's so great to see these kids grow from year to year. :)

2 years of friendship

We are all very different, yet all very similar. We found eachother 2 years ago and have made a point to get together once a week with our babies.. well now toddlers. It is the 2 year anniversary of becoming friends and starting our playdates. I know for a fact that being a stay at home mom wouldn't be as great without my mom friends and their children. We share our stories, milestones, and challenges. We are there to sniff another child's bum to see if it needs a change and we always have extra diapers or snacks to share. There are so many great memories shared in the past couple years. I know there will be more. Today we celebrated with cupcakes while visiting the clydesdale horses. The cupcakes were also good bribery to get the kids to sit for a few pictures..



Life is so much easier with a friend (or 4!) by your side...

soaking up summers end

Before I know it three years will have gone by and we will be packing up a small backpack with fresh crayons and pencils. Anya will have on her shiny new shoes and hair clips. I will stand at the door and cry as my baby gets on the big yellow school bus. At the beginning of the school year I always had a bit of anxiety as a child. Later in the years where I was the teacher going back to school, there was still that anxiety of a new beginning.
But for now, we play. We are pretty darn good at it if I say so myself. In three years I may look back and yearn for these days of picnics at the park with friends. I am soaking up each moment because moments are fleeting, especially the wonderful ones.

Yes, there is Anya in the middle of it all... she's good at soaking up the moment too.

Pinwheels in the wind

Four 2 year olds sitting at the same time.. a miracle!

One of her favorite things is to run down a hill to me. I, of course, catch her in dramatic fashion falling to my back in a big hug. ;) She also likes to pretend she is a butterfly with her arms stretched out. This summer has been great... you have a lot of competition, fall :)