April 2017

We started off the month with a visit from Mum & Dad B. New England showed off its rain shower-power for most their visit but we still had a lot of fun. Mum and Dad went into the city with Phil and visited Harvard Med School Quad, Phil's work and stopped by Fenway Park. They were meant to go to a Red Sox game but it was rained out!

We visited the park and learned new tricks, played games at night and celebrated Dad's birthday.

We introduced Mum & Dad to candlepin bowling at the local alley - Jayne and Elle love it as they can hold the balls themselves.

We took a trip up to New Hampshire one Saturday to visit Keith and Nerissa and their girls. These cuties always get along so well!

We made a day of it and trekked out to Vermont to Joseph Smith's birthplace. It was a nice little trip through the snowy woods and these kids loved stretching their legs by running around in the frigid temps.

After Mum & Dad's visit we celebrated Easter. Jayne's increasing understanding of holidays makes each one better and better. They happily searched for eggs and loved finding the candy inside.

Easter dresse!

My mom sent little gifts over with Phil's parents (they stopped in Utah on the way) and the girls loved them...and wanted to swimming right away. A few more months girls :)

LOVE!

Jayne got an Ariel dress up from the easter bunny...and of course Elle had to get in on the dress up action :)

Because the Red Sox game was rained out when Mum & Dad were here, we were able to used the tickets and go as a family later that month. It was a beautiful spring day, we loved being inside historic Fenway Park and girls lasted the entire time - plus the Sox pulled off a ninth inning victory. It was great! We loved singing "Take me out to the ball game" to the park organ and Jayne kept tabs on the players' sock colors...Red Socks win, right mom? :)

Elle lasted through the game, but quickly zonked once she was back in the stroller. It was adorable!

And by the end of the month, Spring finally arrived! We went into the city, visited Phil's lab and ended our day out with a picnic in the Harvard Med School Quad. It was amazing to feel the sun again!

And we'll end with Jayne's infamous rockstar song that I mentioned last month - I finally found the video. Enjoy :)

March 2017

My mom came to visit us this month so Phil and I took advantage of having a babysitter and went on a temple date. It was our first time at the Boston Temple. Its a beautiful place and I loved getting out with my guy.

We all went out to dinner one night while my mom was here and I looked at our girls and smiled to myself, and had to snap a picture. Princesses all day, every day - even at restaurants. Elle was very concerned about her purse being near her the entire time. They are the cutest!

My mom brought St Patrick's Day shirts for the girls which made them excited for the holiday. We didn't do much else to celebrate but they were happy to just wear something new, and green!

I still feel like we're getting our feet under us in this new area - figuring out where to go play with kiddos, what is around etc. We recently found the train tables in our local Barnes and Noble - plus they have a decent selection of beanie boos, a recent favorite toy for both Jayne and Elle. The girls had some fun there!

I'm so lucky I get to spend my days with these girls. They've made our recent move a little bit easier, adjusting to a new area/home easily. They make me feel less lonely and happier. I mean, how could you not smile at these sweet faces!?

 I've said this before, but we've found that our local library is great! They had Cinderella come visit this month. The girls both loved that! They also have a selection of cake pans that you can check out. We got the butterfly one and attempted to make a cake. It wasn't perfect, but Jayne wasn't bothered. I was able to get something that resembled a butterfly together and she just enjoyed decorating it.

Here's a video of the dance session with the library's Cinderella. How cute are my dancing princesses!?

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 Its been a slower month but these precious moments at home are what I live for. As long was we're all happy, that's all that matters. Here's some snaps of our daily life this month:

Lunchtime!

Counting jar - counting down until Grandma B and Grandad come

Playing "naptime" is new favorite over here

Jayne has recently decided that the outfit she's wearing below is her "rockstar" outfit and likes to put on concerts for me. Her lyrics are quite original..."I'm a rockstar, yeah, I'm a rockstar, I'm a rockstar"...you get the picture :)

And now as we're getting closer to spring, it has been warm enough to get outside and ride bikes. Even though our back patio is just big enough to go around in circles, both girls just love getting outside and playing together

Can't wait for the weather to keep getting warmer so we can enjoy our first New England spring/summer!

February 2017

February was FUN! It started off with a night out to celebrate our 7yr anniversary. We went to dinner and then a movie at Patriot Place, where Gillette Stadium is. We snapped a picture to jump on the ultra-Patriot-fan bandwagon :)

Up next was an epic Patriots Super Bowl victory. There's nothing quite like being in New England (Patriots territory!) and watching the game with some super Pats fans. Plus, that 4th quarter come-back...come on! Anyway, it was a great way to get right into the Patriot fever in these parts. We couldn't let freezing slush/rain stop us from welcoming the team home in their traditional duck boat parade - once again, the true New England way. It made for a fun day! We rode the train in with some friends, met Phil in the city and had some wet fun!

This happy camper just happily hung out in the bottom seat of the stroller, covered by the rain cover. She was SOOOOO good!

This was the month of New England inaguration I guess because we experienced the Patriots win/duck boat parade and our first Noreaster (an epic snowstorm with large amounts of snow falling in a few hours). Jayne had been waiting for more snow so she was thrilled!

Our car was completely covered! The snow came so quickly. It was definitely a new experience :)

We actually had a few snowstorms that gave us beautiful snow. If its cold, there may as well be snow!

The snow was so deep, Elle couldn't even make her way through it on her own, but she loved it!

Of course we had to get out and go sledding, Jayne's and Phil's request :)

Here's a short video of our fun:

We celebrated Valentines Day and decorated cookies together. It was a simple activity but we loved seeing how happy it made the girls.

The weather was warm then cold and then back again, all month long - but we made the best of whatever we were given :) We went to birthday parties, played at the park and went to a community festival.

The girls have really started to play together nicely - one of their favorite activities is to have tea parties together. Its so sweet!

Our little Elle is growing up just so fast. Look and this cutie!!!

We finished out the month by taking the girls to visit Patriot Place...and to exchange some items :) Elle still refers to it as "the place with the seats up high" (stadium with seats up high) and Jayne often asks if we can go back to the place with the star and the flag on the ground (Patriots logo). Seeing as its 20 min down the road from us, I know we'll visit again!