Mid-April

Our weekly wait for a glimpse of the street sweeper


B never gets to eat in peace



Booted for those April showers

Easter SUNday

Beautiful Easter weekend here!


B is 9 months old - First feel of sand between her toes...and in her diaper...and in her mouth.





Can't tell it from this picture, but they DID have fun hunting eggs.

The Boy is Four

A is 4 years old. How did this happen? Did I blink? I can remember his birth day, every single detail.

I can finally stop holding my breath while watching the weather forecast. This year, unlike last year when it was cold and sprinkling, we were greeted with a cloudless blue sky and full sun so we were able to have the party outside. It was a racecar theme, and we set up an obstacle course "race track". It was a hoot watching A and his preschool buds run through, and sometimes INTO, each obstacle over and over.


The Big Boy


The bounce house is always a hit.



Thank goodness for Chick-Fil-A nugget party platters.


The Tire Crawl




The Balloon Tunnel and Playhouse Climb and Slide


The Car Wash

Snow. Melt. Slush.

The snow seems to be on its way out, although more is in the forecast this week. It's been warm enough to melt most of it. In the meantime...


Somewhere in Carlisle, there's one hardcore, devoted runner. S found this at Dickinson's track.


Early February found us all sick with some flu-type something. Six days of being cooped up and trying not to reinfect one another. Good times.


Mt. Kretzing




Thankful that the snow melts and still leaves some fun behind



And he sticks the landing!

Snowmageddon aka Winter Powerhouse aka a Whole Lotta Snow

B is 7 months sweet


We got 18" of snow!

All tears having to wait her turn on the "run"


Our sidewalk bobsled run




patio furniture snow shelter





Overestimating the snow's density. Oops! S got the wind knocked out of him, but he was okay.


Cassie assisting with carving out our trail system

A Hand-Me-Down of a Different Sort

The Best Hand-Me-Down Ever: A making C laugh when she was 6 months old followed by C making B laugh when she was 6 months old. Music to a parent's ears.

Hershey Park and a Snow Storm

We took the kids to Hershey Park's Christmas Candylane. The kids had a lot of fun despite the cold temps, and we all seemed to tire out about the same time.


B almost 6 months old


This was C's first ride. She didn't mind sitting in it, but she became very unhappy once it started moving. Thankfully, they stopped the ride right away so she could get off.


C feeling much safer riding with Big Brother




Daddy and A


A snow storm that left us with 10" of snow

Thanksgiving 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! We kept with our family tradition of running in the Carlisle Turkey Trot (10K) on Thanksgiving morning. It was a record turnout from the community this year. It was great to see lots of friends and their families out there. It's always a nice way to start off the holiday season.

Happy 2nd to the 2nd!

Happy 2nd birthday, Beanie!

Birthday, Baptism and Bonding

Megan's dad, brother and sister-in-law came in for a week long visit. During the week, we celebrated Megan's 36th birthday and B's baptism and introduced our newest additions to their aunt and uncle.


Goddaughter and Godfather bonding


Aunt Trixie and C


Grandpa Bob and A


Grandpa Bob and B


A rainbow on the day of the baptism (Thanks, Mom/Lola!)


Big bro and big sis clean up nicely


Nothing poignant about this pic; the scale is just funny.


Aunt Trixie, Uncle Bobby (godfather), A and B







Even the "Happiest Baby Ever" has her moments



Megan's brother and sister are B's godparents, but the godmother wasn't able to be with us for the ceremony.


With the grandparents and Aunt Trixie