On the Move

Look what's happened in the last two weeks!  Mira's crawling!  This video is from her very first morning figuring it out, and now she's ALL OVER THE PLACE.

And now she stands too!

She's so damned proud of herself.

Kindergarten Graduation

How on Earth is Ellie a first grader?  This is clearly impossible.

Getting ready to sing at the Spring Concert.

Her fake mortarboard is the cutest thing ever.

She brought Gabe up with her to get her diploma.  So sweet.

Thanks, Mrs. Daley!

And this is Jordan.  Her boyfriend.  Except they "broke with each other" because she was just "tricking him" and wasn't really his girlfriend.  And so it starts.

Summer Fun on Father's Day

Gabe discovered water balloons this weekend.  The world will never be the same.

Throwing Rocks

Hershey!

So Sri turned 41, and we all celebrated by visiting his favorite hometown amusement park.  Chocolate for everyone!

I am so happy the kids are developing an appreciation for Air Hockey.  

Gabe was loving all the rides, except the kid roller-coaster.  Neither of them were a big fan of that bad boy.

Mira taking a mid-morning bottle break.

Ellie and her godfather.  They had SUCH a good day together.

Swing!

These two really enjoyed each other.

Betty thought it was HYSTERICAL to copy Mira.

No 41-year-olds birthday party is complete without a make-your-own-pizza party.

And a visit from a slightly disturbing Hershey's Kiss!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Sri!

Auntie Diane's

Still playing catch up around here!  Last weekend (two weekends ago?) we went to Auntie Diane's house in Long Island to celebrate her son's marriage and catch up with all the extended family.  And the kids spent the whole day in the pool. They're waterlogged.

Go Mira!

Gabey and Pierre are fast friends.  Language barrier be damned.

Ellie was so excited to make a whirlpool with the big girl cousins.  "I made three new friends!" she said.

Poconos

Ugh...I'm so far behind...I promised I wouldn't drop the ball on this blog...but here we are....posting pictures of Memorial Day weekend two weeks after the fact.  Oh well. Better late than never, and all that.  We went to the Poconos!

Amy working real hard to show Ellie a good time.

Hrm....Clash of the Titans was on TV at the restaurant...perhaps not entirely appropriate.

Roasting cheetos?  Of course!

Country kids!

And a classic photobomb.

We roasted sausage too...marshmallows are so passe.

And the kids played with caterpillars for hours.  Look how dirty they are!

Finding more...

Timberrrrrrrr!

Gabe and yet another caterpillar.

Then we came home and had a barbecue.  In the street, of course.

Gabe's typical facial expression lately.

Rosie and Mira!

Ellie had a ton of fun in Auntie Lucy's shoes...

And with her Uncle Rob.