Spring!

First boat ride of the year!

 Ella on the boat

Kinsley taking in the fresh air

Ella posing for the camera

 Sun setting on the lake

Wow...it has been a long time since I have posted!  It was a very LONG winter in Virginia this year and we were extremely excited to have some spring weather this past week and weekend.  We headed to the lake to take advantage of the gorgeous weather.  The girls had a great time and loved spending time outside!

Birthday Girl!!!

 

Birthday Girl!

 
 

Presents from Nonna and Papa

 

Cake on her birthday!

 
 

Having Fun at her Party

 
 

Going down the slide with Daddy!

 
 

Ella and her Friends!

 
 

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you...

 
 

Just Having Fun!

 

Ella turned 4 years old on February 1st!  Where has the time gone??  She is quite the little person now and definitely has a mind of her own.  She is very independent and full of energy.  She keep us busy and laughing all the time. We have had a lot of snow this month so all of her birthday activities got jumbled up.  We finally had her birthday party last weekend.  It was a lot of fun and worth the wait!!!

6 months old!

It is not so easy to get a picture of Kinsley and her bear anymore...

Instead of just sitting there...

She likes to eat it!!!

This is the best I could do!

Merry Christmas!

Brady and her nieces

Cookies and Milk for Santa (Carrots for his Reindeer too!)

Ella and Kinsley on Christmas Eve

Patiently waiting to open gifts

Ella's own "laptop"

Brady helping Kinsley open her Vermont Moose

We had such a wonderful Christmas!  The snow we got the weekend before Christmas stayed around to give us the first white Christmas in Virginia I have ever experienced!  Brady and Dave were able to make it home for a week and Ella really got into Christmas this year...she even sat on Santa's lap...twice!!!  Kinsley really liked all the lights, but unfortunately she was sick on Christmas Day and really not herself.  We spent a lot of time with family and friends...and that is what made it all so special!

Snow Fun!!!

Day 1 in the snow!

Kinsley's 2 minutes out in the cold

Sam, Ella, and Eli having tons of fun in the snow!

Sled Ride with Eli

Rolling Down the Hill

Making Snow Angels

It is very unusual for us to get snow in December, especially the 8-10 inches that we got this weekend!  In fact, I don't ever remember getting any substantial snowfall before Christmas.  Ella has been out playing in it for the last two days.  Kinsley went out for a couple minutes with mommy on Saturday to take a couple of pictures of Ella and daddy, but she wasn't fond of the cold wind!

5 Months Old

Well, another month has passed and Kinsley is now 5 months old.  She is eating cereal and baby food like a champ and almost sitting up on her own (I don't think she is ever going to roll over though!).

It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas....