Last Day of Soccer

Ellie enjoyed her last Friday afternoon of soccer recently. I'm pretty sure that the best part for her was the brownies, lollipop and gatorade she got at the end of the last session!

Visitors

My college roommate Ferg and her boyfriend Kevin stopped in for a quick visit on their way to Boston a few weeks ago. It was so great to see Ferg and we loved meeting Kevin. Ferg is a veteran aunt and knows all the tricks when it comes to kids so Ellie and James both enjoyed their visit and I loved catching up with my old pal.

ENP, Photographer

Ellie has been interested in taking photographs with my camera. I know it seems risky to let her use the camera, but it's under a return-with-no-questions-asked warranty for a few more months so I figured it was okay. Many of her photographs are blurry and it can be difficult to decipher what the subject is. I do love the snapshots above. It shows mostly random things from around our house, from Ellie's perspective. My favorite is the picture of the baby on its side from inside her dollhouse but I also love the picture of headless James. I don't know how much longer he'll have those chubby rolls on his arms and I don't notice them as much when I see photos that show his darling face. Well done, Ellie!

All School BBQ

We had an early end of the school year celebration last Thursday on campus. It was a beautiful night and both Ellie and James loved jamming to the band and running across the lawn. Ellie played soccer with Henry and James did his best to keep up with the "big kids."

Before & After: James's Toy Box

James was so fortunate to be the recipient of many fun toys for his first birthday. The basket in his room that held rattles and baby toys did not accommodate the new bigger boy toys. The basket seemed to have a toy explosion. We bought him a navy toy box for his first birthday and it arrived last week. Ellie helped John assemble it and I was thrilled to put all the toys in it. Now that it's here, I really feel the need to paint his walls blue. I'm hoping we can get to that this summer.

Peonies

I picked the first bunch of peonies from our garden today. They smell amazing and I love having them around the house!

James's First Haircut

James turned 13 months old today and we celebrated by taking him for his first haircut. Mullet and crazy sideburns, be gone! He did great through the whole process and had Ellie by his side for moral support. Even though I felt that having his hair cut made his less of a baby, I'm pleased with the end result.