Hello Spring!

We have been loving Spring over here in Baltimore. I have been busy working from home and have lots of blogs to catch up with... so stay tuned. Here are some pictures of what we have been enjoying this Spring season.

Audrey's Picks

Audrey is still dressing herself... some outfits are within

my comfort zone and some are not. She does get lots of looks

of shock and admiration as we are out and about.

I love her style and commitment to being an individual!

Goodbye Winter!

Winter is coming to an end... we are having some nice brisk days and are welcoming sunshine and buds! I thought I should post some of our winter pictures before Spring Equinox. We had much less snow than last year, but still several storms with decent amounts of snow to enjoy.

We had one "big" snow. It was so sticky

we had to shake off our trees to prevent limb breakage.

I love our snowy house!

Audrey always wears her shades for that snow glare

Audrey's "Snowman-Girl"was the cutest

and most styling in the neighborhood!

There were lots of snow angels made this winter

Elliott was usually too inhibited by his snow

suit to enjoy much of the snow.

And lots of P.J. Days

I love this picture with three season represented

Stay-tuned for lots of Spring pictures!

10 months!

Elliott is 10 months today!!! I haven't posted on him in several months, so yes he turned 8 months, 9 months and now 10 months! Here is an update of our little guy:

Since I wrote last, Elliott has been really busy and keeping us really busy. He has mastered sitting up on his own, crawling, and cruising. Army crawling is preferred on the hard-wood floors, but he can crawl on the carpet which leaves him on his belly a lot.

Elliott loves to eat finger foods over purees. His favorite foods are mini raviolis and sweet potatoes. He is now interested in what is on our plates, so he has enjoyed meatloaf, split pea soup and pancakes lately.

Despite two ear infections, the stomach flu and teething (he has been working on his top teeth for a month and a half), he has been smiling and talking more and more. He says, "Ma Ma Ma Ma" and "Da da da da" and understands whom those sounds go with.

He loves his sister- he looks anxiously for her every morning and is fussy if she sleeps over at her Grand-Maman's house. He LOVES bath time and giggles when he hears the water start. His favorite thing in life is when his two loves unite- bath with his sister!

Audrey is a great big sister! She makes him laugh when he is fussy. She gives him lots of hugs and kisses. We are so blessed by these two adorable kids, who brighten our days everyday!

My 30th Birthday!

Well, even though it was two weeks ago... I wanted to share with you what a fun birthday I had. It started the weekend before my actual birthday when we adopted a birthday kitty. ("New Cat"went missing around Christmas and we all agreed the house wasn't the same without a kitty around.) Her name is Sinclair although she also goes by "Princess Sinclair" (I vetoed Tinkerbell). She is great with the kids and a perfect addition to the family.

Lidia flew out for a long weekend to celebrate my birthday weekend. Friday the 4th was the big day. We had Eric's family over for a fondue and raclette dinner (Cedulie brought all the food!) It was a fun family-style team-effort meal.

Lidia made me a Raspberry Lemon Cake.

Saturday, we headed up to Pennsylvania for a day of fun.

We stopped by the Dansko outlet to buy Lidia some new shoes

for work and to let Audrey ride the Dansko sheep.

Next, we went to Longwood Gardens

It was a cold rainy day and all of the outside gardens

were closed due to "icy conditions",

so we spent our time inside the conservatory.

It was weird to enter into an immediate spring as we walked inside

Eric got some quality time with Elliott

The kids got to enjoy playing with the fountains.

Audrey and Elliott got some special time with Lidia

Some featured plants that we saw

It was orchid extravaganza that weekend and we love orchids!

Monday night, we had some ladies from the church over for a dessert night. Lidia made my favorite cake, the Black Pearl. We also made creme brulee. Thanks Dad and Arlene for my creme brulee set. It was so much fun and so yummy! Sorry, no pictures of the evening, we were too busy enjoying desserts and great company.

It was a great birthday weekend!