Kara & Makenna's visit

A couple weeks ago one of my very best friend's from Ohio came to visit with her little girl. I was so excited for them to come and their visit went by much too fast! Even though it rained almost half the days she was here, we were able to get a lot in.


Here were our highlights-

*Job Lane Farm House in Bedford, Ma

They were offering to have military to come and tour this historical home for free and gave us so appetizers, so we took them up on it. This house was built in 1713 and it was fun to see all the old furniture. It was pretty random, but fun to see some of the surrounding towns history.





**Lobster Dinner at Woodmans in Essex, Ma
We love this place because it is laid back and authentic. You pick your lobster right outside the restaurant and they cook/steam it for you. During the summer they have an ice cream shop in the back that is yummy. It was closed for us though :(









Happy babies at dinner...


Group picture minus Abe, gotta love Adeline...


Beautiful Sunset as we were leaving the restaurant...



**Harvard Square


Got yummy cupcakes at the sweet shop. LOVE this place!!






**Downtown Boston
Kara and I took that babies into Boston & walked around, went to H&M & ate at the Quincy Market.










**Photo shoot of our girls
I cannot believe that this worked out! It had been rainy and freezing so we didn't think we would be able to pull it off. That morning we wanted to do it ended up being a perfect day! Adeline kept complaining in the car that she was sick and was going to throw up (that has been the latest "threat") and the babies were getting hungry. However, it all worked out and they cooperated!! Here are a handful and you can find more on my photography blog :)

Adeline Started Ballet/Dance

Last week was Adeline's first day of dance class. The teacher seems pretty strict and the parents are not allowed in the class room at all. There is a room right next door to the dance class and you can watch the class on a big screen TV. She is the youngest in the class and I was not to sure how well she would do. She listened and did whatever the teacher wanted her to do. She LOVED it! She is pretty much burned out from soccer and ends up laying on the floor half way through. She is one of the only girls and I think she is a little intimidated as well. SO I think dance will work out better for her. At the end of the year they have a performance at the theatre in costumes. Her dance is a combination of ballet, tap & gymnastics.








on the way to dance...


Pictures of Adeline in dance class on the TV screen :)

Look how much smaller Adeline is compared to all the other girls!!!




***
Since I did a Norah post last, I figured I would update on Adeline as well-

At 3 years 2 months Adeline is:

-more INDEPENDENT than ever!
-Thinks she is an equal to Abe & I... this makes it interesting. Whoever said 2 is hard was totally wrong. I thought 2 was pretty easy, but 3 is a lot more tricky!
-LOVES to dance
-LOVES to sing. Adeline is always making up songs. In her preschool class they sing "I love Adeline (or another kids name), Adeline is our friend, we love Adeline & here we go again!" She will add whatever to this song... "I love GOLDFISH, goldfish are my friend...."
-She is VERY creative and is alway making up stories and playing make pretend.
-Is showing a lot more interest in writing her letters.
-LOVES preschool and is mad if it is Saturday or Sunday and she can't go. Loves her teacher Miss Kelly.
-She is a little mommy & helper. The teacher says she is always trying to help the little kids when they need it. Like at snack time she helps all the kids open their snacks :)
-Still loves clothes and changes her outfit constantly
-Wants to go to the park everyday
-Is very in to talking on the phone right now. Either make pretend or to a real person.
-Is too much obsessed with chewing gum (but is great at it)
-Loves going on walks and throws a fit if we for some reason have to drive to school
-Still obsessed with "princesses & Dora"
-Loves her little sister Norah

Norah at 9 Months

I can't believe my baby is already 9 months old!! It is crazy to think that in 3 more months, which is nothing, she will turn one year. Abe and I always say that we feel our lives are flashing before our eyes. Here are some things about Norah at 9 months:


Stats at appointment:

Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz (9th Percentile)
Height: 26.25 inches (around the 9th percentile)
Can't remember her head, but it is in the same percentile, I think 60%?

She has dropped dramatically in her weight and height percentile, so the doctor was a little bit concerned about that. We have to go in one month for a weight check... surprise surprise. Same thing happened to Adeline at her 9 Month appointment. I figure my babies are all going to drop around this time frame to what they will normally will be. Norah is a GREAT eater and I am NOT worried!

At 9 months she:

-Crawls everywhere extremely fast
-Stands up to everything
-Tries to crawl up everything she can (stairs, etc.)
-Has 2 teeth on bottom, 1 on top that has popped through, and 1 more on top that will pop through any day
-Starting to get a lot of balance and can stand for a couple seconds when you let go of her
-loves mommy & daddy... especially daddy. She cries when he walks away from her
-Loves Adeline, even though she gets tormented by her. Adeline loves playing doctor with norah... this means that Norah gets pinned to the ground to get her temperature taken, listen to her heart beat, get a band aid, etc. Poor baby.
-Loves eating bitter biscuits, sweet potato baby food, peas with her fingers, and will pretty much eat anything and everything. She LOVES drinking anything.
-Says "uh uh" when she drops something (meaning uh oh). She is mimicking me when I say things. She almost says "doggy" (which was Adeline's first WORD... & will most likely be Norah's)
-LOVES our dog Chloe
-Two of her favorite things right now are standing up against our glass doors to look outside and playing in Chloe's water bowl. I keep the door closed to the bathroom where it is and whenever she sees the door open she beelines it to the bathroom. When I start running after her she goes even faster and starts laughing really hard.
-She is the HAPPIEST baby! Makes me want another one right now! She is so easy going and cute.
-Gives kisses randomly. I love it. Sometimes (most times) she give french kisses.
-Is playing by herself a lot and loves exploring
-Loves playing with the play kitchen
-Nickname: LIttle Gecko (she grabs onto you and pulls herself in constantly. As soon as you pick her up her hands are all over your face)

Claire Victoria

My darling new little niece Claire Victoria was born on October 2nd. I have only seen pictures, but she is ADORABLE. Supposably she has a dimple on each cheek. My parents are both out there, along with my other sister that lives there and I am DYING to fly to California. Sierra is due with a little boy the beginning of November, so looks like I will be planning a trip then to meet the little munchkins. Amanda and Mason, I am so happy for you guys! She is perfect.