Happy Halloween!

What an exciting day! Anna wanted to be Princess Belle today for Halloween so Mommy looked up online how to do a Princess Belle hairdo and since we already had the princess Belle outfit from Grams we were ready to go!

We went to our friend Tammy's house and she had a big to-do with lots of kids and goodies. First we had a pot luck dinner, then out for trick or treating, with about 15 kids!

It was fun, but cold. Anna looked at me after about 1 1/2 hrs and said "I think we have enough candy now Mommy. Plus it's cold and I'm tired since I didn't have such a long nap today. It's time we go home." I swear she cannot be three!!

Early Fall 2010

I guess I could even call it end of summer.

The garden is going bonkers! Bryan and Dad built the major structures in the Spring and then Bry put down all the gravel and we installed a drip irrigation system. We didn't know what to do with all the tomatoes. Needless to say, no one at work had to buy tomatoes all summer and we have enough sauce canned to make it though next year. Ann's favorite is the peas, which are almost done and so I have to plant a Fall crop for her. She'll sit there and eat them all afternoon long, right off the plant.


The Goodwin's came across the ocean for a visit and we went to Cape Cod for vacation. Hurricane Earl nearly ruined it, but it turned out to be a great time! The Burrells came up for a couple of days and stayed with us at our outrageously beautiful house. Take a look

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p152815

We had a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful and the crowds were gone. We especially like playing off of Morris island when the tide went out. We didn't have Ann's bathing suit with us, but sh didn't seem to mind. It's probably our favorite spot on Cape Cod!




Nanny and Grandad came back to our house for the week. Anna loved having her grandparents here to play with! We went to a local agricultural fair one day. I'm not sure if it was Anna or Daddy who enjoyed it more.



We ended our visit with a trip to NYC. On Friday we walked around and saw the sights. Lindsay joined us for dinner then babysat Anna while the adults went to see Memphis the musical, which was amazing. We were also lucky enough to get the best apartment at our company apartment building. It had a 180 view of the city. It was magical to look at and I think the Goodwins had a wonderful time! On Saturday, we went to the Bronx zoo with the Goodwins, the Burrells and Lindsay and celebrated....MAGGIE'S BIRTHDAY!! It was a fun, sunny day. We sadly said goodbye to Nanny and Grandad as we dropped them off at JFK and headed home.

Summer 2010

So then summer....

Here's few picture of Anna being her favorite princess, Belle. Also, some pictures of Anna in her fancy pool (bucket), and some pics of one of her favorite things, pony ride.


Anna's birthday celebration was on Saturday before her birthday. The Burrells came, as did Julie and the kid, Lindsay, and Grams and Aunt Jude. Jarod, Sylvie, Sebastian, Deidra, and Kaitlin were the locals who joined us for the festivities. Anna LOVED her princess cake!



We also went up to Buffalo in the summer for the Erie county fair! We don't have pictures from that, but we do have some of Anna and Maggie in the bath at Grams and Grampa's house. It was a great time having all of us home in Buffalo. Julie, Chris and the boys were up as well and we all had a get together and pool party at Aunt Jude's house. There were kids everywhere. Kristen took those pictures so you can check if they are on her blog (definitely on Facebook).



Aunt Maryanne had a baby! His name is Ben Ellis and a wonderful little brother for Ryan. We went to NYC to meet him and made a weekend of it. He's such a cutie!

Spring 2010

Okay, I know it's been a while. I apologize. I have a lost of updating to do so I'm going to break it down into 3 posts: Spring, Summer, and early Fall.

So, Spring.....

Ah yes, the Finlay's came to visit after Easter and we had a great time. They came in through Boston so we spent a couple of days there. The kids had a great time at the Children's museum and the weather staying pretty nice for us, sunny, but a bit cool. We then came back to our house to hang out for a few days. Anna loved having Will and Molly here. We then went in to NYC for a couple of days. The kids loved the Natural History museum and the Central Park zoo. We even went up to the top of the Empire State building. It was Jo's first time in NYC so we made sure to see all the sights. We met up with Lindsay and the Richters for dinner, then the next day headed back home for a couple of quiet days until the Finlays were set to leave, but then...the Icelandic volcano grounded all flights. Every day the airlines had a different answer of when the Finlays were going to be able to get home and I think Neil and Jo were at their wits end with these people several times, but all is well that ends well. The Finlays got home safely, we got an extra few days together, all in all, a smashing vacation!