Monday, April 21, 2014

Ms. Vivienne at 4 months old

 Our little angel baby is 4 months old.  It's amazing how fast time flies when babies are here.  We are all COMPLETELY 100% smitten with this doll face!  Vivienne is a dream baby, truly.  She has such a happy and smiley personality.  She will smile for anyone who looks at her, she is just happy as anything to be anywhere.  I have had half a dozen people tell me that she is the happiest baby they have ever seen (so it is not just me as her mom saying this).  Her mom is also happy because she is such an amazing sleeper.  Baby girl has quickly adjusted to a bed time of 9:30a.m. eats at 6:00 a.m. while still asleep (10 minute refueling) and then is asleep until 9:00 a.m. in the morning.  She has done amazingly well sharing a bedroom with her brother, and by some miracle his singing in the middle of the night and in the morning do not wake her up!  
 Viv's latest tricks are rolling onto her tummy, lifting her head up like a champ, grabbing onto toys and putting them in her mouth, and giggling at her brother.  She is a champion eater and is growing at rapid speeds; she grows so much faster than her brother.  Everyone who meets her adores her, and it's pretty easy to see why.
Berkeley is really fond of his sister and it is fun to see their relationship start.  Viv loves to watch him play and he is one of the only people who can make this gal belly laugh, besides the little girl who helps watch Viv, Ms. Charlotte.  He is a big helper when his sister needs something, and when she is crying he talks to her in a sweet little voice that would melt your heart.  

We are so happy this little gal is in our family, we sure do love her and everything seems as perfect as it possibly could be.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Hippidy Hoppidy Easter's on it's Way!

I absolutely love Easter because it is full of fun traditions that bring our community, friends and family together.  This year we hosted a block party for all the families with kids and had a Easter Egg Hunt and brunch.  We are missing a few of the kids on our street, but it was super fun to get them all together and see how well all the kids interacted and looked out for each other.  Even though we have a good number of kids on our street none of them go to the same school (Somerville is not a go to your neighborhood school type of city), so it can be hard for all the kids to connect.  This even was a perfect way to bring them all together.
 The adults did a great job of hiding the Easter Eggs, so much so that the kiddos needed their help reaching a lot of them.
 We had some very happy egg hunters by the end of the event.
 Our neighbor Andy having a little bonding time with little Viv.  Her little Red Sox sweater was made by a nun living at the nursing home; seriously so sweet!

We also did our traditional Easter Sugar Cookie making and decorating and egg dying.
We took a break to watch my dad get married (the internet has changed everything).  Congrats to him and Hope for tying the knot!  Our family looks forward to getting to know Hope more and welcoming her into this cooky bunch.  We are happy for Papa!


 Easter morning was a success!  Look at these two cuties!  The Easter Bunny found our house, goodies were found in the baskets and every little one was happy in our household.

 We had a pre Easter photo shoot and came up with this gem!
Hoppy Easter!!