March 2011

Rosalie's Birthday

4/11/2011

Rosalie had a great 1st Birthday. She started it off by opening a gift from her big brother. Troy got her a baby doll and stroller set. We spent the day outside playing in the 80 degree weather and Grandma and Grandpa came from Florida for her Birthday. We ended the day having cake with Eric, Kathy, Grandma, Grandpa, and us. I cant believe my baby is 1!!!

Opening Her Present From Her Big Brother

The Doll Troy Picked Out For Rosalie

Snuggles For Peepa

Princess Crown That Mommy Made

This Flower Crown Was Delivered To Rosalie From The Florist, sent by her church friend, Sally

Snuggling Grandma

Rosalie Loved Her Cozy Coupe

Rosalie's Flower & Ladybug Cupcakes

Oh No!

Stored in the oven so there would be counter space. Mommy forgot they were there and preheated the oven.

I fixed one cupcake for Rosalie to eat.

Luckily, the grandparents picked up an icecream cake earlier in the day.

Opening their gift from Aunt Courtney and Uncle Pete

A Tag Reader!

Opening her present from Eric and Kathy

Inspecting The Princesses with her purse on her shoulder.

Eric, Kathy, and the kids

1 Year Old!!!

4/11/2011

Rosalie's Last Day Before She Turns One!!!

4/10/2011

Time has gone by so fast this year! Rosalie turns one tomorrow. We spent the day playing outside and Grandma and Peepa got here today. I cannot believe she is going to be one!!

Helping Plant Flowers In The Flowerbeds

Caught Eating Chalk

She's A Walking Girl (when she feels like it)

Sibling Love

New York updated

4/9/2011

For Spring Break, we came to Buffalo! It has been a great visit even though we got snow! The kids love playing with all of their cousins.

Rosalie & Her Cousin Chloe

Troy and Chloe dancing

Rosalie soaking up her Uncle Randy hugs

Four Wheeling with Uncle Nick and Leanna

Rosalie Loved Uncle Rick

And she showed Heather her belly button

Silly Girls! I think we have years of silly pictures coming with these two goofy girls.

Troy, relaxing with Aunt Bonnie

Jessie giving Troy airplane rides

Day 2: Liam's Birthday Party

The cousins loved playing together!

The Boys

Cousin Ann

Ann, Uncle Don, Aunt Judy, and Rosalie

Loves Her Daddy

The Best Cousin Picture I Could Get

Day 3

Today was another great day in Western NY! We went to Butterwoods, an upscale famous bakery who delivers to clients such as The Queen of England, many NFL, NHL, MLB banquets, etc. It was just as amazing as you would imagine. Then for dinner we went to Aunt Sharon's, which was delicious. We had a great time visiting and the kids loved playing with their cousins.

Rosalie slept through the whole visit at the bakery. She loves this duck toy. It walks and sings and she just bursts out laughing every time, its the cutest thing!

Uncle Nick, The Jokester

A Family Of Goofballs!

Annika, Jocelyn, Rosalie, and Troy

Hunter, Bridget, & Troy

Day 4

Even though it snowed, we still had a great day! We had lunch with Aunt Rita and Suzy and then dinner with the Sullivan's. It was great to see the kids play together and have so much fun.

Playing Wii With Uncle Nick

Rosalie & Emerson

Troy & Sawyer Playing In The Tent

Boys Will Be Boys

Playing Wii With Sawyer

Peek A Boo!!

Day 5

Today, we had so much fun. We played with Chloe in the morning, met Mommy's friend Erin from college for lunch, shopped the Galleria Mall and Border's, then had dinner with a bunch of Mommy's friends from high school. The kids all played so well together. This has been such a great trip!

Old College Buddy!

The kids loved playing on the rides so much that they didn't even ask for quarters to put in them.

I hope this isn't predicting lots of speeding tickets in her future!

3 Wheelin'

High School Friends & The Next Generation

Troy & Chloe- I promised her Dad that he had a bright future

Day 6

What we saw this morning behind the house.

Troy & Chloe In The Ball Pit

Troy On Cousin Brian's Machines

Day 7

Our last day in NY. We had a great trip. Troy loved Grandma and Peepa's apartment so much, he did not want to come home. Of course we had to make one more stop at Charlaps for icecream before our long drive home.

Goofy Face

Wrachet On The Roof

Rosalie discovered that she loves cheese puffs on the way home.

Troy's response to Mommy's singing

Troy's Dance Moves

Already Running!

3/31/2011

Goobers

3/30/2011

That is the best way to explain Troy and Rosalie. They are goofy, smiley, silly and fun.

She Takes After Her Daddy & Brother

Resting on the doll couch

Her Shirt Is So True!

Trying out Mr. Potato Head's Glasses

Handsome With His Koolaid Mustache

Photo Editing

3/28/2011

It goes without saying, I love taking pictures. (Mostly of my beautiful children) I finally have decided to dive into photo editing and I think I'm hooked. I am a long way from professional pictures, but I think with more practice they will get better. It's just another hobby. Here are my first experiments.

A flashback from when Troy was around Rosalie's age.

The Daffodil Festival

3/26/2011

Since it was chilly today, Daddy stayed home with Rosalie and Mommy took Troy to the festival. We watched the parade with friends, saw Llamas, received tons of candy, and had a great time!

Gloucester County- The birthplace of Pocahontas

Rosalie

3/25/2011

Rosalie is so busy that walking is just too boring for her. She prefers climbing. Today, while folding laundry I turned my back for just a moment and when I turned back, this is what I found. I seriously need eyes in the back of my head. Hours later she climbed into the play shopping cart. She is always so proud of herself after her daring feats.

Annual Spring Photo Shoot

3/23/2011

Since I have been a mother, I have taken Troy to the Courthouse to take pictures with the flowers blooming. This was Rosalie's first year. The lesson I learned was that it is HARD to capture both smiling at the same time. It never failed when one smiled, the other made a goofy face. The pictures still look good, but that is simply because of the cute subjects.