Snow, finally!

Here comes some snow...and a day off from school.

Three and a half

Helena is very proud to be three and a half!

Swim Lessons

Sadie and Helena started winter swim today! They both had a great time.

Some Things From NYC

We had a great, busy visit to Grandma and Grandpa in NYC. In just a few days time, we visited Grand Central Station (to see the constellation ceiling and the miniature train exhibit), the Rockefeller Center tree and the Museum of Natural History. We also went ice skating in Stuyvestant Town (thanks so much, Uncle Andy), ate delicious food at Birreria at Eataly (thank YOU, Aunt Jenny), and hit the Cloisters on the way out of town. Sadie and Helena had an evening with Grandma and Grandpa while Dan and I saw Phish. It was all good! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for planning such a special time for us. Sadie at an exhibit that included real fish: Helena and Grandma wait for the bus: Sadie with a manatee exhibit at Museum of Natural History: Helena at the Cloisters:

Happy New Year...Now with more blog!

We got ourselves a new computer for the holidays and can now return to blogging without each entry resulting in extreme frustration and many computer issues. Many fun things have happened since the last post, including... Thanksgiving in New York City: Parade with Jenny and Andy: Big Apple Circus, backstage with the trapeze girl: Sadie turned 7 and had a great birthday party: '' We cut down a Christmas tree: We celebrated Hanukkah: Christmas too: And another trip to NYC: Happy 2012 to everyone...we hope it is a good and healthy year for all of you!

Playing in the Woods

Playing in the woods, a photo by Dan and Ann on Flickr.

We've had some really good fall weather and the girls are playing outside as much as possible. Soon, it won't be so nice.

Both girls are loving school. We had a conference with Sadie's teacher and Sadie is having a great year. She excels at reading, makes connections quickly, has a lot of knowledge to share and is a good friend to her classmates.

Helena is learning a lot in Montessori. They are working to help her spell her name. She usually says "H E H E A", so she's getting there! Her teacher brought a big tree stump into the classroom and Helena loves to put on safety goggles and hammer nails into the stump. She will go to the fire station tomorrow with her class and she is very excited.

Sadie's first grade picture came out great. Helena's pictures were also adorable. It was hard to choose the best pose. We'll share these soon!

Happy Halloween!

The girls had a fun Halloween, despite snow on the ground. They collected lots of candy and lots of money for UNICEF.