Happy 1st Birthday OLIVIA!

525,600 minutes...how do you measure, measure a year? In laughter, in smiles, in milestones and cries--of my how fast this past year has gone and it is hard to believe that our sweet, precious little girl is already 1 year old! We've done lots of celebrating including our disney trip, joint birthday party and day of festivities including a yummy breakfast at the pancake house. Olivia has been full of smiles and enjoying herself each and every day. She continues to brighten our days, add laughter to our days and make my heart swell with pride and love. Happy 1st birthday Olivia--we love you more than words could ever say!

If pictures could talk...

the first would say "OK mom, I give up! I'll smile for the picture but please put the camera away!".
2nd: "hmmm...think she's done with the camera yet?
3rd: "oh no, she took another one of me!"

Olivia is getting pretty used to me sticking a camera in her face as I attempt to document just about every outfit, every expression, every milestone...it would be impossible to capture everything this royal cuteness does but I'll just continue to snap away since I enjoy taking pictures so much. Olivia got all dressed up for Yom Kippur services and doesn't she look adorable?!?! Had to share it with all of you!

Butlers Orchard Pumpkin Festival

We braved the crowds during a gorgeous October day to enjoy all the fun activities at the pumpkin festival at Butler's Orchard. We picked our 4 pumpkins, enjoyed a hay ride & playing around in the hay and lots more. So many great things to do and it was a picture perfect day. Sydney went on the slides, moon bounce and looking at all the silly pumpkin decorations. Too crowded to hit the store afterwards but it was a fun outing. Enjoy these pictures!

Dentist!

Sydney had her first dentist appointment yesterday--no cavities! And she did a great job with the cleaning and visit. What a trooper! Of course I was the goofy mom snapping pictures but I was really impressed with the kid-friendly office and staff and how cooperative Sydney was. If only she would listen to her parents as well as she listens to other grown ups.........

11 months!

I remember most everything about last October and the anticipation i felt waiting for the arrival of our little baby girl. Hard to believe that in just a few weeks we will celebrate her first birthday. I so badly wanted to make it to November so the girls would have birthdays in different months and wanted to make it though all the birthday craziness for Sydney and Halloween festivities. Robyn and I waited and waited to see when our girls would arrive--just one day apart...we had a fun playdate with Olivia's friend Kenzy yesterday and knew you all would enjoy these photos. Such cuties--and they love interacting with one another! What a difference a few months makes!

Happy Birthday to GIGI

Happy Birthday Juliet! We had a wonderful time celebrating Grandma Juliet's (GiGi) birthday. We've been counting down to this birthday cause it means that in just a couple of weeks Sydney will celebrate her 3rd birthday. But this past weekend it was all about GiGi & we went to Winchester, VA for the special festivities. Juliet thought of everything including fun goody bags and matching hats for everyone to wear. The girls entertained all the adults-Sydney loves her new dress up stuff (pictures below) from Nanny and Papa-an early birthday treat. We also had to check out the children's discovery museum while we were there and I had to include some cute pictures of the girls at music class. These pictures are in no particular order--but hope you enjoy!