Elisabeth's Trip to Seattle, WA and Longmont, CO

The traveler and her Nanny are back from their trip around the world :) They flew to Seattle and met my sister (who lives in Alaska) for a fun 4 days of shopping. Check out those legs and shoes!!! They then flew from Seattle to Longmont to see my 2 brothers, sister-in-law, and nephew and niece. It was Elisabeth's first time meeting Lucy and from what I hear, she was a huge help. Liam woke up the morning they left and couldn't understand where 'Bits' was....we will see you in 2 months, Liam!!! We love you and Lucy :)

They are now back in State College with us...but Elisabeth came with a sinus infection :( Right off the plane to the doctor's office. Luckily, Nanny was able to spend another day to look after the little monster and the sick one. Isabella, aka 'the little monster', LOVES kitty cats (we have 3 dogs) so Nanny took her to the pet store where she could 'meow' away!!

Isabella on the stairs....

We knew Isabella could go up the stairs but hadn't really taught her how to come down so last night I thought I would give her a little lesson and this is what she did!!! Little did we know, babysitter had been working on it :)

Surprise Party for Todd

My family is always surprising me with visits-even from as far away as Colorado!! Seeing that Todd just had his 40th birthday, I thought I would surprise HIM!!! His parents arrived from Florida in time for dinner on Thursday night, his brother (from Minnesota) showed up for breakfast on Friday morning, and his sister surprised him Friday afternoon from Chicago - all a complete surprise to him! And then, the reason they all came, he was completely shocked when he showed up at his own surprise party on Friday night!! We had a wonderful time :) Thankfully, though, it is over and I don't have to keep anymore secrets! Elisabeth is off traveling with my mom this week to Seattle, WA to spend time with my sister and then Longmont, CO to see my 2 brothers, sister-in-law, nephew, and new niece. This means that Princess Isabella is all mine - which equals NO mid-afternoon napping :( I miss you, Elisabeth!!

Apple Picking

We took time out of our very busy schedule to go to Syracuse for our yearly apple picking outing. Exactly 2 years ago, we were at the apple orchard when my parents lovingly offered to lend us the money to adopt Isabella. If you know me, I am a big one for celebrating almost anything in life :) And it usually includes food!! So...we celebrated with fresh apples, apple fritters, french fires, and a hot dog-oh, and a few glasses of apple cider.....all for breakfast:)

4 Generations

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile!! We have been so busy during the week and then last weekend, my mom and grandmother came for a visit. My grandmother is 91 years old, Mom is 60 (and seeing that she doesn't keep up with this blog, she won't even know I told the whole world!), I am 38, and the kids are 10 and 1. Pretty amazing to have 4 generations all together. Oh, and by the way, those are NOT my fingers sticking out of my grandmother's head...they belong to the 60 year old!