quiet time at home

Since I am on "vacation" this week, Esme and I have been spending a nice quiet couple of days at home. She's been trying out all her new toys and I've been taking pictures of her and watching movies. Since it is still quite snowy here it's been nice to be able to stay inside where it is warm and dry.

Like mother, like daughter! 

A Wonderful Christmas with Family

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful and very busy day! Ethan, Esme, and I spent a nice morning together. Later James, Sarah, Jera, Charles, Dylan, my mom, and Donna came over to have dinner with us. It was great to see everyone and Jera and Esme played especially well today in Esme's playroom. Ethan has tomorrow off and we plan to spend a quiet, relaxing day together before he has to go back to work on Monday.

Another one of Esme's favorite gifts was her doll stroller! 

Esme loves to draw so we got her the DoodlePro. She started using it right away! 

More on the Sit N Spin 

Esme is already having a blast with the Sit N Spin my mom got her - I can't believe how fast she got the hang of it! 

Esme opened this huge gift from my mom - a Rocking Horse! 

Tis the Season

Tis the Season

We have begun the holiday rush! Yesterday we went to CT to visit our friends for Christmas. We went to Edwina and Wolfgang's house for a nice, relaxing afternoon. It is always a pleasure to see them! Later we went to our annual Christmas party with Lisa's family. We really look forward to this party and of course we had a great time. This was the first year that Dylan and Roxanne joined us!

One of my first digital photos of my happy happy baby and her daddy! 

A Very Busy Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! During the day we received phone calls and photos from my mom and Charles who were enjoying themselves at the Macy's parade and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York. My brother James also called to wish me a happy Thanksgiving. I made dinner and we had Donna and Edwina & Wolfgang over to share it with us. I am very thankful to have such wonderful people in my life!

Friday morning I woke up just after 5 to hit all the Black Friday sales. I got some great deals! Friday evening I went to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Bushnell with my friend Lance. I hadn't seen Lance in a very long time so that was nice, and the show was just spectacular! Ethan had Kyle over to work on some music they've been collaborating on recently.

Saturday we took Esme and met Lisa and her family at Santa's Land in Vermont. We all had a wonderful time. Esme's favorite parts were the rides and the huge slide! My favorite part was watching Ethan and Esme together. I am so thankful for what a great dad she has!

By Sunday we were all exhausted and slept most of the day away!