Mother's Day Weekend

We were very fortunate to spend Mother's Day this year with our very special Moms!  We fit in some pedicure time, birthday celebrating, tasty food and sprinkler playing.  There are few people in our lives that have the impact on us as our mothers and I have realized this more and more since becoming a mother myself.  It is a role that I cherish and was so happy to celebrate with our families.

Foot massage

The girls had a little spa time while the goys went to a Yankees game.

Helping Grandma open a birthday present.

Aunt KK's turn!  Happy Birthday

Marin painting her own toes.

Morning dog walk with Grandpa.

My girls - the best part of Mother's Day

There are 7 moms in this picture!  3 grandmas/mothers, 2 god mothers and 2 mothers

Fun with Abuela.  

Vassar Farm Hike

We have lived one mile from the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve for over 1.5 years.  Pete has run on all of the trails, but the girls and I have never made it over for a visit, other than to our garden plot.  This past Monday, Pete needed the car for work and the girls and I needed some time outside.  Pete dropped us off at the farm and we had a fantastic time!  The hike including the walk back home was about 2.5 miles and Marin did really well walking the entire time.

Little hikers ready to go.

Check out this weed!

Time to go in to the forest.

They are working on something.

A huge weed!!

Old, dry leaves

Marin took this picture!  I think it is time to get another camera!

Inspecting an ant hill.

The hike is getting long, time for walking sticks.

Marin helping Charlotte off a rock she climbed onto.

She is very protective of Charlotte and really likes to hold her hand.

Charlotte is not always so keen on hand holding.

One girl over the bridge!

Here goes the other!

Back on the bridge again.

Some dandelion time on the rugby pitch.

Snack time

Our walk home involved a lot of tangents. :)  Charlotte was asleep in the backpack carrier so Marin played and played.

Nine-Oh-Fun Reunion

For those of you who don't know, Pete and I were housemates in college along with four fabulous friends.  Five of the six of us (Jared and his wife Debbie just had a baby girl a few weeks ago) were able to get together in Poughkeepsie, and we had a wonderful time catching up.

Marin and Sadye working on an art project.

Kathryn, Chris and Ilyse

All the kids including Altai!  Marin, Charlotte, Sadye, Taylan and Matty

We took an outing to my new favorite, local farm.

Sadye, Sarah, Taylan, Jeff and Kirsten

Kathryn and her buddy.

The goats really like grass!

Sadye is quite the photographer!

Such a cutie pie!

The pigs are pretty cute too!

Taylan is getting in on the action too.

Has it really been 11 years since we graduated??