The Final Countdown

We've come and gone and now we're back and getting organized. I'll upload pictures soon and share more details of the how and why of our whirlwind trip when I get a chance. Here is a quick countdown recap.

8 is for the number of days of our trip

7 is for the number of places we stopped or visited (Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Portland, Roseburg, Chicago-again, Hartford)

6 is for how many different airplanes we flew on

5 is for the cousins we got to see--Hailey, Brenton, Ethan, Elise and Lucy

4 is for the number of kids who embarked on this journey. What troopers!!

3 is for how many different time zones our bodies have temporarily lived in

2 is for the 2 sets of grandparents who got to see the kids!

1 is for the one happy couple for whom the trip was all about anyway. Yea Uncle Dan and Aunt Wendy!

You've Got the Cutest Little Baby Face

Here are a few pics of our girl who is growing up so quickly. Annie is 3 1/2 months old now and quite the wonderful, happy, good baby. I couldn't say enough about her, except we love her SOOO much!

Sisters, Sisters

I like to let Annie sit in the corner of the sofa. Whitney likes it too. I've started having to sneak Annie to the corner of the sofa, otherwise Whit is insistent on joining her.

"Isn't it fun sitting by your big sister?" Whit thinks.

Whitney still hasn't caught on that it's really only fun for her.

2008...How Do You Measure, Measure a Year?

Not trying to promote "Rent" or anything, but the song fit. Since I got a late blogging start in '08, here are 24 pictures recapping our 2008 comings and goings. It actually appears like it was a busy year. A fun one too.

Trip to Vermont with my parents, Andrew's 3rd b-day, Whit's 1st b-day

Matt attended UConn graduation and we pretended it was his, a new garden, Mary's 5th b-day

Sister trip to NYC, Mary's dance recital, trip with my parents to Boston

Snorkeling, trip to Puerto Rico with Alayna and Jenn, a new sandbox

Crossing paths in Ohio with Grandpa and Uncle Phil, visiting cousins in MO, swim lessons

1st day of school, visit from Uncle Dan, Wendy, Uncle Phil and Aunt Jen, Annie was born!

Matt's parents came to welcome baby Annie, so did Nanu, Annie's blessing

Happy Halloween, several visits from Aunt Megan, Merry Christmas!

Who Am I?

Can you guess who I am?

I am a self portrait done in art class by an excited little person who is convinced that I look just like them.

Why of course, it's Mary! We heard about this project for weeks and were excited to finally see the real thing in person. Sometimes I still get 'her' and Mary confused. :) The other 'person' Mary is posing with is another of her great creations--not a self portrait though...wrong color hair and eyes, of course.