After school routine

2:30
Snack
Rerun of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Before leaving for
neighborhood nanny job
@3:00

Nothing says Easter

like dinner at Cheesecake Factory in Providence
(don't judge us!)

This is what happens

when you forget to bring the easter baskets on vacation

She vants to be alone...

Window shopping with the girls
She calls this her "fox" coat
but I just found out that she's really saying "faux"

I got my daily recommended allowance

of baby today.
Watched my friends' daughter for the morning.
Lovely squishy warm weight
on my shoulder.

{trying to get back to daily photos...can you tell?}

Mid-day matinee with Miss Maddy

Maddy's school let out early so, of course...

we headed for a decadent mid-day movie.

Penelope was cute; Maddy loved it

Getting ready

for the stake Red Carpet Dance last weekend

Our night at the school hobby fair

Sam did a display of codes and puzzles he's created
{notice the sling?}

I thought the collections that kids brought
were so sweet:

slippers

rubber ducks

pillows

teddy bears

stamps

jerseys

Maddy, me, and Lauren
walking home shadows

My happy place

^

...or at least one of my happy places
Some people have Disneyland
others have the golf course.
Me?
I have Ikea.

First recital

He rocked the hall with his dynamic interpretation
of The Indian Song

Snow fun

We gathered together

Thanksgiving placecards

Bell tower

Testing the better late than never concept...

^
belated birthday cake (or lemon bars) yesterday
what a great kid
9 years of spunk and sweetness

There's no place like it

London wandering

NYC chick trip

^
love these friends

^
Face off: Plaza Hotel reflected in the Apple Store

gorgeous October NYC day...felt like a Meg Ryan movie

Twins, three years apart

Maddy + Sam
Originally uploaded by basic~joy

This is why people always ask when we're out and about if Maddy and Sam are twins. You can imagine how thrilled this makes Maddy. For the record: Maddy, almost 12, Sam, just turned 9.

Floral therapy

locally grown + only $5 from the neighborhood farm.
{Sorry about the pink sponge...I thought I cropped it out}