Thursday, November 18, 2010

July Photos and Video

The saddest part of our month of July was Erika's last day with us :-(. Erika cared for Cameron and Isabel for over a year and (as you can see in the photo below), they loved her and she loved them and she became part of our family. I know we will all miss her bright and cheery attitude, and hopefully we can keep in touch so that they grow up knowing "tika"!



Some other photos and videos from July are below.

Playing in the back yard and cooling off on a hot summer day.


Having some fun in the Boston Public Garden.


Getting a picture where both of the kids are smiling is impossible, so this one has Cameron smiling...

...and this one has Isabel smiling.

A brief video of Isabel pushing a truck and wearing mommie's high heels. That's our girl :-)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

2nd Birthday Party - Farewell to Boston!

Well, we are finally getting settled in to our new house in North Carolina and have a little bit of free time to attend to this blog. For the next several weeks, we will be putting a post on the blog every week until we are caught up. Today's blog post goes all the way back to the kids' 2nd birthday party...this was our last big party before we left Boston. It was a beautiful day, almost all of our friends were able to make it to the party, and many of our family members also made the trip, including the kids GiGi (great grandmother) Mary from New York!

The party was held in our back yard and was a water themed event...we had an inflatable swimming pool, water balloons, a water table, bubbles, wagon rides, and of course, a cake with lots of fish on it!

Below are several pictures from the party.

Cameron and Isabel enjoying a ride in their new red wagon!


Isabel, the party girl, playing in the swimming pool.


Another picture of the kiddos in the wagon. This wagon has been a favorite toy for the kids since we arrived in North Carolina. They like to ride in it and go for walks with Dad and the dogs.


Cameron enjoying his new race car!

Cameron and his cousin Ethan playing at the water table.


No water themed party would be complete without splashing around in some puddles...Isabel wearing her new princess shoes and doing a puddle dance!


Cameron and Nono Darling stomping in the puddles.


Isabel and her friend Georgia playing in the pool.


Isabel planning her water balloon attack with her friend William.


Cameron REALLLLY enjoyed riding in his new wagon. I think everybody had a turn pulling him around the driveway!