may flew by me

We did a lot in may and now its June...set THE date, visited RI a few times, got a new job, worked in the garden, shower for Holly, boy party for Kevin. We went to the Iris Garden in our town and spent some quality time with Declan. He is too much...

our dazzling trip to philly

Mike and I went to philly for a few days last week because Mike had a speaking gig at a conference and they gave him a sweet room in the Philly Marriot downtown. Mike went to his conference and I sat in the Reading Terminal Market with fresh orange pinapple juice and a scone before a 4-hour walk which included a stop at the Philadelphia Museum to catch Frida. (An amazing exhibit). After walking for a really long time, Mike picked me up in our room for a dinner date at lolita, a fancy mexican restaurant. We stopped off for some quality tequila because the restaurant makes homemade freshly squeezed margarita mix. By the time our meals came, we were engaged!

march in northampton

We celebrated Lydia's 5th birthday in Northampton last weekend. It was a bowling party with 15 or 16 5-year olds and Mike! Can you imagine?





Mike took me to the bulb show, it was so lovely! The Smith College greenhouse had a special bulb show, daffodils, tulips, snow bells, etc.

almost spring??

i spotted some crocus shooting up in our park yesterday. that is a happy sign! despite all my wishes for snow, spring does = garden!




seneca found her own basketball.

mike is telling a story onstage.


cooking asian style again...yum

Lady

I would like to formally introduce you to Lady. She lives on the west coast but is Seneca's long lost girlfriend! She enjoys singing and walking. She is not thrilled, however, that she is not allowed at farmers' markets. (Pic taken by Laura)

February, a tiny bit of snow and a leap day

We finally got a snow day. Seneca was extremely pleased. (I realized that I really miss my automatic camera. The digital is just not the same.) I can't believe this is our first snowfall. Since there might not be any more snow photo opportunities, I am gonna throw up a bunch here.

declan visits new jerz

amy, todd, and the smallest baby of the fam came to visit us in our new place. declan's new fun is to stick his tongue out when he smiles, so you might see it in these pictures. mike was trying to be the baby whisperer. we went up to eagle rock, where you can see new york city on a nice clear day. it was freezing up there. declan didn't want to stay up there long.