Tulips!

One of the many blessings that come with living at Nanny and Papa's house is that we get to enjoy the gardens at every stage. Right now we are surrounded by the most beautiful tulips.

A broken ankle won't keep Nanny out of her gardens!

Quality Time...

...with Daddy

I walked into our room to see the two of them just hangin' out - as happy as can be!

Photo shoot

I completely forgot to post these pictures - which were taken back at the end of March.  Beter late than never, right??? Leah and I took a trip to see our friends at the Archdiocese of Boston Pastoral Center and to celebrate Marie's birthday.  Our good friend and talented photographer, George, snapped a few great shots of Leah. 

 

Springtime is here!

The weather has been beautiful with just a few days of rain between blue skies and sunshine (as April/spring should be).  Everything is green and each day we wake up to find more of Nanny's tulips have popped open.

The hammock has been up for a few weeks and Leah just loves it.

Easter

Christ is Risen!

Alleluia!


Nanny made Leah this lovely Easter "bonnet" for Leah on Holy Saturday

For the second year in a row, we spent Holy Saturday with the Dillons and Smillies out in western Massachusetts. The day was filled with egg dying, delicious food, a beautiful vigil ceremony -complete with wonderful singing by my Aunts and cousins, and finally some champagne and cake to finish the evening off and to begin our Easter celebration.







We celebrated Easter morning with the Dillons. Those kids were so good and patient - they had to wait for Joe, Leah and I to get up before they got to head downstairs and hunt for eggs and baskets. For anyone who doesn't know - we tend to be late sleepers.... So yeah, those were patient kids.

The Easter bunny did a pretty good job hiding baskets. He was quite creative -- How did he get Maggie's basket up there???








Leah very much enjoyed her basket full of fun toys and Joe and I enjoyed her tasty treats (since she's too little for candy. Lucky us.) We finished Easter morning with a fabulous breakfast of eggs benedict, fruit, and sticky buns - deeeeelish!




We were blessed with some absolutely lovely weather the entire weekend and enjoyed visiting outside in the sun.




Easter afternoon, the three of us headed back to Nanny and Papa's house for - take a guess- MORE delicious food!!! With the weather being so lovely and all, Papa broke out the grill and fixed up some beautiful steaks and a few lamb chops. Leah had her first taste of food -- Lamb Chop bone. Needless to say, she loved it. Mmmmm