Reid's quote of the day

"Mom, do you like my little bum?" Said at bedtime when she was getting into her PJs. This kid ...

Guess who LOVES skiing?

Not to mention that her first time on skis was in the mountains of Colorado at almost 11,000 feet! Harper was amazing. I have many videos to post but this is just the start. A huge thanks to one of our first fellow parent friends, Cary, and his sons Noah and Evan. Harper and Noah are 9 days apart and have been buds since they were six months old. They had a great reunion.

School Pictures

Harper's school offered an opportunity to get pictures with siblings taken on school picture day. Both girls actually smiled! Not in the picture I took of course but in other ones. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

Visiting family in Connecticut!

The girls had a great time during our short visit to Connecticut. Harper and her cousin Luca are 14 months apart and best buds. Reid and Eli are six weeks apart, they were typical two year olds but had moments of absolute sweetness. They are both very verbal and it was fun to listen to their conversations. Cousin Noah was sick for basically our entire visit, which was sad for everyone.

 Our flight out was delayed an hour and a half so Reid amused herself by talking on the phone.

 Both girls were obsessed with the chickens that my parents have.

Harper loved to collect the eggs. The hens produce several dozen daily. Makes me wish we had a big enough yard to keep some! Though I think they are banned in our town.

We visited great-grammy for lunch in Boston. It was her first time meeting Reid.

Eli sliding down from the treehouse that Papa built for the boys. They are lucky to have such a nice neighbor!

We took a trip to a rescue farm in a neighboring town. It was a cold day but we still were able to feed goats, visits with horses, cows, llamas and a zonkey (zebra + donkey), feed parsley to guinea pigs and go for a horse ride. Reid was very excited about the idea of riding the horse but got a little afraid when it was time to get on. Harper loved it!

Two crazy-haired babies in the bathtub.

Sometimes she lets me brush her hair. Pretty girl.

Keeping up with big sister

Easter at the "beach"

We had a quiet Easter- church, brunch then a trip to the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park. Everyone, including Oscar, took a 1.1 mile hike to the beach where we had a picnic and played, then hiked back. Harper hiked the entire way and Reid spent about 1/4 mile in the carrier before demanding to walk again. It wasn't Colorado hiking but it was great to connect with nature.