Virginia is for lovers

Last weekend we ran away for a mini holiday to Virginia. We are blessed to have some of David's family back East. We were invited to spend the weekend with his cousin Johne, Rochelle and their adorable boys!

We played...

check out Lily's Frisbee skillsshe learned from the best!
We played some more...



"You lookin' at me?"
We left our lovely Sunday clothes hanging up in our bedroom in NJ. Johne was kind enough to share his clothes and matching ties with Dave. And baby Asher shared his clothes with Max. Told you they're great family!
Lily adored playing with her new cousins. Jack and Nate are lots of fun and *bonus* have lots of toys. She cried the first hour on our drive home begging to go back to cousins house. She loved it! They had a blast playing together and being silly together too!

Max thought he was pretty big sitting up!


Our drive home was fun too. Don't worry I snapped this shot while stopped in traffic. No David did not want his picture taken while driving.
but Lily sure did!
Max chillin!
Stylin'!We made a quick stop at a farmer's market in NJ. Lily picked her pumpkin!
This was a rare moment in time when David said, " Mel get the camera! That's the car I want" Its an Aston Martin Vantage. David believes its the first he's ever seen up close. and we were stopped behind him in slow moving traffic for about 10 glorious minutes (well, glorious for David).

All in all it was an awesome trip! the only hitch was forgetting our Sunday clothes but even that turned out great. The boys borrowed clothes and I got to SHOP!!! found a great dress for me and a cute one for Lily. Thanks Johne and Rochelle for a fun time!

A day at the park

Max's 1st time in a big swing!

Just hangin' around

Tubby Time

Max has finally graduated to the ring. I stopped using the baby tub a while ago cause it was just easier to bathe both in the same water but it was killing my back and arms to fully support him. Now we're both free and happier about it!

loving the tubby!

Lily was helping wash his hair and I think this is his revenge.

His new thing is sticking out his tongue, silly boy!
I wonder where he learned to be silly from? Perhaps Silly Lily Piccadilly herself!

he thinks she is so funny!

Perhaps this will be embarrassing to them in later years but for now it couldn't be cuter!

Our Cute Kids

I document our year as a family through photographs. My kiddos are so cute its easy to take lots!

Max's 1st Star Wars Shirt. a gift from Daddy

this silly hat I made for both kids in an attempt at making a furry bear hat. the ears are lost somewhere on there. but somehow she's so cute she makes it work.
I think Daddy's heart just melted when Lily asked to play games with Daddy.

Ready for church to begin

"I hope they call me on a mission, when I have a grown a foot or two!"

Just the sweetest thing ever!

this almost brings a tear to my eye,
my pretty princess ballerina!

showing off her moves...

she loves it!

Our family motto is "We are a happy family." and I must tell you we aren't rich, we aren't famous, and we aren't entirely independent yet. but one thing we are is happy!

September in Jersey brought...

Halo:Reach,

would this be considered Daddy Daughter bonding?

Ocean City family fun with free pony rides

more mimicking mama. she carries her baby in her sling and even gave it some "milk" the other day.

beautiful private beach days

storytime at Hamilton Mall. Lily was the only child to sing along. She also correctly identified all her colors and can count from 1-11. (but 5 is frequently eliminated and replaced with 9)

Hawaii trip for Grammy and Pop. (no this is not in Hawaii)

Lily's stylish looks.

Max learning to jump with the best!

Max Moments:
he can roll over both directions and does so frequently.
He kicks and squirms so much you can tell he just wants to get moving.
He does a funny inch worm type crawl.
He talks, coos, laughs, smiles, and melts the hearts of us all.
He grabs toys, hugs his stuffed monkey and pinches mama.


Here is a little video of Max jumping and then Lily starts singing her version of different lullabies.

Lily starts dance!

Leslie's Dance Studio is where I teach dance. I took dance from Leslie as a child and she's a close family friend. I'm so happy Lily is starting dance class!

She is happy too! She was unsure at first and a little frightened but by the end she was hugging Miss Sarah!

She played around the room after class a little when I came to pick her up. She'll be learning ballet and tap.

All that dancing wore her out. I wonder is she dreaming of Broadway and the Nutcracker?? I know its silly, but I'm so proud of her dancing like me!

Brough Kids Got Talent!

Our cute kids make us so happy!

I wake up to this every morning!

A few cute smiles from Max

Our Max has started laughing. We love it!

Lily counting (its close to correct) and a typical song from her. She is so much fun!