Photo Replay

I take a lot of pictures.
This realization is nothing new.
My mom says that as a little girl
I would sit for hours and look through all the family photos.
It's the reason there are fingerprint smudges on many of them :)
In college, I was always the one lugging around the camera.
These days, my iPhone is never far from my hand.
It's quite silly, I know.
But it also makes me happy to document our moments - big and small.
I'll be able to show Alexis her first home and her first friends thanks to these photos.
If we are down in Dallas and missing our cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents,
I can whip out my phone and show the girls a picture or video of their loved ones.
Technology can be both a blessing and a curse these days,
but it sure is helpful to capture all the fun had along the way.
And while I haven't blogged as frequently in recent months,
I have taken photos of all our fun.
Without further adieu,
here is a little snapshot of our spring...as captured by my iPhone.

The school playground with Ella

It's so special to see how Ella looks up to Lexi

And Lexi does a great job looking out for her little friend

 Compo Beach with Tyler and Shane

These boys do a great job of bringing Lexi up to speed on all things superhero

 Goofing around with her Westport buddies

 The younger sisters had fun together too

 Egg dyeing party at our house with some of the preschool girls

Sneaking up to play in their bedrooms has become lots of fun recently

 Baby playgroup with Emma

 Ryleigh has admirers wherever she goes

This same thing happens at preschool pick-up

It's the reason I wash her binky very often!

 It's always fun when Grandpa comes to town

(especially if he brings her beloved cinnamon raisin bread)

 All set for the St. Jude's trike-a-thon at school

 These two look a lot alike

and don't let their smiles fool you -

they can be quite a handful when they get a case of the sillies

 We drove a friend home from school for the first time

You should have heard the chatter and giggling coming from the back seat

We decided the first order of business was a visit to the cupcake store

 Sandcastle playground with Alyssa

 Putting on a play for their mommies

 A visit to see Jessica and her twins Mason and Charlie during Spring Break

The boys thought it was hilarious to sneak into the bathroom with Lexi

 Another Friday morning = another baby playgroup

Matteo was still working through his colic at this point

 Enjoying the Dogwood Festival with the Emmott family

 A playgroup for the parents

 Yes, I made them all squeeze on the couch for a picture

They are great sports and humor me

 First carnival of the season

When did they get old enough to go on the rides by themselves?!

 Lexi leading her boyfriend Matthew into school

 We will miss the town green 

You never know who you'll run into

 Teacher appreciation week

 Our neighborhood playground - Gould Manor Park

We love walking or riding our bike here 

 Shhh, don't tell Matthew

 Celebrating a "big" birthday 

 Playing Cinderella = perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon

 Apparently, Courtney was a babysitter extraordinaire 

while Vic and I flew down to Dallas

Lexi thinks she is just about the coolest big girl in the whole wide world

 Just back from looking at homes...for 7 hours straight!

Brendan, Lindsay and their baby girl were very gracious hosts during our visit

Can't wait to see the friendship unfold for Ryleigh and Emily

 Sunny Dae's most loyal customer

She even gets free ice cream from the owner Ricky

 First helping of peas from big sister

 Working hard on sitting up

 Mill River is officially open for the season

We're excited that so many friends joined this summer

And that's our Spring in a nutshell!!