BLOG EXPLOSION!!!!!!!

My sincerest apologies for our lack of blogging.  To all Benjamin's and Noah's adoring fans, let me try to catch you up on the last couple of months.

 

1. Noah learned to walk

2. We packed up all of our belongings and shipped them across the country

3. Greg drove across the country

4. Greg started school

5. Noah turned 1

6. Erika and the boys joined Greg 1 month later

7. Benjamin turned 3

 

IN NO PARTICULAR SEQUENTIAL ORDER:

 

Our first trip to Monterey Aquarium:

 

 

A day-trip to big Sur: 

 

Benjamin's 3rd Birthday (A rocket cake!!!!)

Benjamin and his "party friends" (what he called them all day)

 

Look what Ma-ma got Benjamin!!!  Uh-uh, uh-uh, let's go Bruins!!!!

 

Big Sur:

 Later that day at the Birthday, with his new roller skates:

 

Look who's facing forward in his car-seat...  and yes, his legs are THAT long.

 

Some pics from Erika's phone - most of these are from Newport, before we left.

 

Watching the Newport St. Patrick's Day Parade:

 

Benjamin and Pop-pop winding the clock!!!

Benjamin in Monterey.  The soon-to-be 3 year old:

 

 

At the aquarium, goofing off!

 

Noah's first haircut!!!

 

Monterey has a park on literally every corner...  two happy customers.

My new trick, as Big Brother eggs me on:

 

Easter Sunday...  what a handsome TRIO!!!!

 

 

 

Daddy SKYPEing with the Newport contingent on the celebration of Noah's birthday (not sure why I filmed it sideways - sorry):

 

 

 

Stay tuned for more videos...

MARATHON PEP SQUAD!!!!

On Sunday May 5th 2013, Auntie Heather and Auntie Jennifer are running in the Pittsburgh Marathon. Since we can't be there to cheer them on in person, we wanted to send a virtual pep squad.

 

AUNTIE HEATHER AUNTIE JENNIFER WE'RE PROUD OF YOU!!!!! 

 

 

P.S. we hope it doesn't feel like you've run to the moon and back, as Benjamin suggests.

Hockey Buddies

Not only does he walk, but he walks with hockey stick, and with a vengeance!  His brother had better watch out, he asked for it, he got a hockey buddy!  "Noah, 3 minutes for high sticking!".

 

PR

Could it have been the pancake breakfast that Ma-ma and her best helper put together?

 

 

Whatever it was, Noah hit a PR...  I count 12 steps (if you count the times he shifts his weight, but doesn't go anywhere).

 

 

Finding Nemo

 After 24 hours indoors waiting for the snow to stop...  can't say it was Noah who intiated despite the evidence.  Ahhhhh brotherly love:

 

 

 

 

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd explores the frozen Arctic... or his driveway.

 

The great arctic explorer plunges his hockey stick in to a snow drift as tall as he is!

 

Waiting for the power to come back on we spent a night at Uncle Jason's house.  Here's the great arctic explorer getting read a story by Ms. Julia while drinking a juice box...  life's good.



 

Hockey fans, Pop-pop and Benjamin, watch as St. George's girls ice hockey wins another!



 Mimi-mimi takes a break from cheering to entertain another hokcey fan

 

Our favorite part of going to the game.  "Can I get on the ice?"

 

Every arctic explorer has his limits.



 

Arctic explorers have to eat...  "In the pie hole"

 

Trust us, we're still trying to get a good video of Noah walking, but we promise you he IS!!!!

Waiting for NEMO

Who knows their ABC's?

 

 

Remind you of anyone?