Shortly after Halloween, Fiona took her first steps!
In November, we took a road trip to Detroit for Thanksgiving ... stopping shortly at Niagara Falls
Road trip stretching
Fiona met Great-Grandma Licata!
All the kids at Great-Grandma's House
Bedtime story by Nancy Vella
Shopping on Woodward Ave. in Downtown Detroit
Dinner and Gingerbread House-making at the D.A.C.
Fiona wore her best dress for the occasion
Twin houses
Mikey puts on his Elephant hat to play in Daddy's old playground
Chandler on the balance beam ...
... and climbing
Mikey enjoys a swing
King of the castle
Double the fun!
Even Fiona connected to her Detroit roots
Riding the Detroit People Mover
Back at home with Fiona
Fiona gets into the mix at Preschool
Making a mess, as usual
The boys were getting ready for a trip to Disney World in December
At the airport
We made it!
The hotel couldn't have been more perfect for the boys
Chip and Dale
Dance Party with The Incredibles
Getting a tow
Visiting the Little Mermaid wing of the hotel
Mikey poses as Buzz Lightyear at Toy Story Mania
Worth the wait for Buzz and Woody!
Three goofs
In our Cars hotel room
Fiona loved all the hats
The whole family with Minnie Mouse
Fiona and Belle
Drinking "Beer" at Gaston's Tavern
Monsters!
Fiona's birthday dinner at Cinderella's Castle
Mommy and Fiona
Teacup twirling with Granny and Grandad
Firing lasers in Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Playing with Lightning McQueen
Mikey got to be Mrs. Potts at the Beauty and the Beast Castle
Channy was the silverware
Mikey and Mommy on Dumbo
Getting ready for the pool
Mikey dodges the fountains
Checking out the crocs on a safari
The boys met Cinderella inside the castle
Princess Jasmine says "Happy Birthday" to Fiona
Blowing out her candle
Happy Birthday, Fiona!
The boys fight Zurg one more time
Riding the People Mover in Tomorrowland
Little Monsters
Twin snacks
Fiona in her Minnie Mouse jacket
We got home in time to get ready for Christmas
Hanging the stockings by the chimney with care
Teaching Fiona the ropes
Grandma and Grandpa join in the fun
Santa came!
Chandler turns into Thor
It was an exciting New Year's Eve
Bundled up for a long winter
We couldn't miss seeing the movie Frozen
The boys took Gymnastics again this winter
Little Miss Detroit
Fiona catches up on some reading
Mikey teaches Fiona how to rock on her horse
Getting into the Olympic spirit in February
Our valentine
Mikey the Badger, and Channy the Mole, perform the story "The Mitten" at Preschool
Fiona at Music class
Dr. Seuss week at school
This is the sign that is posted every day at school - it tells everyone what color Mikey is wearing and what color Chandler is wearing.
Indoor water park
Fiona pretends to get ready for school
The boys went skiing for the first time this winter, in Stowe, VT
Getting ready
Chandler waits for his first lesson
Keeping warm
Mikey heads down the hill
Crash!
They spent over 2 hours out there!
It's much better to get pulled in the snow
Daddy and the kids walk around the mountian
When the weather finally warmed up, we spent some time in East Hampton.
Making tracks in the sand.
Main Beach
Granny and Channy walk the beach
Fiona was baptized in the same church where Mommy and Daddy were married
The boys in church
Fiona with her parents and Godparents, Rich and Eileen
No crying here!
Fiona got a kick out of cutting her own cake
Back at home again for Easter ... dying eggs
Fiona puts stickers on her egg
Fiona isn't sure what to do with her basket
Waiting to hunt for eggs
Grabbing all the baskets
The boys pretending to read
Daddy and Fiona on Marathon Monday
The half-way point
Mikey gets silly
Granny gives Fiona pig-tails!
Saturday morning cartoons
Fiona picks up the boys from school
Walking around the Public Garden
Checking out the encampment in front of town hall during Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend
Best buds
Watching the parade
Fiona taps her knee to the music
Uh oh, Elmo just walked by and Fiona wanted to say "hi"
Picnic in the park
Enjoying some ice cream!
