Favorite Family Highlights from 2016 - Part 1

As noted in our annual Christmas Letter we hope you enjoy seeing some of the highlights from this year including the few we mentioned in our letter.

January 2016-

The simple joy of watching Emily learn.

Michael and Katie holding hands after school.

There is nothing better than watching your baby sleep.

 All bundled up for a walk on a cold brisk day.

Emily playing with toys that the rest of the grand kids have played with at Nana and Papa's home in PA.

 Katie and Mikey sledding down the same hill I did my entire childhood.

February 2016-


Katie and her peaceful yoga pose during a winter walk along the beach at Tod's Point, Old Greenwich, CT.

Sometimes he's fearless....sometimes he's not but he is always handsome.

The best way to eat raspberries.

March 2016-

Super proud of Mikey during his first art show in Kindergarten.

Scott taking Mikey to his first professional soccer game during their Boys Day Out.  Yankee Stadium, New York City FC vs. New England Revolution.

Katie trying on my Easter Dress.  I'm on the left (Circa 1988) Katie on the right!

Professional photos for the kiddos.  I don't get these often enough.

Emily crawling at 7 months.

April 2016-

T-Ball for both kids.  It was so cute to watch them learn the game.

Katie is so willing to try any sport.  She had 8 weeks of tennis lessons and loved it!

Surprising Daddy after work in New York City for his birthday.

Spring Vacation spent in PA winding our way through Indian Echo Caverns.

Taking in all the sea life at the Baltimore National Aquarium.

Inner Harbor in Baltimore with Nana and Papa.

We all were mesmerized by the jellies.

My smallest baby and I enjoying some tropical sounds in the rain forest.

Helping Daddy celebrate his 37th birthday.

We took a girls weekend trip to celebrate my cousin Ashley's bridal shower in Philadelphia.  Katie won the wedding dress toilet paper game.....and not just because she is the flower girl.  She legitimately won!  Check out how awesome her dress is below.

Katie and the other contestants with the bride.

Katie's gorgeous smile during a private baking class at Sweet Lisa's.

May 2016- 

Mikey playing so sweetly with Emily.

 Showing me his karate moves.  He has lots of tough guy moves!

I try to go to Tod's Point whenever possible.  There's something about the salty wind, sand, sound of the water that is so soothing to the soul.

We are dressing up for Hawaiian Day at Katie's Preschool at Greenwich Catholic School.

Emily beginning to walk at 9 months!  She has been moving since she was in the womb and hasn't stopped since.

I'm the luckiest Momma in the whole world. Mother's Day 2016.

A beautiful May day spent in Central Park with Emily.

Morning snuggles with the little ones make my heart explode.

Sending Daddy messages while he has to travel for work.

Catching Butterflies...Literally.

Eating s'mores for Breakfast.

June 2016-

Celebrating my 34th birthday with my favorite people.

Emily pure bliss with the hose.  Check out THAT diaper!

The water was freezing but sometimes when it's just US at the beach we feel like the whole world is ours.

 Brother + Sister Love.

Emily getting her first feeling of wet sand between her little toes.

This picture I took reminds me of the tide and I wonder how just how many times these rocks were covered by water.  Countless.  Just like the grains of sand.  Countless.  Just like God's love for us.  Countless.

One of the best moments of the summer and I was lucky enough to not only capture it but almost bottle up that sweet sound of pure joy and laughter that only children can produce.  That crab in her hand was certainly very ticklish.

We can weather any storm.  I love the beach.  It's ever changing but so so beautiful.  God's creation is just magnificent.

Katie's last day of Preschool.

 The beach brings us all so much happiness. Love Emily wading in a small pond of water.

With steady practice I'm slowly able to twist and contort my body into ways I was unable to do at the beginning of the year.

My yoga is rubbing off on my little yogis.  The impressed me with their strong crow pose (holding up their own body weight).

Happy Father's Day 2016.

First and Last day of Kindergarten comparison.

Dancing in the rain - It's a kid rite-of-passage thing.

All of a sudden and it feels like summer and it looks like summer at the beach too.

Even with our good days we have some bad days.  Emily is finally teething.

Taking the kids to ROOTS Market in Lancaster, PA.