China Family Reunion

It has been almost two years since we became a family. We celebrated with our China families at Kiana's house and had a blast. After a week of rain we were able to be outside and enjoying the weather. Siena had a great time with Kiana, Shay, Quin and Ivy. We missed Orla and Nieve and wished they had been able to join us.

It is so great to see how happy and healthy the girls are and that they are great friends. They don't look like babies anymore! :(

Easter 2011

We decided to keep Easter low key this year. Justin took Siena to see the Easter Bunny which didn't go over that well. You can tell by the picture!

We went to RI and had Lara, Jed, Luke, Jax and Nali over for a light breakfast. The Easter egg hunt was fun to watch and the kids devoured most of their goodies from the Easter bunny.

We then went down to the water and enjoyed the very sunny day.

Turks and Caicos

Well what can I say, Turks and Caicos was fantastic! Siena LOVED our vacation and we enjoyed every moment. We spent our mornings on the beach and our afternoons in one of the pools. We pigged out and watched the entertainment.

It was a really nice relaxing week with perfect weather except one afternoon. We got caught in a rainstorm for about an hour and Siena thought it was quite funny. Once that was over we never saw another drop of rain.

We went out on a catamaran one morning and did some snorkeling and exploring parts of the island where the iguanas lived. The boat had a great slide off the stern into the water which was fun.

Fantastic week!

Children's Museum-Boston

Today we played hooky and went to the Children's Museum in Boston. We were able to get Trena and Shay to join us as well. It was a blast, especially the water tables!

Great Fun at the Rocking Horse Ranch

To try and break up the winter doldrums we met Lynn, Ken, Sam, Juliana and Cecelia at the Rocking Horse Ranch in NY. We had a great time tubing, skiing, horseback riding but most of all swimming and splashing around in their pools. It was a really great weekend and awesome to catch up with great friends.

Snowbound

Certainly has been a snowy winter. With a solid 3+ feet of snow on the ground, roof, etc., it certainly makes things interesting. Finley seems to enjoy it as long as he can stay on top of the snow. When he sinks in, he has a tough time moving around.

Gong Hay Fat Choy (Happy Chinese New Year)

We went to Christina's in Foxborough on Saturday for a Chinese New Year celebration. Siena was decked out in her dress from China for the event as were her friends Kiana, Shay and Quinn. We had a great time face painting, getting tattoos, nails painted and making lanterns. There were some great groups of dancers putting on a show of traditional Chinese dances and songs. Siena loved it all until the lion dancers and the dragon showed up. She is not the biggest fan of people with masks on and we had to take some steps back from the show. It was great to spend the afternoon with our friends!

Happy New Year!

Had a great New Year - Went to a local party and actually stayed awake this year. Siena made some new friends and had a great time chasing balloons. The next day, we had a large group of people over that we had missed while we were away over Christmas. It was great to see everyone and we had some great food, drink and company. Siena always loves spending time with her cousins. The puppies actually behaved pretty well and got some snuggle time.