Happy St. Patty's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody. I dressed the girls up in green to celebrate.

Irish Sisters


A true Irish Princess.


Our li'l leprechaun


Yesterday the temperature was up in the 60's! We even went for a family walk outside.

"The animals are talking to me!" Laura loved hearing all the animals.


Auntie Katy and Lucy came too. Lucy even smiled.


Anna's first outside family walk. She really liked it, and even stayed awake.


You can't miss a golden opportunity to get some puddle jumping in!


The snow is melting, but it still is slippery!


Laura loved the outside time. I liked it too, especially when she went to bed on time.

Gillespie's Europe '08

My parents went to Europe last fall, and my sister in law made them a great memory book for the trip:

Photo Book

Happy Friday!

Another week under the belt! Laura had to fight off a little case of sniffles and a mild fever, but she is fine now.

Daddy's Girls


Laura Jean and Anna


They are quite a duo.


Time for adventure!


Daddy, are you done yet?

Swimming, Planting, and Growing

Laura finished her swimming lessons this weekend and passed with flying colors. Now it is time for Parent/Child 2, so I have to set that up. Laura just loves the water and even had an extended audience: Grandma Becky, Grandpa Bud, and Auntie Jenny came to watch the exciting finale. Ok, maybe not that exciting, but Laura did put on a happy show.

Laura showing off her 'Superman' float.



Scoop & Kick!



The backfloat, the best part. Except maybe dunking daddy in the water, that's pretty fun too.


More superman float


After swimming lesson, we had a lesson on gardening. Laura learned about making 'mud' and planting seeds. Pretty soon they will sprout and she can watch them grow into tomatoes, peppers, and basil plants.


"I hold my hand like I feed the fish"


You put the seeds in the little holes daddy made in the mud.


Anna had a sleepy weekend, she must have been busy growing. Or maybe watching Laura on all her adventures wears her out.

Happy Birthday Grandpa & Happy Anniversary Mimi and Bumpa

Happy Birthday Grandpa Beepa and Happy Anniversary Mimi and Bumpa. 39th, I think, but I could be wrong.

Big Shoes to fill and basement!

Yes Laura, you have big shoes to fill.
Fortunately between daddy and bumpa's DNA, it is unlikely you will endure mommy's shoe shopping experience.


I have no idea why she loves to wear mommy's shoes so much. Maybe they match her shirt, she loves matching colors.



The basement is painted. Pretty soon Laura will have a whole toyroom. BTW, I now love in-wall speakers.


Laura picked out the colors, I think she has good taste.


The doors are scheduled to arrive in April (grrr), but I really wanted them to match the rest of the house.

Thanks for the postcard and Anna rolling

Every week Mimi sends the girls a postcard from Florida. Laura is always excited to get her mail.



Anna is trying really hard to roll over. I guess watching cousin Lucy crawl got her motivated to get moving!