Babysitting Hailey

We had the pleasure of watching Hailey Lutterman, 9 months old, for a whole day!  Josiah was particularly excited about this, and insisted on helping out all day long with her feeding and entertainment.  Hailey had a cold but was not at all grumpy.  Lisa said she was spoiled rotten after her day with us. :)

Boston with Papa

Papa took the boys to Boston with him one weekend, where they visited the Science Museum and other fun places.  He shared these pics with us:

Plus this cute pic of Abbey:

January Snapshots

A long-overdue date night at the Boothbay Craft Brewery

 

 

Logan's got the boys washing dishes!

 

Logan has knitted matching hats for himself and the boys:

 

Snuggling with our big guy!

Snow fun!

 

abbey's dance class

These pictures are TOO CUTE.

Jamie & Phillip :)

 

amy's baby blessing

My dear friend, Amy, had a truly beautiful "Baby Blessing Ceremony" in lieu of a Baby Shower.  Amy is a yoga instructor, so we gathered at the studio she works for and she gave us all an hour long restorative yoga session.  It was relaxing and wonderful!

 

Then we all ate amazing food, drank champagne, and circled up for a time of Blessing.  Amy introduced everyone and how we were among her circle of closest friends and family, and then we took turns offering words of encouragement, blessing, prayers, poems, songs, etc.  It was so meaningful.  I was in tears time and again.

 

Amy (right) and her sister, Lisa

 

Group photo

Amy is a chef and a bonified foodie, so the standards were high for our food offerings!  Her friend Sue, whom she's known since they were both infants, came bearing loads and loads of amazing food.  What a treat!

Melissa, Amy and I.  I'm blessed to have such beautiful and sweet friends.

Painting

At the end of this post you'll see the last picture taken before Abbey got black paint everywhere in the kitchen and bathroom: