Max Daycare Photos: Music With Philip

Hello families,

    We want to send some pictures that we took yesterday with Philip.  The children enjoyed the various instruments that he played.  Some joined in while others were a little more cautious and enjoyed listening instead  Hope you enjoy them!

-Infant Team.

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 It looks like Max really enjoyed the instruments!

Luckily, I was able to come down to the daycare (I love that it's just downstairs at work) for the last half of the music session with Philip. You can see from the look on Max's face that he had a great time listening and jumping to Philip's singing and music.

 

 

Boston Blink!

We had a jam-packed weekend with Lola and Gramps. Last Friday evening we went to Boston Blink! at Faneuil Hall. It's hard to describe so I'll just cut and paste the blurb from the website (www.bostonblinks.com): "Blink! featuring the music of the Holiday Pops, is a 6-week state-of-the-art light and sound extravaganza that has transformed every inch of America's first open marketplace. This magical and unforgettable new holiday tradition uses over 350,000 LED lights to illuminate Boston’s skyline. Blink! is a must-see holiday show, perfect for all ages."
We had a marvelous time, despite a few sprinkles of rain. This is the first year of what is supposed to be a new holiday tradition. We enjoyed it so much we hope to go back at least one more time before it closes for the season. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.

So many pretty lights!

Lola, Daddy, Veronica, Mommy and Max

Lola, Mommy and Max

Giant Christmas Tree

Veronica in front of the giant tree

Boston LeBuffes

Here is a short video I took with my phone (sorry for the poor quality, it doesn't do the show justice! Plus, I'm just happy I figured out how to rotate the video!)

After we got home, Lola and Veronica made a big batch of Christmas cookies!

Freshly baked 

Cookie Artist

Cookie Monster!

Gramps and Max

To see more of our Boston Blink! photos, click here.

Winchester Tree Lighting 2012

Here are a few photos of our town's annual tree lighting event. The festivities take place on the Town Common and are kicked off by the local 6th graders singing carols accompanied by the marching band. After the carols, the town fire trucks make a loop around the Town Common, sirens blaring and lights flashing, carrying a waving Santa Claus on the back of the truck with the big ladder on it. As Santa Clause loops around the Common, the trees light up, one by one. It's really quite a production for our little town and the kids love it. After making the loop, Santa's truck parks next to the Common and there is a line to see him and take a photo, and, of course, whisper in his ear what you'd like for Christmas. Veronica had a great time (scary, white-haired, bearded, fat guy in a red suit notwithstanding). This year we were lucky to have my mom and stepfather visiting so they were able to join us. I think they had a great time, too.

Veronic poses in front of a lit tree.

Pretty trees.

Daddy and Max, all bundled up.

More pretty trees.

Lightsaber battle between Gramps and Veronica!

And here's a video of the epic battle:

Daddy, Max, Veronica, Mommy, and Lola

 For more photos from the evening, click here (scroll down a bit for the tree lighting photos).

A Visit With Santa

Our friends host a Visit With Santa Party every December (thank goodness, since it means we can avoid the mall!). Veronica is not a big fan of Santa, despite being a big fan of his presents, so we were trying to talk up Santa prior to the party. To no avail. This was the closest she would get to Santa. Check out the look on her face. Very suspicious of Santa.

We thought maybe we might get a good photo of Max with Santa. This is what we got. At least he didn't cry, but he definitely did not want to stay in Santa's lap.

The closest she got to Santa at the party was the blow-up Santa out front:

Oh well, maybe next year!
A few more photos of the party can be found by clicking here.

Just another day at the office

Veronica & Max: 6 months

I realized I have these two very similar photos of my beautiful babies, each taken when they were 6 months old. I thought it would be fun to compare them. It's pretty easy to tell who is whom. Can you?

I know I am biased, but they are gorgeous.