Arboretum

Taking full advantage of this lovely day, the kids, Joc and I took a long walk in the Arboretum. There they had a chance to see and pet lots of dogs, smell flowers, climb some rocks (unfortunately surrounded by what appeared to be poison ivy, which Joc and I noticed too late), play in a drinking fountain, and generally explore the lay of the land. And to top it off, Henri slept peacefully in the stroller the whole time we were there. A good time all around.

Sylvie works it

One of my guilty vices is getting sucked into reality TV shows like Millionaire Matchmaker, Top Chef, What Not to Wear, Say Yes to the Dress, and a show that is sadly no longer on...Workout. It took place in an upscale L.A. gym, Sky Sport and Spa, and was all about the drama surrounding the owner, Jackie Warner, and her staff of personal trainers. It was great.
Anyway, on one episode, it showed Jackie and some of her personal trainers recording a home exercise video. In my desire to get my post-partum weight loss into gear, I recently went online to Amazon and bought the video. Little did I know that Sylvie would also be interested in it--dare I say, mesmerized by it. Almost everyday, she makes a request for "Exercise video?"
Here she is, workin' it.

Easter Videos

Screamathon!

Beau and the girls singing "Wheels on the Bus". Iman then notices Uncle Beau's furriness.

See you later!

The Grady's come to town and Easter

Here are the only three pictures we got while Jenny, John, Lily and Patrick came to Boston for a visit. It stinks that I got no pictures of Jenny! But, here they are...

Uncle John, baby whisperer

Patrick

Lily and Sylvie

Below are some pictures of our time over at Joc and Amine's on Easter. Fortunately the weather cooperated and it was a perfect day for an Easter Egg hunt. It was funny to see the three going at it, each in his or her own style.
Sylvie was the little collector; she was off right away, eager to fill up her basket. Iman had to stop every time she found an egg to enjoy its contents. (The half-melted chocolate raisins were her favorite.) Bibi would get excited about finding an egg, then seem to lose interest, and then get really excited again a few minutes later and resume his quest.

Just starting out.

Iman finds something yummy.

A girl and her eggs.

Bibi, looking stylish while checking out his loot.

Uncle Amine, entertaining Henri

Little Buddha baby

Found it! Woo hoo!

Got another one!

...and another!

After the hunt...

Iman, the fashionista

Bubbles!

The kiddos in the car...a flash forward to 14 years from now. Yikes.