Two little cupids

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

We are so grateful and full of love today for all our many, many blessings!

Theatre 101

To pass some time on this snowy cold day, we had a drama class.

We each had to take turns making faces of different emotions or moods.

Here are some of the results:

HAPPY:

FUNNY:

SAD/ BORED:

STARTLED/ SCARED:

Ellenie really took off with the last one.

Overall, she shows great potential in her dramatic facial expressions which is not surprising since it runs in the family.

Lillianna has also been showing her "sassy" and "bossy" moods this week which we don't have pictures of but we do have lots of stories about. They might be discussed in a post entitled

"Two going on Twelve"

He's here!

We are so proud and excited to welcome Dominic Christopher Carubba to our family!

I can't wait to love on my beautiful new nephew!

happy b-day!

ellenie is one month old!!

SICK IN THE WINTER WITH A NEWBORN

So right now we are faced with 3 obstacles to having busy, fun-packed, run-around outside, imagination stimulating, full of learning, exciting days:

1) the weather - while we did enjoy some creepily 70 degree weather earlier this week and took several walks, most of the time its been too cold to get out and do much except get the mail.

2) Ellenie, the newborn, should be inside, not outside.

3) Mommy doesn't feel well. cold, crud, whatever it is - let's hope it leaves soon!

So sometimes moments in our days look fun like this:

or this:

while other moments look sleepy, bored, or grumpy like this:

then there are those precious moments like this:

this:

or this:

that make the rest all so very bearable.

L-O-V-E

(Sing the words to the Nat King Cole favorite)

L is for the way you look at me

O is for the only one I see

V is very, very extra-ordinary,

E is even more than anyone that you adore

Love is all that I can give to you, Love is more than just a game for two. Two in love can make it, Take my heart and please don't break it, Love was made for me and you.

Ellenie is nothing but love.

She is so greatly loved especially by her sweet big sister who shared all her toys and blankie in the second picture with her.

We are all busy and tired but so very , very good.

Love to each of you!

Life with 2 is too good!

Lillianna really has been better than we could have ever dreamed.

Love this picture above. As Brad says, you can just see the pride in her eyes.

"This, Baby Stister Ellenie, is our world. It's alot of fun."

First few moments at home. Lillianna and Ellenie's rendition of ET phone home.

Sweet and content in Ya-Ya's arms.

Naked for her first bath.

This is sweeter than it looks. Lillianna is sharing her BLANKIE with her little sister. whoa.

T-Tiny little feet.

Lillianna fed Ellenie some fruit this morning. Hey, it's sharing.

Lillianna wanted to wear her Cow costume all day last week. Whatever keeps her happy.

My little Kitten.

Our first playdate....Ellenie, Caroline, and Virginia.

Caroline & Virginia are cousins and Caroline is exactly 9 weeks older than Virginia and Ellenie.

The birthday girls.

Big sisters still have all the fun.

Lillianna an dBibby continue to love eachother more than ever, especially since they have little sisters together too. What fun!

Welcome Ellenie Lane Parsons

We welcome with GREAT JOY
Ellenie Lane Parsons

January 7 at 8:30 a.m.

5 pounds 7 ounces

Ellenie and her best friend Virginia were both born this morning about an hour apart. Both Moms, Babies, Daddies, and Big Sisters are doing well. I will post more pictures later. Virginia and Ellenie