Today marks my 500th post - thanks Peter!
To celebrate, here are 500 photos (no just kidding, only 63)....
Photos from Sun Feb 20th to Monday 28th - the last days of February....
Before pulling up stakes to go to VT, enjoying a lazy Sunday morning in New Boston:
As Dan said "Peace at Last":
Cousin Anna shares a secret!
Sunday 20th: Travel from NH to VT, stop and have lunch with Aunt Cecile!
Monday 21: making chocolate torte with Joanie:
Edwin & Peter arrive with their families:
Ed & Elijah
Katie entertains Léna and Cole:
Lizzie keeps up with Estelle & Heather:
Edible children:
Tuesday: dress-up fun at Heather's:
Estelle has her first Happy Meal of her life, after going to a big indoor pool with her cousins on "Kid's Day"!
Family Fun
Barton Mountain behind Estelle, Joan's driveway
Every day, our girls have been outside at least once! What amazing weather we have had:
Fun with Joanie!
Glam:
Wednesday 23rd: Mary & Jacob come with lunch and we all have fun in the snow:
Above: Wes giving us rides on Dad's old trackster, sweet sweet memories, even though you smell like exhaust after.... below, Swinging!
Sliding - me with Heather and Mary with Estelle:
This photo reminds me why we go thru all the work to come: sheer bliss:
And after all that fresh air fun, this is how you look at 4 p.m. after a day out in the snow:
The view from the porch:
Fisher Price playtime:
Thursday 24th: Uncle Paul comes with cider and donuts:
And then Uncle Peter and Uncle Cedric arrive -with MORE donuts!
Later that day, we drove down to Martha's. The next day, friday 25th - blizzard!
What can you do during a blizzard with Aunt Martha? Bake!
Paint!
Go swinging!
A visit from my BFF Bec!
Who needs Singin' in the Rain when you can be Swingin' in the Snow!
Better yet, Nothing Runs like a Deere - plowing with Uncle Chris:
Léna, constantly hunting for Lola the Cat:
Saturday 26th: A huge Alexander family brunch of which I took no photos except this one with my Aunt Becky:
And some outside shots- more Swingin' in the Snow and Sun, with Sandy & Elijah:
Lisa & Dan had come to "fetch" Mom, and here's Lisa in the snowbank:
Mary, Joanie, Martha, & Lisa in Dan's car - which got wrecked the next day when Lisa got hit by her neighbor just down the street! Bye bye Subaru? Or will the body shop save it?
After the party, Sandy & Elijah stayed late and the 3 kiddos enjoyed playing in Cousin Alex's room:
Uncle Chris got a workout with Léna:
Sunday 27: Alex comes out from UVM for bagels and a hug:
We go up to visit "Aunt" Susie & Dennis:
Cousin Addison comes out from UVM for lunch and reads to Estelle:
Monday 28th: Back up in Glover, the whole crew goes for a deep woods snowshoe whilst I stayed in with a napping Léna... below, Wayne & Estelle:
Heather, Estelle, Wayne, Joanie, Cole:
Estelle, Heather, Darlene & Wes, on the way to the beaver ponds...
Up next: March and our last days in Vermont before shipping out to NH again.....
