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| My life is so glamorous that I always have someone's foot or hand up in my face. :-P |
Miss P giving me her brand of kisses on March 15.
Muchas smooches on March 16 from Miss P.
On March 16, our darling fur baby Oscar turned 10 years old! We normally celebrate this occasion by giving him a cheeseburger and fries for dinner. Unfortunately, with his new health issues, we can no longer give him any animal protein. So, we had to give him a modified special treat for his birthday. We were so happy that he was able to celebrate another birthday.
Singing "Happy Birthday" to our darling little fur child, Oscar.
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| He enjoyed some rugelach (a pastry) and white nectarine (his favorite fruit) for his birthday treat. |
Playing around after dinner.
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| Our little Boilermakers were ready to cheer on the Boilermakers during March madness this year. |
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| Joseph was home one morning, so we decided to have breakfast together at one of our favorite diners, Rox Diner, while the big boys were at school. |
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| Miss P helped Joseph decide what to have for breakfast. |
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| I love how bitty she was, plopped on top of the table. |
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| Little Miss P fell fast asleep while I was reading to the boys one afternoon. I love her juicy little lips. :-) |
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| William wearing his leprechaun glasses at school. |
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| The boys were excited to catch the leprechaun. |
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| Alex even set up a little "TV" (to the left) for the leprechaun to watch that evening. |
The leprechaun visited!!
Alex reading the note that the leprechaun left.
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| On March 18, Penelope and I met some of my friends out for coffee that morning. |
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| My friend Tammy holding a fussy Miss P. |
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| My friend Jennie with her darling daughter, Avangeline at the coffee shop. It was so great to see all of them and to catch up. :-) |
March 18 - Miss P is one happy little baby.
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| Our darling, drooling, little daughter has the most beautiful eye lashes and rosy cheeks. |
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| I love her happy, gummy smile. |
On March 18, our friend Erika found out that she matched for residency in Boston! We were so thrilled to have her here, that we went out and celebrated! Woo hoo! Parent's night on the town!!
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| Peter, Me, Sanjat, and Joseph having some good old fashioned fun. We've known these guys for about 11 years. |
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| The beautiful Liz made it out that evening as well. :-) |
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| I confiscated Sanjat's Kangol hat - a doppelgänger for the one that I used to wear out all the time in college. |
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| Lovin' the Kangol...those were the good ol' days! |
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| Irun, Me, and Liz....oddly enough, I never got a picture with Erika that evening, but I did get a picture with her husband! (Irun) Congratulations, Erika!! We're so overjoyed that you're closer to us now! |
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| The next day, Alex had a friend's birthday party to go to. Thankfully, his friend allowed him to bring his siblings. Penelope dressed up for the event. |
March 19 - The boys had a blast at a Karate birthday party.
Time to break some boards!
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| Alex and his friends, bowing. |
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| William joined in. |
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| Little Miss P, checking herself out in her tummy time mirror. |
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| We got some unexpected snow on March 21, so after dropping Alex off at school, William played around in the neighbor's yard for a bit. |
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| He loved it! |
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| Our angel making a snow angel. |
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| My sous chef for the afternoon while Penelope was taking a nap. |
March 21 - William and Penelope enjoyed chatting with one another.
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| After we mixed the dough, I wrapped it up and let it rest for an hour. |
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| Which was perfect timing, because Miss P woke up! |
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| Love her little dimples. :-) |
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| Milk drunk little angel. |
March 22 - Sweet little Miss P
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| There's nothing like some warm baby snuggles to make all your cares go away. |
After we picked up Alex from school that afternoon, I quickly (and I mean super quickly) rolled out the dough to prepare it for the boys to help me out. (If I had had my druthers, I would have rolled the dough out much thinner, but desperate times called for desperate measures.)
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| The boys helping me out with the Hamantaschen. |
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| We made Hamantaschen with the following combinations: Peanut butter with marshmallows Cookie butter with marshmallows Peanut butter and chocolate chips Cookie butter with chocolate chips Peanut butter with apricot jam |
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| After baking in a 350 degree oven, this is how the cookies turned out. They definitely weren't the prettiest, but they tasted absolutely delicious! Next time, I will definitely roll out the dough into a thinner consistency. |
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| They were not the prettiest cookies, but they were absolutely delicious! The cookie butter ones with chocolate chips were my favorite. Hopefully next year, I'll be able to roll the dough out to a thinner consistency in order to have prettier cookies. |
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| Janie and Jack were having a sale and I could NOT resist picking up these shades for Penelope. |
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| She knew she looked good. Work it, girl! |
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| William approved of the Hamantaschen. |
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| So did Alex! |
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| Two thumbs up! |
March 23 - Our cutie patootie
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| On March 24, we boiled some eggs and the boys were hard at work decorating Easter eggs. They chose a Star Wars decorating kit. |
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| Daddy/daughter bonding time at the end of the night. |
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| Penelope and I hung out in the basement around 5 a.m. since she was ready to rock and roll for the morning and the boys weren't up yet. |
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| Alex and Penelope holding hands while watching a movie one afternoon. |
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| It's so sweet to see the love that they have for each other. |
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| Joseph had to work this particular weekend, so I had to pack all of the kids in the car to go to the boys' swimming lessons at BU. Penelope was a real trooper and slept almost the entire time that the boys were swimming. They love their swimming class! |
Hanging with Miss P in the basement March 26.
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| One afternoon, the boys were watching a movie with Joseph while he was working. Poor little William was so tired that he fell asleep, snuggled against Joseph. This almost never happens. |
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| Little Miss P playing with some stacking rings while the boys took a nap one afternoon. |
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| Happy Easter 2015!! The boys were so excited to dig into their Easter baskets that Grandpa and Mama B got them (Thanks Mom and Dad!). Oscar desperately wanted to dig into their baskets as well. :-) |
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| The boys checking out their loot...Oscar helped out, too. |
March 27 - The kiddos looking through their Easter baskets.
The boys were chomping at the bit to go Easter egg hunting.
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| Time to go Easter egg hunting! |
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| The boys were super excited! |
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| Our proud boys with their Easter eggs. |
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| Alex said he was making "bunny ears" in this picture. Penelope was taking her morning nap while Joseph enjoyed a cup of coffee while Oscar watched the boys. |
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| William bunny :-) |
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| Penelope and Oscar doing tummy time on William's old blanket. |
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| Oscar loves Penelope...and sitting on this particular blanket. |
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| Little Miss P fit inside her own basket this Easter. |
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| Our cute little bunny. |
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| Oscar wanted to check on her. She gave him a nice pat. |
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| Time to dye the Easter eggs! |
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| William did it without a shirt on so he wouldn't splash the dye on himself. |
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| They did a great job! |
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| Alex the bunny. |
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| After the eggs dried, the boys took Star Wars stickers and decorated the outside of the eggs. |
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| Alex was very proud of his egg decorating skills. |
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| So was William. |
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| Our little bunnies with their Easter eggs. |
Chilling with Miss P on March 27.
Our little darling
Penelope enjoying the jumparoo.
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| On March 28, Penelope and I visited my friend Stephanie for coffee and treats while the boys were at school. It's always so great to see Stephanie and catch up with her. Penelope took a liking to Stephanie. |
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| William had a great play date with a new friend from class. They gave each other a big hug and fell to the ground in giggles as they were saying good bye to one another. |
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| William was over the moon happy that he had such a great play date with a new friend. :-) |
March 29 - The kiddos enjoyed riding around on their bikes.
Look at them go!
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| While the boys are away, Miss P helped me catch up on all of my Real Housewives episodes. |
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| "Ohhhh snap! No she di'int!!" :-D |
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| Miss P being adorable at a restaurant. |
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| My sister Kristen captured these great pics. Thanks Weez! :-) |
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| Alex and William playing around with Alex's classmate Oscar. |
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| The Franses men, hanging out together. |
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| William's teachers set up a store in his classroom. William quickly decided that he would be in charge of operating the cash register. |
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| Our little money manager was very protective of his cash register. :-) |
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| His other favorite thing to play with in school? The tool box! He loooooved it. |
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| Peek-a-boo! :-) |
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| Our silly William playing with his classmate. |
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| William singing and dancing with his classmates. |
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| One of Penelope's favorite things that she used to do while I was nursing was to pick at my teeth. I would spend an entire nursing session with her picking at my teeth and grabbing my lips. I thought this was pretty funny. The boys never did anything like this. It's really interesting to see how each child is truly their own person despite being from the same parents. |
Love and kisses,
Nikki
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