Zoo Tunes 2011

We took in the Marc Cohn-Mary Chapin Carpenter show Sunday night with the whole gang and good friends Sara, Don, Lila and Reed. Great time! A very nice evening, picnic dinner, good music and the kids were great. Here are a few shots ...

Ella and Nate, pre-show:













Coloring with Lila:














Here's Marc Cohn. Dave was excited he played a song called "Paper Walls."














Nate gets loved up by Mommy:

Ella and her Grandma H.

Ella has been talking about her Grandma H. quite a bit. She never knew her in person as Grandma (my mom) passed away less than a year before Ella and Nate were born. But Karin and I have shown lots of pictures to the twins and talked about Grandma.

Ella's middle name (Philanise) was my mom's name. A few days back we were practicing family names and I asked Ella about Grandma H.'s name, and Ella said, "She's Philanise, just like me." Tonight, Ella picked up a toy phone and started talking into it. "Ya, hi ... How are you? ... I'm fine." Then she pretended to hang up and told Karin, "I was talking to Grandma H. She's in heaven."

I miss my mom a lot but I know she is watching over Nate and Ella.

Springtime with Ella and Nate

Not sure how many Nate and Ella fans are still with us, but we hope you are well! The kiddos have had another round of illnesses but are doing better and on the whole enjoying being 2 in springtime. They're just finishing up at their once-a-week co-op preschool and will be starting more preschool at St. Catherine's in the fall!

Here are a few recent pics: