New York!

We had a very quick trip to New York last weekend for our nephew Brian's christening. It is always great to get together with the cousins, particularly because they all play so well together. Some pictures with the Paquette cousins:








And a few with the Payne side (we went bowling):






Note that 5-month-old Gavin looks like he could eat 22-month-old Benji for breakfast....

Special Dinner

With visitors and travel, we could not actually celebrate on Valentine's Day, but we had a special family dinner anyway.

Visit from Grandpa Steve

Grandpa Steve came to see us last week, which was a nice treat for us all. The heavy snow earlier this month, and the corresponding snow days, meant that Abby was in school the whole time, much to her chagrin, but we still found plenty of time.

For snuggles:


Quiet stories:


And general silliness (here Grandpa Steve and Abby are "playing" the rubber band. It was quite a tune:

Ring Ring

I love this picture because it reminds me so much of Abby at this age:

Layering Strikes Again

Challah Time

We tried our hand at making our own last week. It came out pretty well, and Abby was very proud of herself.

Bowling for Coke

More ways to kill time when you are snowed in