Tofurkey Day 2010...the mother-load of photos!

{my girls, all dolled up!}

{lucy in her b&w shirtwaist dress}

{phoebers in her super-duper phoebers dress}

{the lion and the lamb}

{daisy + mark}

{this picture tells a million words...lucy posing sweetly with her nativity, and phoebe sticking out her sparkly-shod foot and itty bitty chicken leg}

{benny + his mama}

{girls + dog = happy}

{these two young kids, i tell ya...}

{nick...he's so ugly, isn't he?}

{jenny + nick}

{jenny at the organ}

{i am the true maestro in the family. daisy is my adoring fan.}

{uh-huh!}

{nana + poppa's girls}

{lucy tries to train benny + bunky}

{the next generation of family organistas}

{pop + daisy}

{nana + her boy}

{poppa + his girls}

{phoebe = trouble}

Thanksgiving at preschool

Lucy and Phoebe's preschool had a Thanksgiving party today. It started at noon and I guess they meant noon on the very dot because when I walked in at about 10 seconds after noon they had already started their little presentation. Thank God Lucy was still waiting for her turn...she spotted me and waved and a look of relief came over her face. Oh man, I never want her to feel that way...waiting for her mom to arrive. And I wasn't even late!

After Lucy pronounced "Pow! I am Fast Fox!", the little kids, including my Phoebers, trotted out in pilgrim wear. She looked SO funny/cute. They all sang a Thanksgiving song and then we had a lunch served by the teachers. A really nice way to kick off the Thanksgiving festivities!

{lucy with her buddies}

{phoebe the pilgrim arrives on the scene}

{my girls!}

{the whole gang}

{phoebe on the tire swing in the school playground, doing her normal bottom jaw jut-out look}

{they LOVE that tire swing}

90% Off

I know I still need to post my real Halloween photos, but until then I just couldn't let another day go by without posting these photos of Phoebe in the costume I bought her at Target a week after Halloween -- at 90% off. The girls love love love playing dress-up...I mean, they are literally in costumes ALL day, every day, so a few new costumes were most welcome. Even if they were the cast-offs that no one else wanted. You know, like a garden gnome.

Lucy & Phoebe Take Manhattan

Jeff had a brief work trip to New Jersey last week -- we have had so little family time together lately that we decided to tag along. The girls (especially Lucy) loooooove hotels, even ones in New Jersey (I kid...I actually love NJ, especially in the fall). After Jeff's meeting on Friday, we went into Manhattan for the afternoon and explored around a bit. We went to Central Park (disappointed to find the carousel closed for the season but still fun), FAO Schwartz (where Phoebe tried to steal a stuffed pink puppy dog toy) and to the new and very sparkly food halls at the Plaza Hotel. Man, what we wouldn't have given to sit down for a glass of champagne and some oysters there...but it was just not in the cards with the kids in tow. It was a whirlwind trip but well worth it to show the girls a small slice of the greatest city in the world.

Fall in New England

If you don't live in New England, these photos may just make you a wee bit jealous. There is nothing like a beautiful fall day here...even if it is surrounded by 3 months of heat and humidity on one side and even more months of arctic tundra on the other. For a few short weeks -- not enough to even feel like a whole season -- it is heaven on earth here.