Zach built his first Lego in December!
very proud!
Zach got his wish for an airplane under the tree!
Gabe's snowman
Zach's candy cane
Zach's gingerbread men
Gabe's arctic fox
another one of Gabe's snowmen
Gabe really likes to draw snowmen!
This one is Olaf
a birthday card for Henry (a picture of Gabe & Henry)
Santa ("Merry Christmas") by Gabe
another one of Gabe's Santas
Zach had great behavior at school!
Zach colored a menorah
and a dreidel
Gabe's month of December
he's really starting to write his name so well!
Gabe's Xmas list: a bracelet maker and "Chase" from the show, Paw Patrol
Gabe's "naughty & nice" list
Gabe's class wrote a book about lunch
here's Gabe's page
he wrote that his favorite lunch is chicken nuggets and french fries
Zach continues to have great behavior in school!
we got a new car and can watch movies with headphones!
Halloween: a vampire and Wolverine
the boys went to see the Red Sox World Series parade with Momo
on the way to the parade and all "geared up"
looking at him wearing the headphones never gets old
love this picture of Gabe!
Nini & Papa got Gabe an astronaut costume for his 6th birthday
Gabe's hope & dream for kindergarten: to march in the Halloween parade. That boy loves Halloween!
gah!
Zach pretending to be a pilgrim
we went bowling and the boys loved the oldschool video games
3D movie
dressing up before school one day
swim lessons
Gabe went to see the Nutcracker with some of our mom's group friends (he referred to the winter scene as "freeze world" and he thought that the men's tights were "really big" underwear)
at the Nutcracker
out to lunch with Daddy and saying "cheese" for the camera
the boys had fun with the first snowstorm of the season
love this picture of Gabe
Gabe LOVES to eat snow!
Zach ended up coming inside soon after going out; Gabe stayed outside and played in the snow by himself for a long time
he's a nut. an adorable one, though.
this was Zach's idea of fun in the storm
they made Lego houses and created a Santa's Village
Gabe was very proud of his Lego house
celebrating the new year!
sledding!
a visit to the touch tank at the aquarium - where we touched the rays and sharks
Zach at a bowling birthday party
asleep on the way home from a trip to Connecticut
Zach's school work (pre-K)
snow day!
in the igloo!
Zachie Potter!
The boys cut their own bangs; Gabe's cut was negligible; Zach's cutting was not
a trip to the Wenham museum where we saw a huge Lego exhibit
we went to a concert and Gabe selected to go onto the stage to be a monster (he's wearing that weird octopus-looking hat)
two boys in their Olaf sweatshirts (back when they liked Olaf)
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuess!
we spent an afternoon at a pond in Topsfield with our friend, Adam
and we got to take a paddleboat for a spin
we spent a week in New Hampshire at Uncle Derek's family's summer home
and the boys got to drive the pontoon boat
a hug from my little man
jumping on the trampoline at Adam's house at the end of summer
potty training Zach!
the "no pants" party!
pretending to be Easter bunnies on a summer day
hiding in the garden
Gabe's first day of Kindergarten!
Zach's first day at pre-K!
swim lessons
an early fall day at Crane's Beach
Gabe pretending to be a witch
two little witches
on a carousel at EF!
campfire!
snuggling on the couch
Wolverine on his way to a Halloween birthday party
and the vampire on his way, too
we went fishing with Gampa!
Zach didn't catch any fish that day, but he had fun trying
Daddy twisted his ankle trying to get the boat ready, and we had to leave early; Gabe didn't get a chance to fish, but he was very flexible and understanding about it.
Halloween Parade at Huckleberry Hill - this is Mr. Bemiss, the principal
one of Gabe's teachers, Mrs. D'Cologero
Gabe's teacher, Mrs. Ternullo
Zach's Halloween Parade at preschool
two fierce little boys
trick or treating at our neighbor, John's
and at our neighbor, Dick's
checking out the loot and eating it, too!
costume change
Thanksgiving 2013
I made my second turkey!
Zach made the centerpiece
Gabe loves the Turkey legs!
Zach tried a teeny tiny piece of turkey, and ended up eating pizza
we picked out our Christmas tree
and had fun decorating it
Thanksgiving artwork
Gabe is thankful for Thanksgiving :-)
Gabe wants to eat more chips rather than turkey
Gabe is thankful for Zach, Mommy, trains and toys
Zach wants to eat more chips, too
