We had a great start to the month, when we learned at our 20 week ultrasound that we can expect a healthy little GIRL this July!! Here she is! We are all very excited to meet her!
We also captured a cute moment of Dylan "counting"...
This month we also changed the view from the front of our house - we decided to get rid of some unsightly trees in our front yard. Because they were growing into the power lines along the street, ConEd has done an excellent job of butchering them over the years, making them pretty unattractive. So, now they are gone:( We are planning on planting some more and are trying to decide which kinds...
We also celebrated Papa's 65th birthday this month! No pictures of Papa from the big day, but here's a cute pic of Dylan at the party!
We
also celebrated my birthday! We had a great barbeque with some friends and their little ones, including a sleep over with Cy and his mom and dad. The day of the barbeque was a bit hectic with a bunch little 2 year-old boys and their parents running around so we didn't get many pictures but here are a couple of Dylan and Cy from the morning after.
Playin' piano
Coloring is serious business.
The following weekend, we had a great visit with Uncle Andrew and Nonna. Here's "Unk Ayn" playing airplanes with Dylan.
We also took a field trip to the Norwalk aquarium. Here is Dylan crawling around in the play area...
...and checking out some sea life.
Being silly and trying on mommy's headband!
See you in April!
Our backyard was still a little muddy and swamplike from all the snow and rain we had this winter/spring. At first the girls weren't sure how to handle all the mud...
...but they soon got comfortable with it.
Post-mudfight hug
Cute pic of Papa with Scarlett
They look like they are arguing but let's pretend they are all playing harmoniously with Dylan's new sink (Dylan was happy as long as he got to control the pump).
Uncle Dave supervising Tim while he assembles Dylan's new tricycle
Cake time! (Yes, Dylan had a train cake for his first birthday, too).
Smile if you like cake!
And frosting! 
"Girls, you do realize that the more cake you get on your face, the less you get to eat..." 
Happy birthday to our happy boy!
We spent that night at my parents' house then headed to my brother's on Sunday afternoon for a BBQ, celebrating Papa and Uncle Dave running the LI half-marathon (and Mimi running the 10K). We had tons of fun with my family that weekend but were horrible about takibng pictures. We'll do better next time!
Johnny Utah's, with its mechanical bull, proved to be a fun place to meet despite the "rougher" crowd that infiltrated as the night wore on. Unfortunately, my camera's battery died as soon as my brother got his turn in the bull ring. I also missed getting pictures of Laura and Julie, who were also brave enough to saddle up. Good thing this bunch does not require mechanical livestock to make us look silly.
Me and Julie
The girls
Dylan showing Brian how all the toys work
Pine cone!
Helping Mommy with the snowman...
Snowman, complete with pine cone nose!
In between storms, we did take a quick trip upstate...here's one of the measly two pictures we took. Sophia and Dylan, looking cute.
The real snow storm of February - about 15 inches! The poor snowman melted in between storms...
Being cozy inside, eating peanut butter and jelly on the kitchen floor with Daddy.
Vacuuming...what a good helper!
