Belle the amazing big sister

I left the room with Emily.  Sadie was in her high chair noshing on Cheerios, and Belle was nearby.  Also nearby was a bowl of cantaloupe, cut for adults to enjoy. 

Emily and I returned to the room to this magnificent scene:

Sadie smiling in her high chair.  Belle had helped herself to a knife and plate so she could cut the cantaloupe into Sadie-sizes pieces.  he Belle helped Sadie enjoy the sweet fruit.

Belle is seven.  I am blown away by Belle's initiative and capabilities and thoughtfulness and maturity.  She is truly a huge help to me.

Sadie's "heart belongs to Grandma"

Sadie becomes an usher at the Shubert

When Emily gets ahold of my phone

Lunch selfie

Second tooth!

Sadie has a newly-broken-through top tooth! That makes two :-)

Self Portraits of the Young Artist as the Joker

Sound of Music

And Claire's in New Haven

A day at the theater

Belle and Emily met Grammy and Grampy to see "The Sound of Music" at The Shubert Theater in New Haven.

Staying warm in the car

Sadie and Cousin Lauren

At Jordan's Orange town soccer league game.

Soccer trophies

Kindergarten

Volunteering in the girls' classrooms

Picture re-take day

Smiles and fun on the way home from the bus stop

Ah, the memories

Keeping my hands warm on a walk with Sadie by wearing my 20-year-old Avon High School field hockey gloves!

I can relate

We have a crawler!

Sadie claps and sing

Sadie at the zoo

Sadie really enjoyed the zoo! Here she is getting excited by the animals:





The Gorillas were especially capitavting: