Williams Family Reunion

The Williams Family Reunion is also annually and it's John's mom's side of the family. It is held at John's grandmother's farm every August in a beautiful area of PA. Grandma Bea is 95 years old and still going strong. She has a huge pavilion and there's a big lunch, volleyball, horseshoes, a fundraising auction, and the infamous tractor ride for the kids. Sage had such a great time. Sydney will have more fun next year when she can run around too. Luckily it didn't start pouring rain until it was barely over. The reunion is always fun but now that we have children of our own it makes it even more fun for us to see them enjoy themselves and make memories.


Our gorgeous Sage. Should we be putting her in shampoo commercials or what?


Kids tractor ride


Sage with her cousin Katy. We miss Katy for many reasons, one of them being that she's the best babysitter.


So we celebrated Grandma Bea's 95th birthday with a big cake and balloons. This is Grandma at the end of the reunion driving the tractor up to her house. I tried to get a clearer picture but she was moving too fast. :)


My handsome husband with the girls. Have I mentioned how crazy they are about their daddy?

Melanie and Nini's visit

My sister Melanie came to visit us for 5 days in July. We had a great time with her. Sage and Sydney loved getting to know their aunt better. Melanie and I went to a Red Sox game together and had a blast. Fenway Park was awesome and it was a great game. We got to witness a grand slam. Only 5 days after Melanie left my Mom came to visit for 5 days. She was here for Sydney's and my birthday. We had a great time with her too. We did a lot of fun things with the girls and my mom babysat them so John could take me on a date for my birthday. He took me to the beach and packed a yummy dinner and cooked it on a portable grill for me followed by yummy smores. It was our first alone date in over 4 months so it was a treat. If only I lived closer to my mom so that could happen more often. I was really grateful for the one on one time I had with both Melanie and my Mom. I don't get those chances very often living so far away. John's been working a lot of hours so it was nice to have someone to hangout with.

Sage and Sydney with Aunt Melanie.


Mel and I at the Red Sox game on July 27th.


Sage and Sydney with Nini at Revere Beach north of Boston. We stopped at the beach right after picking her up at the airport and had dinner there. Sage would chase after the seagulls saying, "I want to touch it!" It worked out good cause they'd get too close to our food and Sage would chase them away. :)


Sage got this adorable pink chair as a gift from her grandma. How cute is she?

Sydney's 1st Birthday

I cannot believe it has been a year since our little Sydney joined our family. This year has flown by. It seems like the older I get the faster the time goes. Sydney has been such a joy. She adores Sage and is already copying things she says and does. She started crawling (finally) about a month ago around 11 months old. (it took her a while to become mobile due to her chubbiness)I think it'll be a while before she walks. I look forward to her walking so I won't have to carry her all the time. She weighs 29 pounds now, the same as her sister. :) Sydney is so affectionate and sweet. Such a happy baby. My mom came to visit us and was here for my birthday and for Sydney's birthday. We had a great time with her. On August 5th, Sydney's birthday, we took the girls to get their pictures taken together. On August 7th, my birthday, we had Ed and Lynn, our brother and sister in law, and their children Abbey and Sam over for dinner and cake. Elmo was one of Sydney's first words and we have an Elmo doll that she hugs and kisses every day so I got her an Elmo cake.