Hello friends - hope you had great March. We certainly did. We enjoyed record breaking high temperatures that felt more like summer and we had a phenomenal flower show thanks to it. Spring is always my favorite time of year in DC thanks to all of the flowering trees around the city. I don't know if I didn't notice them when I was living in Canada and England as a kid or if they just didn't exist, but the blossoms here are on another level and every year I walk around with a big dumb grin on my face at the sight of them. Gorge gorge gorge!
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| The beautiful weeping cherry (I think) in front of our house |
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| The best shot I could get holding both babies and trying to make sure Gus didn't fall out of the tree |
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| Cherry blossoms in Kenwood |
The month kicked with some weekend trips. Matt took Hank skiing for the weekend in Park City for a Dad and me weekend sponsored by his company. They had fun on the slopes and hanging out at the house with all of the other dads and kids. Hank is getting close to doing parallel turns and really seems to love skiing. We are looking forward to the day that we can all ski together - shouldn't be long now.
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| The Kelly ski team |
That same weekend I took Gus with me to LA to visit with Chanel's family and meet our new little lady cousin Henley. Gus was a star traveling companion and compared to being with all four kids, it was almost like being on my own :) He is a just an easy going and content little dude. Gus hung with Hayes and Greyson over the weekend and even showed some interest in the new baby. She is a doll, of course, and I was so excited to hold a little newborn again. Just love those little curled up peanuts.
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| Waiting for the bags after our long flight. He wouldn't take the free headphones off. |
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| The boys enjoying breakfast. Chanel and family had moved into their brand new house only 10 days before the baby arrived - yikes! |
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| Henley |
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| Being sweet with his cousin |
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| Being groped by her cousin... |
The following week that we took off for a fantastic week-long family vacation in the Dominican Republic. Naturally, I approached the whole thing with great trepidation and anxiety. Packing for 5 people, planning for every kind of worse case scenario under the sun and worrying about the goddamned Zika virus will do that to you. So in addition to the regular stuff one would pack, we had about 100 pounds of sunscreen, bug spray and medicine along with with us.
All the worries melted away once we arrived at our beautiful house. A gorgeous view, a lovely pool, lots of little spots to relax into and read or play cards. Did I mention that it came with a full blown staff who catered to our every need? It was heavenly. I literally did nothing for 7 days straight but lie by the pool and read some books. The girls traveled well and our nanny, Rohini, came along for the ride so that we were able to get some real rest in on the trip. Oh, and Dylan really started walking this week. With a vengeance. The boys had a blast playing with their friends Johnny and Devon who joined us along with their parents for the week. The pool was used from sun up to sun down, as were the golf carts, which became the boys' first practice cars for driving. By the end of the week Hank was chauffeuring us all around the resort entirely by himself.
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| Dylan |
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| June |
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| Dylan walking, modeling her Lily Pulitzer suit, natch |
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| Gus in the entry way to the house |
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| Beach boys |
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| Casually climbing a palm tree |
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| Me and the girls |
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| The kids on their ride |
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| Sun downers on the beach |
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| Dad and Dylan (I think) |
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| Gusser |
The Easter bunny came to our house with lots of treats for the boys. The greedy little candy monsters asked "What is the next holiday and when is it?" to which I answered "Mother's Day!" and cackled like a witch.
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| Boys and their baskets |
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| "Are you kidding me with these outfits?" |
This was not a month for cooking. It was a month for eating. I am pleased to report that I barely cooked at all and that I loved every minute of it. Sometimes you need to take a break even from the things you enjoy doing and just do nothing at all.
Last but not least, good progress is being made on the new house build and I am pleased to report that the cabin is 99% finished. Expect separate posts on those little projects soon!
Much love and happy spring,
Maman
xoxo
