Spring Beach

We finally made it to the beach. And it was very nice day too. It is always a little bit cooler by the water however there were kids running around in their swimsuits already. Someone told me a long time ago before we moved here that if you will dip your toe in the ocean in New Hampshire your brain will freeze. Guess what? It is the truth. The water here is so cold even in the summer that I don't think I ever got in it. However our kids love it. They do not swim in it but they love playing by the water around the rocks and the sandy beach.
New Castle Beach has a big park right next to the beach. Actually it is not even known as beach but as a park. Not many people know about it so mainly you see locals with little kids. And it has a bathroom and a shower which all the mom's know is VERY important.


Emma did not know what to think first. She didn't remember the beach and the park from last year so she just stood there for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what was going on. After that she couldn't stop smiling how happy she was.


What a girl. She was caring her little bucket as a purse around the beach.

Is Spring Really Here?

It is hard to believe that spring is finally here. Is it really? Anyway last week I had to get all the plastic bins with summer stuff out. Short sleeve shirts were in order and even shorts were pulled out (I do not know how about you but I always forget what I have in those bins).Here is Sam and Nate with there bananas for Banana split party at Awana. They had fun dressing up bananas. Emma wanted one too but her interest was mainly in eating the bananas.


As you can see Nate is doing great on his bike. I am however surprised he is still in one piece. He rides like kamikaze but he is in control.
On the other had Sam is very careful. They are both doing great riding so I even pulled out our bikes and we raised around our neighborhood.
We will have to figured out what to do with Emma though. I am not sure about you but I am having hard time buying more stuff. After all those strollers (single, double, and jogger) 5 car seats etc. .. I am not so sure about a bike trailer. But Emma will not be riding her own bike for another couple years so if we want to make some bike trips I guess we will have to invest money into another thing with wheels.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter everybody. I finally got a family picture. We all look nice and springlike however I have to tell you that it was cold outside.
The Steiger Trio.
Emma ready for church.
Easter egg hunt. Yes we had another Easter egg hunt in the snow. (We had one two years earlier). Man you have to love New England. I believe there is no reason for Easter outfits. Way too cold in this part of a country.
Emma with her basket. Last year she was too small to do the egg hunt so she got a big kick out of it.
We were outside only for few minutes since it was so cold.
The boys checking their loot.
Emma enjoying jelly beans.

Our Easter meal.
Boys working on Easter eggs. They enjoyed the whole coloring process. It is like a science class for them.
And here is the oldest scientist in the family.

The busiest girl I know. (And cutest)

Spring (Winter) Wonderland

You are not looking at winter pictures. I couldn't believe my eyes when I woke up. It sure looks all nice and everything but hello it is spring and we are so ready for warm weather.
Nate working on a snowman. Even though we were not thrilled about the snow we finally got to build a snowman (the snow this winter was too powdery to build anything so I guess we couldn't have ended winter without a snowman.) Let's hope this was the last snow storm.
Emma was the only one not happy playing outside in the snow (what a girl). She can barely move in her snowsuit and boots. Hopefully next year she will be more mobile.
Sam working on his snowman.

It sure looks nice, right? (How about on Christmas next year)

What Would NYC be without ....

Pizza, Manhattan, Grand Central, Time square, Central Park, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Fire stations, Broadway, Radio City and Yellow cabs and many more. ..... :)

NYC mix

I almost forgot to post this blog. This is a mix of pictures from our trip to NYC in March.


All the above pictures are from Central Park. I can not wait to see it later in the spring.
New mail box.
You can not be in NYC and not eat pizza.
We got a big kick out of this. On Monday we were looking for a place to eat we were surprised to see all to stroller park up in front of every restaurant. As you can see they even have a parking spots for all the stroller. And there were kids everywhere. I sure did not expect that in NYC.

Even NYC has flowers already.

Children's Museum in Manhattan

One of the stops on Monday was the Children's Museum in Manhattan. We wanted to do something fun with the kids after spending most of the morning at the Czech consulate (their network connection did not work properly and we had to wait to get my picture taken and signature sent to Prague).After a walk through Central Park (the Museum was on the other side) the kids had a blast. We haven't taken Emma to the Children's Museum in Boston yet since it has been closed for renovations so I believe this was her first time in a kid's museum. At first she did not know what to do. However, after a little bit she was moving from one place to another (I have to say though that the Boston Museum is much much better and I can not wait to take her there in the summer).
Although the museum was mainly for younger kids the boys enjoyed it too. The big hit was the fire truck with all the gear and a fire to put out.
Emma in Dr. Seuss car. I guess it is more the Cat in the Hat car.
Here is Sam with Nate with Frog and Toad. Frog and Toad is their favorite story and they read it with grandma many times when she comes visit.

American girl dolls

Yes we did stop at the American Girl Doll store (there are only 3 in USA). You should have seen Emma's eyes. First she was not so sure what was going on but as soon she realized that she can touch all those dolls and play with them she was on a mission. Most of our time was spent on the third floor since that is where the Bitty Baby and Bitty Twins are (she is too small for the other dolls). She enjoyed carrying them around and she was trying to dress them and rock them to sleep.



The tub was her favorite (she is such a little mother).

Yes we did get her a doll. She is so good with her other dolls at home and she is potty trained as well (what a big girl and she is only 19 months) so this was her present. She did not know what was in the bag the whole time. We gave her the doll when we got home and let me tell you she is a busy mom :)