Celtic in Training

Check Ally out on the court with her fellow "Celtic" team mates

(Uncle Eric and Daddy)

Okay now I think we are ready for Wed night game night. As you can see we are cheering them on with all we can. Ally noticed that the players are much taller than she is so she has to stand on the stool to cheer them on so they can see her with her pictures and cheers. Best of luck to the Boston Celtics here at the Tobey home we are cheering for you!

Happy 65th Birthday Bubba!

On Saturday we celebrated Jim's 65th Birthday at Muddy River in Portsmouth. It was a great time had by all. I am sure that Bubba was very happy to be filled to the brim with Ribs, Brisket, and Pulled Pork. Plus a couple JW's. Ally and Baby Jake(look how he has grown)

After Muddy River we went over to Aunties house to have some wonderful Pineapple upside down cake, Jim's favorite birthday treat.(aaaally t3teytrfdtct)Sorry Ally had a few words to say too on the Blog. What a great day to be on the seacoast with family. Happy Birthday Bubba hope that this year is filled with many great memories! We all love you!

"Let's Go Celtics Lets Go"

Not to sure if you have heard but our little Angel has become quite the Celtics Fan ever since she went to a game earlier on in the season. Now that they are in the play offs it is very hard to get the shirt off of her Day or Night. But the biggest killer is all of theses 8 pm games. That is Ally's bed time but I can not keep her from watching and cheering on her team. It is her Daddy's dream come true. All I ever hear on game days is "DEFENCE BOOM BOOM" "DEFENCE BOOM BOOM" or even better "LET'S GO CELTICS, LETS GO". I must admit it is very cute coming from her little voice. So lets keep our fingers crossed that they win tonight.

Thank You Big Grandma!

This is a BIG THANK YOU to big Grandma in Turkey. Ally got some shoe shopping money for her 4th Birthday to get new summer shoes and we love our new purchase check them out!

They are very comfy as I have been told and they have many many uses. They are light weight for very fast running. They are PINK Ally's favorite color! They can be worn both on land and in water. They have holes so her toes can breath in the hot summer days. They cover over her toes so she will not stub a toe after running very fast. They are white on the bottom so they wont make marks on Bubby and Bubba's new boat. They are the perfect new summer shoe. Thank you so much big grandma.

Silly Night in May

Okay now I need to explain a bit before I get to the photos. Last night Selim and Ally were being very silly. They wanted to roast marshmallows and make s'mores, but it was getting a bit cooler (low 50s) and the May Black Flies were out in force. So they thought the best way to combat the elements was to get all bundled up in their winter clothes and have some fun. So off to the basement they went and put on snowpants, snow hats, heavy coats, mittens, rain boots (could not find the winter boots). Then out to the woods they went looking for sticks and fire making materials. Fun was had by all and yummy treats were had by all as well.

So silly starting a fire

Yummy

Ally thought it would taste better with out the gramcracker, so just marshmallow and chocolate.

Mother's Day in Boston

What a beautiful day we had. We spend the day in Boston as a family. First we started at the Arnold Arboretum on Arborway in Boston to check out the Festival of Lilacs. Wow is all I can say it was just breath taking and the smell was just unbelievable! All of the colors and varieties. I had never known Lilacs could differ so much from size to color even to smell. I did not know that a Lilac could smell like Honey. That was just awesome to see and learn all about. Here are a few pictures of the Lilacs and us playing around.

Happy Mother's Day to me! I love this Girl!

After the Lilacs we went over to The Boston Common where they were welcoming the Ducks back to the park from the long winter with the parade of the Ducks to go with with book..Make way for the ducklings. Unfortunately we did not make it into the park because our little one fell asleep as we were looking for parking. So Selim and I drove around the park to see all the happenings and found a parking spot on Newbury St. That way when our little one woke up we would be able to get her food as soon as possible. She wakes up very hungry so we always have to be one step ahead. It was so nice to walk around Boston again. It had been ages since we had done so. It really made us miss the city, since I have not been working in the city we don't get down there as much as we used to. We made a vow that this summer we will make it back more often there is always so much to do and see. Not to mention all of the great food too.
After Boston we headed up to my parents to have a nice cook out dinner. It is always nice to spend the holidays all together as a family. We got to enjoy the time with my mom, dad and sister and gramy and grampy. I think that the girls were most excited because Selim had brought stuff for s'mors. So the first thing they did after they were excused from the table was head out to the grill to get the last of the heat to warm up their marshmallows.
What a great day. The only thing missing was a visit with Selim's Mom but she is currently in Turkey spending her Mother's Day with her mom (Big Grandma). So here is a huge hug from NH to Turkey hope you all get it (Oh by the way it also included kisses too).

Mother's Day Tea

On Friday we had a Mother's Day tea at Ally's School it was just to cute for words. They all dressed up and had set up a nice little tea with mini cookies and cakes and lemonade for all to enjoy. The children were just so excited to have brought their respective mothers to school to show off all of their hard work and love they have for their moms. It just about brought tears to my eyes when she sang this song for us....

Then we all went out to the playground for another Mother's Day gift. The children had painted flower pots with the most beautiful colors and wanted to plant flowers with there Mom's help. It was so fun and special at the same time. Ally got to pick out the flower that she wanted me to have and we planted it together. After getting all dirty we hit the swings to play with her school buddies. It was a very memorable day for me. The sun was shinning and my little angel was so excited to have me by her side. I will always cherish these days.

Ally's 1st Swim Class!!!

May 1st Ally had her first swim class with out Mommy or Daddy, just instructor and other kids in her age group. And I am very proud to report that it went extremely well. Ally was excited to learn how to swim so she can practice with Mommy and Daddy. She took to the class with great confidence and ease. I was so proud of her and all of her hard work.

As you can see here she was very excited for the class to start

Ally was the first one in the pool for lessons

Kick Ally Kick

That's our girl watch and learn
Check out our little girl kicking and swimming

Bella Play Day

We are so lucky to have such great friends. Ally has had her best Buddy Bella since they were months old. But the best thing of all is that over all these years they are still so close and mean so much to each other. We had a great play day all together at Bella's new house in Bedford. The day was warm and sunny, but best of all filled with swings and sand. Here are a few shots of the girls at play.

Can you believe that that they are only 4 days apart. When you see them together you can see the strong bond they have with each other.