Becky & James Get Married!

On August 16th Becky and James got married in St. Paul's Church, Ivy. It was a beautiful wedding and we all had an amazing time - including Sophie and Lauren who were flowers girls.

The newlyweds!

While the rehearsal went as smooth as could be, on the real day Lauren decided that she would sprint down the isle - and Sophie didn't know what to do so she ran after her. 

Me, Becky & Mom

The girls hung with me up front for bit - although it was pretty boring for them, so they didn't last long.

No official pictures yet, so here's a very unofficial one of the whole wedding party. 

Lauren cutting a rug with Zoe at the reception. 

The Rainer Clan

The Coughlin Clan

Big News: We're Moving!

After many back and forth talks we finally made the decision to move out of Philly and to the suburbs. It was a really hard decision, as we both LOVE the city, but with the terrible school system and starting to feel a little cramped in our house, we decided that it is the best move for our family, right now. After looking around for a few months we found an amazing house in Bala Cynwyd, just 6 miles from our current home. We close on it next week and will move in some time this winter. Here's to the start of a new adventure! 

The soon to be new homestead! 

Summer 2014

This has been a busy summer! We were out of town most weekends, fortunately for fun trips. Sophie was in all-day camp at Greene Towne School and Lauren spent the summer with her nanny Michelle and friend Julia. Here are just a few of the things we did.

We spent a weekend in MD with our friend the Marvin's and the Spiegel's. Six kids in the house! The kids spent the days tiring themselves out so that they vegged out with a movie at night. 

Tubing in the Chesapeake (Liora, Claire, Sophie & Jeremy Spiegel)

At Sophie's request we took a Philly Bus Tour around the city. It was actually a lot of fun and we all learned a little about our city. 

The girls did some digging for treasure at Pirates and Wenches weekend in Rock Hall, MD. Here's Sophie in her best pirate gear (arrr!). 

The girls cruised around in their new princess car, compliments of Nana and Pappap, in Virginia. Sophie is the driver and Lauren rocks the passenger seat, working the radio. 

And Sophie did a lot of swimming this summer. She took lessons at camp and also got in the water a lot in MD. She's getting a lot more comfortable and will hopefully be a confident swimmer soon! 

First Professional Haircut

In preparation for Becky's wedding I took both girls to a salon to get their hair cut. Sophie is an old pro, but this was the first time for Lauren. She was not a happy camper. Fortunately it was quick! And she still has baby hair, so it doesn't look totally different, just cleaned up.