Relaxing weekend in CT

We spent the weekend at the new home of our Hoosier friends, in Connecticut. We had not seen them since New Years last year, so it was nice to catch up and check out their lovely new house. Teri and I had a girls' spa day then we all spent the rest of the afternoon grilling and drinking sparkling wine on the back deck (well, the girls drank milk). Here are pics from the weekend:

The girls checking out the book selection. They are elitists already (blame Daddy):The most popular toys of the weekend: cat toys.
Daddy holding Ella, who is holding a mouse (cat toy)
Andrew & Teri have baby dance party in the kitchen:
Teri works for a bookseller in New Haven. Here is a picture of the shop:
Nora hanging out in the shop. I gave her a tube of lipstick which she thought was a toy. Lid on, lid off. Lid on, lid off.
Teri & Francis with the girls. I held up the lipstick tube to get the girls to look up. Francis also looked at it:)
On the way home we stopped in New Jersey to have lunch with our friends Joel and Jody. We made time for video games. And the girls' wanted to help Daddy with his drumming:
This morning. This was soooooooo cute. I had just gotten them out of bed and they snuggled on the couch. Ella was rubbing Nora's head. Right after this, Ella sat up and Nora laid with her head in Ella's lap for awhile. ADORABLE.
Ella wearing her "Peanut" outfit from Aunt Mia. Appropriate!
They are cute. And in case you didnt know, Ella now has 8 teeth and Nora walks like a pro. Big girls!