West End Creamery with HWG Friends

Today we met two of Evan's friends from Here We Grow at West End Creamery for a play date filled with jumping fun and ice cream.  I would have thought the kids would have jumped and jumped and jumped but they were just as (if not more) interested in playing in the sand.  They all enjoyed their afternoon treat of Del's and ice cream before a bit more jumping.  So nice to get together with some friends that we hadn't seen in a while...for the kids and the moms!!

Summer Time Fun!

We've been having a great summer so far!  Lots of water table and pool time at home with our new blow up pool from the family picnic.  Snacks and squeeze pops outside after squirt gun fights.  Pizza and movie nights.   Fun at the playground.  Lunch at Bentley's.  And even a trip to Jump In With Me...a new play place that we hadn't been to before.   It's been so much fun and it's only just begun!



Evan teaches Logan to whistle...Not bad considering Logan isn't even 2 yet!


We've got quite the little rock star on our hands...He's got the strumming, singing, and the stance down pat!

A Day with the Carlone's

Today we had a wonderful, water-filled day with the Carlone's!  Ben is home from Thailand visiting for a few weeks this summer and Kristen just arrived in RI from Minnesota last night.  It was a beautiful, warm summer day - perfect for water squirters, a couple of (freezing cold) dips in the pool and running through the sprinkler.  It's always a bit tough to completely catch up with little ones running around but we managed to do ok.  As always, it was wonderful to see all of the Carlone's!  As Evan said when we got in the car to come home, "That was a really fun party, Mom!"  Thanks for having us!!

Ray and Emily's Wedding

Most of my blog posts are all about the boys or adventures we have with the boys but we do still have a life that doesn't always include them.  Tonight we attended the wedding of two of our good friends, Ray and Emily.  The Roger Williams Botanical Garden was a beautiful setting for the marriage ceremony, complete with a Carl Sagan quote.  The relaxing reception at the Iron Works Tavern was just the right setting for everyone to mingle and chat with good friends, some of whom I hadn't seen in 4+ years.  It was such a great night to have everyone together to celebrate with Ray and Emily.  Congratulations to the bride and groom!!  May you have many, many happy, healthy years together!
And of course no wedding would be complete without The Barley Mow

WPI Touch Tomorrow

Today I took the boys to the Touch Tomorrow event at WPI.  It is a festival of science, technology and robots, on a beautiful campus and it is an awesome event for children of any age.  Plus it's free!!  Pretty much a no brainer as far as I'm concerned!  Evan and especially Logan are a bit on the young side for many of the activities and still require quite a bit of help for most things but there was plenty for them to do and try.  They had fun driving a Mars Rover simulator, playing catch with a robot, watching Curious George build a tower of cups, learning about the screech owl and red-tailed hawk, making a volcano erupt, and making slime, among other things.  It was a great day for the event too...mostly cloudy and overcast but not too hot and the rain held off.  This is certainly a great way to get kids excited about science and technology.  Definitely an event that we will be attending in the years to come!



Getting run over by a robot


Driving a robot


Erupting a volcano (sideways...oops!) Despite not looking excited about it, he was!

Music Monkeys!

Now that Evan is out of school for the summer, he has been joining us at music class.  The last two weeks were beach music, one of Evan's favorites from last year.  Logan has really been coming out of his shell more and more and acting like the little monkey that he always is at home.  These boys...so silly!!



Here is the link to the video from last year...la, la, la, la...

Point and shoot

We have a point and shoot camera that generally just sits on my dresser these days.  Evan uses it if he wants to take pictures and I used to take it along on "outings" and play dates with me before I had my MotoX.  Now that my cell phone takes such great photos, the little lumix mainly collects dust...Except for at night when I check on the boys.  The are just so sweet and precious when they are asleep.  I wish I could pause time and have them stay so sweet and innocent forever!  But I can't so instead, I try to capture this sweet innocence on camera.  The photos on the camera never quite do it justice but the photos in my mind will never forget!

Grandpa Bob Visits

Omi has been spending lots of time in Montana with the Smucker's and helping with Ellamae so Grandpa Bob came to see us for a few days.  He walked with Daddy on the campaign trail for two days and spent lots of great quality time with the boys.  The boys loved having him here and keep him going from morning 'til night everyday!  Some of the highlights of the quick visit were having a campfire and s'smores, making Grandpa's world famous blueberry pancakes, and playing in the new pool for the first time.  Thanks for coming to visit, Grandpa!

Fun Fridays!

Today started out a little bit cool but it was perfect weather for a bike ride and walk so we grabbed some sweatshirts and headed to the bike path.  Each time we go, Evan is better and better at balancing on his balance bike.  He'll be ready for a 2-wheeled pedal bike in no time.  We found a couple of caterpillar friends, picked some flowers and enjoyed the beautiful day.  After a good ride with lots of snacks and a quick nap for Logan, we went to West End Creamery for ice cream and Del's.  Looking forward to a fun filled summer!

School's out for summa'

It's hard to believe that Evan's first year of preschool at Here We Grow has already come to an end! Even as long and as cold as this winter was, it seems like just yesterday that we were dropping him off for the first time, crying as we left him.  Evan has learned so much this year and grown up quite a bit as well.  When I asked him what his favorite thing about school was this year, his response was "playing with my friends!"  I am so glad to hear this because that is the main reason that we wanted him to attend preschool.  Could I have taught him most of what he learned this year?  Sure!  But could he have gained independence and confidence learning how to interact with his peers being home with me?  Nope.  Such a great first year experience thanks to Mrs. Coyne and Mrs. Corey.  Evan is already asking about next year!  I hope he never looses that desire for learning!  Such a great performance by an adorable group of children!



The Hello Song


Humpty Dumpty


Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star


The Peanut Song


The Ants Go Marching


The Itsy Bitsy Spider


If You're Happy and You Know It


The Goodbye Song


Sprinkler Fun

Logan Photo Shoot

This morning I dropped Evan off for his first last day of school then had some time to kill before returning for the end of the year program for the parents.  After running a few quick errands, we had time for a quick photo shoot with Logan.  My handsome little ham!  Always so playful!

Weekend in RI = Fun with Cousins!

The boys and I spent a few days in RI at Papa & Gramma's and Uncle Dan & Auntie Karin's houses which means there was a lot of cousin time!  We enjoyed beautiful weather and had so much fun!  We are so blessed to have family who are always there when we need them!  Love you all!

Kavanagh Family Picnic

If you are a dedicated reader, you know that the first Sunday in June means the Kavanagh Family Picnic!  A beautiful day to get everyone together and celebrate what is really important in life...good...no GREAT family!  The boys each won something from the penny social - thanks to Papa for buying the tickets - and then had a great time with the field races.  Thank you to all those who work to make it such a success!!