First Day of Pre-K 4's

Today was Evan's first day of his second year of preschool...Pre-K 4's...and to quote him "It was AWESOME!"  He began the day by bounding out of his room just after 7:30 am, dressed and ready to go.  He and Logan watched the end of Henry Hugglemonster before heading down stairs for breakfast.  Evan was excited about his breakfast of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and to pack his own lunch bag.  As we were cleaning up from breakfast I told him that I was excited for him, his response was, "I'm excited for me too!"  We snapped some photos, drove to school, washed his hands (per school policy), waited in line to be greeted by his teachers and he didn't look back!  I actually had to ask him to come back and give me a hug and a kiss.  I shed a few tears but nothing like last year.  I enjoyed my alone time with Logan, including lunch that seemed a bit strange without Evan, before heading back to pick up Evan.  He didn't have a whole lot to say other than "It was awesome!"  We continued the special day with a trip to Crystal Caves for mini-golf and ice cream.  Not a bad day for a super special 4-year old!  I can't wait to see him grow and learn this year!

West Hill Dam

Today we took a trip to West Hill Dam with Isabelle and TJ.  We stopped to see their new home in Whitinsville first and then spent a beautiful day at the dam.  We had never been before but it was perfect.  Quiet, clean, peaceful and small enough to keep an eye on the kids from one place.  The kids had so much fun swimming and playing in the sand and actually gave Jenna and I a bit of a chance to catch up and chat...amazing!  And TJ was my little pal, such a little love bug.  It was a great place, close-by to spend a hot day without traveling all the way to the beach.  Thanks for the fun, Belle & TJ!

Fun Day, Monday!

Many Monday's are spent catching up from the weekend (aka doing laundry) or preparing for the week ahead (aka going grocery shopping).  But not today.  Today was all about fun!  I ran to the grocery store quickly (aka on my own!) this morning before heading to drop off Bruce's car for new tires.  I had the boys in the car already so after we dropped Daddy at home, we went to the playground for a while.  We came home, had some lunch and spent the rest of the day outside.  Who knew that so much fun could be had with a pair of rain boots, a bucket and 2 water blasters from the Dollar Store???  Such a beautiful, fun day in the sun!

Logan's 2nd Birthday Sports Party

We had a great day yesterday celebrating Logan's 2nd birthday with a sports themed party.  For a number of reasons, we decided to keep it low key and it was perfect!  The weather was beautiful!  The 4 little monkeys and one lovely lady (Annalia) had lots of fun together...although I'm not so sure that anyone really played any sports...at least not until after Logan opened his presents!  Jonah didn't get to join in much of the fun but he was still super cute and good.  It was a wonderful day, celebrating our little guy who is growing up faster and faster by the day.  We all love you so much, Pal!  Keep making us laugh with that little twinkle in your eye!



Happy Birthday, dear Logan...I love that he sings to himself


Singing along with his phonics bus

Happy birthday, Logan! (Take 2!)

Logan turned two the day after we returned from a short vacation to Pennsylvania that included a trip to Sesame Place.  Needless to say, we were wiped out and didn't do much to celebrate that day. With his party coming up tomorrow, we decided to do a bit of a birthday make-up today.  He opened a couple of birthday presents, we went to the concert on the common and had pizza and a movie night with a movie of Logan's choosing...Cinderella! It has turned into a week plus long celebration for our little guy.  Not a bad deal when you are two!  Love you, pal!



Inaugural ride


The first of many bike spills...


Playing piano

Blueberry Picking

What's better than a trip to the blueberry farm on a beautiful, late July day with four little boys, two moms, a Gramma and a Grammy?  I can't think of anything....can you??
Logan picked and picked but never had more than one blueberry in his bucket, and that was the one that I put in for him.  Every blueberry he picked ended up in his belly!  Just like little Sal!

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Ever since I was in high school, I have wanted to go to the hot air balloon festival in South County.  I don't think of it every year, some years I miss the dates or have other plans, but for one reason or another, we've never been.  Until this year!  I thought it was something that we could do as a family that the boys would enjoy.
I have to say, I was a bit disappointed with the hot air balloon portion of the festival.  There were only about 8-10 balloons that were inflated, but grounded at dusk.  I thought there would be more and I thought they would take off at dusk, even if they remained tethered.  We were able to climb and play inside a balloon on it's side and see them up close but I would have liked to see more.
The boys had a great time riding the rides.  Well, Logan did after his first ride which he cried all the way through and said "Hop down, Mommy, hop down" every time he came by me.  But when it was over, Logan immediately said " 'Gain, 'gain" and then he couldn't get enough.  We watched an amazing tightrope performance by the Flying Wallenda's, had a picnic dinner, enjoyed the fireworks beyond the glow of the hot air balloons and the boys got "real" temporary tattoos.  All in all it was a much needed fun family night!