Saturday, May 28, 2011

Ready...Set...Summer!!!

We are ready!  Bring on the pool, bring on the beach, bring on the fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
 

Friday, May 20, 2011

Alan! Alan! Alan!

This video is a riot.  Matt texted it to me and I watched it for the first time while I was on the train.  I was trying to muffle my laughter so as not to disturb the readers and the sleepers but then I ended up with tears rolling down my cheeks...people must have thought I was one of those "crazy train people".  The kids (and Ryan) absolutely love it too...they talked about it and requested viewings for days...


Nick's fave is "Nighttime...daytime!" and of course the gorilla.
Daddy's fave is the beat-boxing chipmunk.
My fave is the gopher (I think that's what it is) who keeps saying Alan!

"Field Trip"


I was a little skeptical of bowling being a field trip, especially in the spring, but it worked out great since it's rained for 5 days straight!!  And of course, Nick LOVES bowling.  I wasn't sure how I felt after learning that Nick was pretty much the only kid in his class that has gone bowling before!!  And then we got to talking with a few kids about mini golf and Nick was the only one who had done that too...are these kids sheltered or are we bringing our kids to activities before they should be going so that we can have fun too?!?!?!


 Aw shucks.  Missed the 7, 10 split!!!


Nick and his buddy Jack. They were very excited to be on a bowling "team" together.


High fives after every turn...SOOOOOO cute.


Come on Mikey...get in the pic with the dudes!


They turned off the lights and put on the "crazy lights" - the kids were loving it.


Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Rockin' Out, Wagner Style

The kids are constantly requesting that we play "The Lightning McQueen Song", aka "Life is a Highway".  I wasn't aware that all along Nick was perfecting his moves, until this day...




Oh Tommy, you are a large pain in our behinds sometimes but you are also the funnest, strangest cat we have ever met and we love you.  Thank you for entertaining us with the MANY "instruments" that you play.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

One down...19 more (?) to go!!

Nick lost his first tooth tonight!!  Yes, it's early.  Yes, it's fine.  I freaked out when it became loose a week or so ago, so off to the dentist we went.  He got an x-ray and everything was good, his adult tooth is just ready to come up!  He was just brushing his teeth tonight like any other night when, "oh", he said, "my tooth", very nochalantly, while he looked down at his tooth that had fallen out and landed on the counter.  I was a lot more brave than I thought I would be!  I have been a little emotional when thinking about my baby having a gap in his beautiful baby smile.

 1 year and 1 month, 1 and a half teeth!

4 years and 8 months, my big boy.  Time flies!!!


Monday, April 25, 2011

Easter Happenings

This was the year of the Easter Egg Hunt!!!  The kids participated in 5 hunts and we just went through the loot.  We are keeping about 1/4 of it in the house (Daddy will bring the rest to work and it will be gone during morning break). 

First up, the good old Town of Easton Egg Hunt.  As you can see...mass chaos!!!  Ryan was strategizing with Nick big time and...it paid off...(except we ended up with 16 plastic frogs that I am finding all over the house)



Paiting eggs for E.B.  Queenie was such a good helper.

 Easter morning

 Trying out their new gear

We couldn't have asked for a more wonderful Easter Day...family, fun, food and SUNSHINE!

 They're ready to go!




And what Easter would be complete without the HQT (Hardened Quesadilla Toss)!!!!



Thursday, April 14, 2011

Beach Day!

60 degrees this past Saturday...what better plan than to hit the beach!!!  Good thing we were bundled cuz it was windy and cool.  We had a blast though and can't wait for many, many more days at Saquish in 2011 and beyond!

 A quick cuddle after lunch on the back deck

 Exploring in the back bay just like Mommy used to do when she was a little girl!


 Look at the snail "tracks"!  (Daddy didn't believe me that those are what they were until we finally found a snail at the end of one)

 There he is!

 "Fishing"

Mommy and her two beach bums...waiting for the hot summer days to come!