Thursday, August 25, 2011

Visit from Maine

We recently had a great visit when Nick, Tiim & Aunt Amy S trekked down to MA to visit us for a few days. What a thrill for Mason & Fiona to be able to show off their toys & “turf” to their cousins!

Though the weather started off very rainy we made the most of it with a fun trip to Monkey Joe’s to burn some energy, then back home for a quiet (kinda;) afternoon of playing…

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When the rain cleared we were able to get a trip into the Capron Park Zoo….always a good time…

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Though no pics on my end, the kids were generous enough to allow Aunt Amy a trip to IKEA….similar to my draw to a Marden’s trip every time I go to Maine;)…though my prices beat every time…..The boys were old enough & excited to stay in the play area where they will watch them for 45 minutes while we shopped!….for free too! They loved the independence & play time while Amy & I were able to cruise through over half of the store before our buzzer went off to pick them up. Perfect shopping idea, now if Target could do the same:)

The rain finally cleared for a beautiful day on Wednesday so we packed up and headed to Southwick Zoo for a full day of fun…though the day started off with a camera crisis (mine fell into the dog’s water dish & didn’t live on after it’s swim…I was able to pull myself together and got a few pictures with a far inferior camera…phew!)

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The kids played so well together & we had such a nice time. Look forward to another visit. Thanks guys!!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Silly

Mason requested that I take a picture of him once he he was geared up for a dive..

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Growing, growing & growing

Our growing girl just had her 3 year checkup….always interesting to see how she has progressed….in the past year she grew 4 inches & gained 8 pounds! She actually weighs exactly what Mason did at his 3 year appt (40 lbs) and is 1.5 inches taller than he was! (40.5inches). Must be all of her new-found love…..broccoli!!

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Cuties

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Summer Fun….

A few activities of good ol’fashioned fun this summer….

Roger Williams Zoo

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Watching Dad taking out our steps….mini-machine got all of the kids attention!

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Meeting Laurel & Lyla’s new brother, Baby Dominick IMG_6550

Awesome John Deere birthday party for Cooper’s #2!

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Hanging out at the park with Tyler

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Pittsfield Balloon Festival

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And we still have another month of summer to enjoy!