Balent Times

Our good friends, Erin and Art, had a beautiful baby boy on September 6th and we finally got to meet Owen over the weekend.  He is beautiful...

Rya and I had some "girl time" on Saturday.  We got pedicures (Rya loves being pampered almost as much as I do!), had a nice lunch...

I conquered my second spin marathon over the weekend.  It was a cold, wet and windy morning at the Waterfront Park making it a less enjoyabl...

On Friday, poor Rya was up all night with a stomach bug.  On Saturday morning I told her we could do whatever she wanted to make her feel be...

We had a potluck party at our house over Labor Day Weekend.  We set up the jumpy/castle waterslide, the blow-up pool and the tent to enterta...

On Friday September 2nd, Currier's kindergarten class hosted Donuts for Dads .  Currier got to show Trent around his classroom, escort h...

As soon as I clean Rya's room, she runs up there and puts things back the way she likes them... MESSY!

Currier's doing awesome in Kindergarten.  His teacher sent him home with this award after the first week of school.  It's no small f...

Currier started Kindergarten this week.  For his first day, I drove him in and walked him to his classroom to meet his teachers, Mrs. Schuck...

I went home to Newburyport for my 20th high school reunion.  We kicked off the 10 day trip with a keg party potluck at my cousin Cheryl'...

I love Plum Island Soap Company products, especially the Healing Salts for sore muscles. All of the products are made with pure ingredients...

Our good friends, Phil and Aja, from Sicily were in town senza bambini (without kids) and popped by for dinner with us.  It was so great to ...

The girls at Arcadia threw Erin a baby shower.  We went with a Red Sox theme because this child is sure to be a "wicked pissah"!  ...

The kids spent a week in Florida visiting with their Mimi and Papi and all their aunts, uncles and cousins.  While they were away one would ...