Happy Labor Day

Backyard Camping

The whole family, including dogs and dragon, spent Labor Day Weekend camping in our backyard.

 It was hot, sweaty, crowded and annoying but somehow it was EXACTLY where I wanted to be.

2nd Grade

So far 2nd Grade is off to a great start.  Currier is receiving good reports in academics and behavior.  

Not Fair

I'm over here drinking liquid kale and this bitch is stuffing her face with a giant cupcake. 

Portraits

 Currier's portrait of Rya
 

Rya's portrait of Currier

Sleepover

I love that Connor and Currier are still close friends even though they haven't been in the same class for years.  Silly sticks together! 

Gymnastics

Rya started gymnastics this morning.  Move over Mary Lou Retton!  There's a new sheriff in town.

1st Week of 2nd Grade

Paolo Turns Eight

Paolo turned eight today.  Everyday is a miracle with Paolo. 

First Day of School

Currier started 2nd grade today.  Oh, how time is flying!

That's It

Sixteen Years

Married 16 years today; together for 19. Almost 2 decades together and he hasn't wrapped me in plastic and stabbed me to death. I think he might be a keeper!

Newburyport Trip Summer of 2013

We went home to Newburyport for two weeks to celebrate Rebecca's 40th birthday!  

While we were home I arranged a surprise visit from Trent's Air force buddy, Woody and his family.  We haven't seen Woody, Monica and Ashley since we moved from Germany over 15 years ago.  They're retired in Maine now and took a road trip down to say hello.    

It wouldn't be a proper trip home without Crazy Aunt Patsy's Fried Puff Party.

We spent some time with Papa who handed the kids cash and let them have soda, ice cream and cookies!

We cured hangovers on the beach with the girls.  

Currier fell in love!

We went yardsaling with Cheryl.

We had fun playing with our yardsale finds.

We attended a pig-roast at Kristin's house on the lake and I saw friends I haven't seen since high school .

Cheryl and I went to Papa's old house, now turned swanky spa, and got body glow treatments.

We spent a weekend on Cape Cod at my god-mother Helen's house, the Cape Escape.

The kids played in the same lake my brother and I enjoyed growing up.

We spent a lot of time on Hampton Beach watching drunk people get arrested.

We ate Chinese in my old neighborhood in Malden with my Coffee cousins.

It was a vodka-soaked roller coaster ride of AWESOME!

Raising Readers

We curbed some of the summertime boredom with weekly trips to the library. 

 

By the end of the summer the kids earned reading medals, free tacos and ice cream and a brain full of awesome knowledge and silly things!