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Sam had a blast with friends at his Super Hero party today! Race against Flash!  Throwing “Batarangs” at the Joker target.  Team of super heroes. The Batman glide.

Sam asked to have a Scuba Party this year… (I was shocked to find this scuba set on the clearance shelf at Marshalls! Must have been left over from summer!) Eating “fish and chips” (nuggets and chips) with friends. Flipper Relay Feed … Continue reading →

This year the kids all happened to be animals! Sam was a lion, who enjoyed roaring.  Lucy was a cute little Dalmatian. And Abigail was a floating jellyfish! Pictures of the kids on parade at their schools… Going out trick or … Continue reading →

Sam’s first day of preschool! He was completely ready and excited!

Erik’s office closed (forced vacation days) Thursday and Friday before Labor Day and so we took advantage of this and spent Thursday at Long Wood Gardens and then Friday at Lake Tobias. The weather couldn’t have been nicer both of … Continue reading →

Although there technically is a couple more weeks of the summer season left, school has begun and so the unscheduled, carefree days of summer are over. Here are a few special moments from our summer vacation… Abigail entered a poster drawing contest … Continue reading →

Abigail is now a “Safety”! She’s been selected to help bring kindergarteners and first graders to their bus in the afternoon, as well make sure kids stay safe on the bus.  She is pretty excited about this new responsibility! And … Continue reading →

We just haven’t gotten enough of this place yet, so we returned to this sweet spot called Camp of the Woods in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate, NY.

It’s been a while since we’ve updated the site, but we’re back and here are some (okay, a lot!) of photos from the winter months…  For Thanksgiving we visited cousins in MD and had a great time! From MD we … Continue reading →

On his birthday, Sam and I made his cake for his party the next day…  Praying before dinner… He requested “meatballs” for his birthday dinner… so meatballs and spaghetti we ate!  The next day, Sam had three little boys over for a truck-themed birthday … Continue reading →