Weekend Report

We had a good weekend, Daddy had to work at CIC so it was mommy time.
The normal swimming at the pool and playing at the park and yesterday we took a ride over to Nana's house. Jackson was watering the garden and got stung by a bee. Oh the drama! Jackson was screaming ( I know a bee sting can hurt) and came running into the house we put ice on the sting and it seemed to resolve. When we got home to Belmont the drama continued and Jackson went to bed (6 hours later) with ice on his ankle. He was back and forth between tears and conversation. At one point he said, I don't like those evil bees. I wish butterflies could pollinate the plants instead! Those evil bees, I'm never going to water Nana's plants again". Jackson ended up sleeping with mommy and horsey and snowball and the pictures of the horse farm and this morning all was well with the world and the sting was gone.

This morning the boys were magicians and playing card games, coin games and ring games. It was cute to see them playing and being excited about play. No electronics in the morning!
School starts next Wed for our second graders Shane and Jackson.

old photos - mommy's favorites

 Toothless shane at Symphony hall- 6 years old.

1st time we chopped down our own christmas tree. Jackson, Daddy and Shane.

Skunks and Daddy

Keith was trying to be a good semaratin this am and help what he thought was a racoon with a cup over its head. But when he removed the cup....it was a skunk!!! Looks like we will buy lots of tomato juice today😅

Joey's Park never disappoints

We had a fun day at Joey's park with Andy. That park never disappoints. the boys brought their nerf guns and were hunting for dinosaurs all day :-) Even though they are rising second graders and seven years old, they still love the tire swing.

Andy, Shane and Jackson.

We concluded the day playing the slip and slide at Andy's house. Great weekend, we also visited with Uncle Adam and Dave as well as a fun trip to Essex to visit Charlotte, Ted & Alex. We went for a boat ride and the boys went kyaking; it was a great day.

weekend update

 We had a great weekend, above Zach and Jackson in Ohio. This weekend we stayed local where it was a cool, and visited the Museum of Science and them on Sunday we visited Trish and went swimming at the pool..

 Friday after camp the boys and Daddy visited Comic Con at the had a blast!!!

 Butterfly garden visit was wonderful, Shane tie die and jackson yellow t-shirt.

Growing up too fast

Shane and Jackson are growing up too fast!
They no longer want my help in the bath, in fact they take showers now and wash their own hair. They don't want my help drying off from the shower- they can do it themselves!

Shane lost a tooth the other day and both of them decided that it would be a good idea to put video cameras in their room so that they could tape the tooth fairy and oh yeah! let's put one in the living room so we can tape Santa coming down the Chimney.

Shane also decided that he was NOT going to put his tooth under his pillow, he wanted to see if the tooth fairy would still come if he left it on the night stand.

Ohio Cousin Time- August 2016

 We had a great weekend visiting our cousins in Ohio. We opted out of the 13 hour drive and flew. Luckily we got home safe and sound before Delta airlines' computers shut down and cancelled all of their flights for 2 days! Here we are preparing to get on the airplane- and selfies with mommy. Jackson Blue and Shane in Green. (Note Shane is wearing his shark tooth necklace).

 Playing marble run at Aunties house with Zach.

 WILLOW! Willow does lots of tricks now, one of them is giving kisses :-)

 We went rock climbing and played basketball at the Community Center. Shane climbed all the way to the top, Jackson made it half way. Basketball was great!

 The B Ball Boys. Shane, Jackson and Zach. Jackson was getting frustrated b/c Shane could get some baskets and do some tricks, but Shane was trying VERY Hard and did not give up. Jackson on the other hand, gave up pretty easily but when he finally put his mind to it, he was dribbling and getting some baskets as well.

 Jackson and Willow.

 Shane getting kisses from Willow.

 Uncle Keith a.k.a. Daddy and Zach playing an intense game of NFL football.

 Auntie gave the boys great star wars bags and in them were little dinosaur eggs that grew in water.

                                    Auntie and Jackson

 Auntie and Shane

 After dinner one night we made Somore's over the camp fire. Here is Auntie teaching Shane how to make a fire and below the boys roasting the marshmellows.  I think they just liked roasting the marshmellows rather than actually eating the Somore.

                                           The Cousins (,minus Reid and River). Katie, Zach, Abby with Willow, Jackson and Shane. Abby just had her wisdom teeth out so she was not a happy camper.

 Mini golf Selfies!

 katie and Auntie

 The golf course! Shane lost about 5 red balls, here he is climbing one of the structures on the golf course to find his ball. Many got stuck under the house and then he lost some in the river as well. No worries, they were still happy. Shane and Jackson were rushing ahead while Zach and Daddy played a competitive game of mini golf. Zach won (barely).

 Zach showing Shane the score card.

What trip to Ohio would be complete without a trip to Grader's Icecream. Zach and Jackson.