Poetry Reading

We all arrived to Connors first grade classroom for the morning Poetry Performance. Many of the children wrote about the environment or sports so we had no idea what to expect when it was Connors turn to read his poem. He took the microphone and proceeded to read his poem about "Money".   As small excerpt from Connor's poem:
          "Money oh Money there are so many kinds
          Nickels, Quarters and even dimes"

Brian and I couldn't have been more proud.  Connor you did amazing.  The presentation was wrapped up with a song called "Mud mud we love mud".  This is a very catchy song which I find myself singing even today

Emily First Sports Outting

Our little green machine didn't hesitate when we arrived at track club.  Off Emily went with the monkey group and she never looked back.  Here she is running the track with her squad called the monkeys.  Look at that stride.

  

Track was officially a huge success. Go Ems!

Revolution vs. LA Galaxy

The first weekend in July brought us to Gillette stadium, home of the NE Patriots and the NE Revolution.  It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon where we all gathered for a fun tailgating experience.  All the families brought delicious food and lots of desserts.

We saw our first professional soccer game and the local team even won.  It was a very exciting day!

Our Preschool Graduate

Garrett is graduating - can you believe it? How can he be so grown up? Garrett graduated today from Noah's Ark Preschool and we are so proud of him.

The Lions class put on an amazing thirty minute production, including two plays and four songs.

The preschool puts together a book of pictures and projects which was so fun to look through.  What an incredible year of accomplishments.

You might notice Connor is missing.  Unfortunately, Connor had field day on the same day and same time but we were given strict instructions to video the entire performance.  We all had a viewing party that night.  Congratulations Garrett!!!  We are so proud of you.

A Tree To Remember

We all know the story of my birth but just in case, let me quickly recap.  After Papa brought Grandma to the hospital, he went back home and planted a dogwood tree in our front yard.  When he returned to the hospital, Grandma was holding their beautiful little girl and the best thing that ever happened to them both.  (No offense Uncle Scott but I like to embellish.)  Over the years, the dogwood tree grew and always brought back the memories of the day.

So one day Papa called to tell me that he wanted to plant a tree with the kids to be remembered and have a great memory.  Papa had planted a seedling at home and now it was the perfect size to transplant. 

Early Saturday morning, we all went outside to pick the perfect location.  The digging began.

Papa showed us all the proper way to dig up the patch of grass and then started digging the hole.  Oh, no - we hit the sprinkler system. Maybe not the perfect spot.

We went on a new mission to find another location and quickly got back to work.

Is it deep enough yet? 

All of the kids got in the hole to make sure it was the perfect depth.

Bringing the tree to the new location.

First we make sure it is standing up straight.

Start filling up the hole with new dirt.

Making sure there is a perfect ring around the tree.

We thought we would measure the tree by the height of the kids.  First day of planting, the tree is about as tall as Emily.

To complete the experience, I took a video of Garrett who described the entire process in detail.  So now we also have a video of the most priceless description to complete our memory.  Thank you Papa!

Patriots Everywhere

On May 15th we headed over to our high school for a fundraising basketball game.  The New England Patriots players were there to play some of the locals finest athletes.  It was such a fun event to watch and the boys got to see some of their favorite football stars up close and personal. 

After the third quarter, they had a raffle to win a football signed by all the players.  The first ticket was our number and Connor went out to mid-court.  Nickovich threw the ball across the gym to Connor who almost caught it.  The boys are thrilled that we have all the players autographs on a football and such a fun memory.

Happy Mother's Day

The day after the wedding we were able to spend some quality time with our cousins.  We went for a walk on the infamous Cliff Walk in Newport, RI and were amazed at the views and the houses (let's be serious Mansions). 

 

Emily was infatuated with Meaghan and the boys were mesmerized by Joseph. 

We all loved venturing down the cliff and out on the rocks. 

Relaxing and looking out at the ocean. 

Behind us is Cinderella's castle (wink, wink) and we tried very hard to get inside.  Garrett even went up and tried to open a door.  Unfortunately, we believe Cinderella was away on vacation with Prince Charming. 

It was so great to spend time with Billy, Kathy, Joseph and Meaghan.  It was sad to have to go home.