Thanks For Hanging In

Thank you to the 2 or 3 of you who seem to have kept faith in the fact, that although I am unpredictable and able to keep to a schedule. That I would one day return :)
I'm not going to make any promises like I'll be blogging on a regular basis, but I feel like life has opened up a few doors lately that may allow me some time to catch you guys up a little.

So lets catch up......
I'm going to do the sad news first.
We had to put down our loving dog Penny in August. She was always such a great part of the family and we were all pretty torn apart about it. I cried for days, I didn't realize how big of snuggler she was and how much time we spent together.

 

As we are known for doing we made some big changes and bought a new house. We moved on October 15 to a beautiful old house about 2 blocks from our last one. This house offered us what we were really wanting more space and to keep the kids at the same school.

The move went smoothly enough, but with the short time that we gave ourselves we had not finished all the work on the last house. Our last month has been full of painting and the last of the renovations. Which has given us little time to really get settled into the new house. But the important things are done like the hot tub and the kitchen :)

I was looking back at when I first stared this blog and I believe it was around this time 7 years ago.... that's right 7. I had two little bambinos who weren't even walking yet. Now OH HOW WE'VE GROWN! These guys are so amazing I can't really put it into words.... probably has something to do with the lack of writing here. I have to admit that this parenting thing is a totally crazy experience and I am so lucky that I have these great little people to help me through it. They are incredible loving and understanding of all the crazy things we put them through.

I would like to do a recap of what we were up to this past summer, so maybe I'll be posting that later this week???

It was great catching up with the small group of you that still hung around :)

Last Day of School

This has been a weird year, it feels like it’s flown by, yet the winter felt like it lasted forever. But here it is the last day of school and yes I have cried. No no no not because these guys are going to drive me crazy this summer, ok maybe a little hehe

More that this is the end of something and that always makes me cry, I’m a sap that’s all there is to it!

Last day of School

First Day of School

Her RU-TOON

So after many a Saturday morning of convincing her she wanted to dance, the rutoon (recital) had finally arrived. I was worried that she would be to scarred to go on stage. She would not dance at home or in front of anyone. She would hide at the mention of it. But on that day she pranced out on stage and gave it her all. When it was all done she was all ready to sign up for next year.

Hello Summer 2014

One of the parks here in Cambridge has a BMX Bike track and I have been trying to convince Ethan to give it a try. This year I just loaded everyone bikes, scooters and helmets into the van and we went for it. He was a little shy at first, but once he got going it didn't want to stop.

First tooth

I remember so well little teeth popping up through little gums. All the pain and sleepless nights. And then tonight Ava lost her first tooth. So now they are on their way out......
There were tears and fear and then I finally just pulled it out.
Now we wait for the tooth fairy. It's all so very exciting!

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The house is full of sand and dirty clothes, bags and tents, remnants of snacks and a bag full of stuff that didn't fit back into this bag or that. As the kids make their own lunches in the back yard summer slowly trickles away. I listen to all three of these crazy wonderful kids and hope they enjoyed this summer as much as I did. This summer was not full of reading and writing nor did we keep up on our math skills. Instead we ran wild at the park and took trips to visit family and the beach. We are all tanned and have sun streaked hair.
In two days we will wake up early to head off to grade 2 and later this week kindergarten. The kids have picked out their outfits, oh they are so cute (or cool, because, "Mom" sigh, they are just to big for that now). Our next couple of summers will look much different then this one. I'm so excited for what is to come, but a small part of me is hanging onto right now. I have a very happy heart!

Summer Love