Kindergarten Kid!

There was 2 major emotions flowing this morning: excitement and sadness. I'll let you guess who had which one! Now that it has been over a week, I can write(with some control)about how the day went. Brady was mister cool and I was a hot mess. The whole time waiting for the teacher to come get his class he kept asking me why I was crying and reassuring ME! My goodness just starting the letting go process is painful. They really do only stay little for such a short time! They conclusion is that Brady loves school and looks forward to going every morning! And I have started the "preschool" process with Marinn and it's also been fun getting some alone time with her! We are just now getting settled into a routine and it has been a positive all the way around for our little family!

I'm a Big Kid Now!

One of the HUGE gifts of going home is that Marinn got potty trained!! It was kind of slow starting but once she got it...she took off! Seriously a gift compared to training Brady! We still have occasional accidents but there is definitely no going back now! I must admit seeing her little bum in underpants makes me a little bit sad...but not to to sad! Hooray for Marinn!

Maine Summer Part 2

 Helping Papa put in

                                                                         Phillips Lake

                                           Brady Kayaking by himself...he is still proud of this!

                                            Papa and Brady checking out an eagle's nest

                                                                 Finding hidden blueberries!

                                                               Going for a blueberry hunt

                                                           Papa and Marinny playing "turtles"

                                                                   Mom and Minnie

 Lunch time!

 The hike down from the car

 A victory lollipop on the way back

 Hours occupied :)

 Gettin' some air!

 Uncle Evan coaching the kids on "how it's done" on the trampoline

 Minnie invading Mimi's crossword puzzle time

 A big THANK YOU to Evan, who made this little boy's LIFE playing hours of old-school Nintendo

A Minute-to-Win-it FHE!

Here is the rest of the pictures as promised ,mom! Most of them are from our great kayak adventure to " Mimi's Island". The kiddos will never forget it...just a perfect day! Looking at these pictures again make me homesick!

Maine Summer 2011 Part 1

We were lucky enough to spent some time with my parents this summer in Maine. It truly was idyllic company, weather and food(of course). Kim was even able to catch a few days with us here and there. You can't get much better than that! A HUGE thanks goes to Mom and Dad for all that they did(transport us, feeding us, going on adventures with us!) It was definitely the highlight of the summer!

 Sharing secrets with Mimi

 Hot Tubing with Andrew and Uncle Mo Mo

 Building castles with second cousins

 Summer of the Tu Tu for sure!

 Swimming in Lakes (Kineawatha) every chance we could!

 More sand time

 Fun at Webster Park

 Going to the Movies...Marinn's First! Winnie the Poo

 Creating Play Doh masterpieces with Mimi

 Falling asleep reading...I was guilty of this too! Brady first chapter book!

Hanging out with old neighborhood friends: Lily and Wyatt!

More pictures to come! 

For the love of the game....or the treats at the end!

Kim convinced me to sign Brady up for Tee Ball and I am so glad he did! It's been so fun to watch him improve every game. I'm pretty sure that the highlight still is getting a treat at the end of the game! I'm kinda frustrated because I can't seem to pull up the pictures that I wanted( new software?) but here are a few of the ones that I didn't want!