Make New Friends, but keep the old...

This past weekend was my friend Erica's bridal shower! It was nice seeing the old gang again. (We really need to get together more often girls) Kate and the bridemaids did such a great job. We had a nice brunch and some sangria's...(I didn't like, but hey I tried them). Erica got a ton of stuff! One of my favorite gifts that she got was a handmade quilt from her aunt, it was beautiful and huge!! What a nice gift. After the shower, Heather and I went down to Marina Bay and had a couple of drinks...it was fun and we got to watch the Celtics win game 7!!!

Now, we just have the wedding to go to in June. I am sure Erica will make a beautiful June bride...she always has the coolest clothes, so I am sure her gown will be gorgeous!!!

Other things that we did this weekend we to have fun in the sun! We put the boat in the water (finally) and the kids had a blast with Daddy while Mommy was at the shower! JD was a really good fisherman and Anne even took a nap on the boat!!! Woo woo, gotta love chilling in the sun and sneaking in a nap!




Funny after I type all the words and look at the pictures, they seem all crooked...oh well, the novice blogger in me needs more practice!!!

My little silly kids

Well we tried to get the kids pictures done at Sears with the cousins. JD was being a little ham and trying to be silly the whole time. You will notice in the pictures of the samples here, that JD's face is all red, that is what happens when you have a kid who thinks he is hilarious in front of a bunch of people! Here is a picture of him showing off...like the eyes pointing the other way...I had to buy a little 5x7 just to remember this moment. By the time Annie joined in, everyone was just being plain silly. Oh well, next time, I will bring more bribary to convince the kids that taking professional pictures is fun!

Been tagged, please try!!! : )

After reading a bunch of blogs tonight I thought I would start this one: Please consider yourself "tagged":

What I was doing 10 yrs ago:
Working at RRI as a Administrative Assistant trying to get the phone guy to fix my phone...he he. (those of you who don't know, the phone guy is now my great husband.)

Five things on my to do list for today: How about for tomorrow?
1. Drive Anne to preschool
2. Find activities for the week for the preschool for the letter X (any ideas?)
3. Call new payroll company
4. Water the plants I was given for Mom's Day...or else!!!!
5. Take Cayman for a walk early in the morning, maybe that should have been first..lol

Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Buy a preschool building and hire the most incredible teachers and have the best school for kids that ever existed!!! Buy a house on the ocean or a lake.

Three of my bad habits: Procrastination, waiting to tell somebody something until it is too late, eating things I know will bother my stomach

Five places I have lived: Columbia, SC and my famous hometown of Marsh-Vegas...

Five jobs I have had: Bakery assistant, telemarketer, hallmark girl, Administrative Assistant, Marketing Analyst, Lead Teacher Preschool and Owner of Preschool/Daycare

Bits and Pieces of life...

First off, Happy day late Mom's day to all my "blogging" friends. I have lots to blog about but no pictures as of yet. :)

JD came off his nightly nebulizer treatment!!!! He has been on it since he was 5 months old!! Yeah, finally he can go to bed with no neb treatment, or as he says "no more Green medicine!!!" (the package is green) Knock on wood, we have no side effects a week later (I really should keep my mouth shut...LOL, I always jinx myself with this stuff.)

We went to the Red Sox game last Tuesday night and sat in Pavillion seats...oh la la. It was a very chilly night at Fenway Park, but they won and we had a great time. I will try and attach some pictures that I took from our seats! Sorry Kim, we do like the Sox.


Let's see what else is happening around here....My Dad let us borrow his bike helmet for JD and now he can ride his bike/big wheel like the "big" kids. JD had his first official playdate the other day with his best buddy Jack. Jack will be 4 in September but you would think they are the same age!!! They play so well together! It was fun to have a playdate with him, even Annie joined in the fun.

Mother's day was a good time too. JD and Anne made me breakfast in bed and gave me some pretty cool presents. Anne gave me a necklace that says "#1 Mom" and JD got me a sign for my preschool/daycare that says "BSU"...it is really really cool!!! Now everyone who comes to the school can see the official name...

Tonight we are going to attempt to get the grandchildren's official portrait...oh, how I hope JD cooperates, (christmas pics did not go so well). Tomorrow night I am very excited; we are going to the Patriots Celebrity Basketball Game at our local high school...I am sure Tom Brady won't be there, but we can settle for 2nd or 3rd string players...I will post about it on Wednesday!!!

I will post some pictures tomorrow!

It's Potty Time!

This weekend was a weekend full of cool things! JD and Anne were doing their nightly bedtime routine (brush your teeth and go to the bathroom, etc) So, Anne sat on the potty and JD "I wanna go peeps too!" He sat on the big potty cover with all his clothes on exclaiming, "I use little potty" and then he DID!!! I couldn't believe it. He went on the potty!!!! Now do I encourage this movement because as some of you know he wears a brace (a full spinal brace) and it will be very difficult to remove and put back on each potty trip. What did other LP's do with the brace on? Oh, another LP chapter, I am not sure we are ready for!!!! It was still exciting !!!

We went and bought the "pup stairs" from Bed Bath and Beyond on Saturday, so JD is the same height as Anne when he is brushing his teeth, and making cake with us on Sunday. He is just loving his new stool! THanks Jaime for posting Caitlyn's stairs!

What a fun weekend!

I was reading Kim's post about the great weekend we had here in New England and thought I would tell you about what we did.


On Saturday we took the kids to the beach to fly some kites. Anne had the famous "My Little Pony" kite and JD was all too thrilled to fly "Go Diego Go" kite. The kids were so excited to fly these kites, the whole 5 minute ride to the beach! Well when we got to our location, Doug and I got to experience flying the kites while JD giggles and Anne said "cool Dad"...That is it, all the hoop-la, and nothing!!! JD ended up sitting and throwing rocks into the ocean and Anne and Dad ran up and down the beach. It was a beautiful day and there was even people there sun tanning in 58 degree weather...

On Sunday the kids took to the grill (oh, don't worry Auntie Debi a fisher price one) and we taught JD to say "order up". We had a picnic with mini oreos and water. It was such another nice day. I have attached pictures to show off the fun we have had.

Today at school, Beansprout University, JD and Anne competed in an obstacle course, I gave them each a medal (all 10 kids) for completing the course. JD really liked pushing the wheelbarrow in and out of the cones! On to the next course.

AAAAHHH Spring is here!

I had to attach a picture of what spring means to our family these days! The boat is in the yard! JD and Annie are so excited. Just a little cleaning up to do for Dad and the kids, (notice I say Dad and the kids...he he) then we (this is where I come in) can all enjoy sitting on the slip enjoying the spring weather.

JD loves his new SpongeBob life jacket. Though we looked high and low for one, we still need to find one that doesn't come right into his face. The poor kid will suffocate with it that close. For now, he is happy with his jacket. If anyone out there has a suggestion on a good one for an LP, please let me know!!

This will be the first year for the us with everyone walking!!! JD was not walking last summer and had to sit in a car seat most of the time. Maybe that was a good thing! LOL I am sure that I will be commenting on the good and bad of him walking on the boat. Hopefully he will love his freedom and of course, I will have to post a picture when he attempts fishing with his pole.

Also, if someone can help me post a video, I am having a heck of a time. JD can sing the ABC's backwards and I wanted to show it off. LOL The blogger keeps saying it is too big, and when I shrink it down it still doesn't work, ugh... : ( Can you tell I am a novice blogger? Oh well, I am still having fun doing it.