Sarah's Big Birthday Weekend

This past weekend, we celebrated Sarah's birthday with family and a few friends.    

The birthday girl!

 After cake and presents, the girls wanted to play hide and seek.    When the girls started running out of ideas on where to hide.   So who better to ask but Daddy for help?

Hide and seek didn't seem to interest Gabrielle.   However, Aunt Leeann's bracelet sure seemed fascinating.

I love it when I can get a photo of the girls all smiling and looking at the camera.   

Summer Vacation 2014 - Part 2

Last week we were fortunate to get away for a few days with our good friends the Gallagher's up to Branch Brook Campground in Campton, New Hampshire.   This is the 2nd year we've been able to go camping, and I don't think we're going to stop now!   We really had a great time while we were there.  Tons of yummy fresh food, fresh air, great weather the 4 days we were there (except for that really big, huge thunder and lightning storm in the middle of the week) plus did I mention a pool?

Samantha LOVED the water slides

Sam loves us taking pictures of her doing stuff where's she's "airborne"

There's nothing like the smell of hamburgers cooking....(sorry for those of you who are vegetarian)

Our very snazzy camp set up!

The girls waiting very patiently waiting for S'Mores

(Morgan & Shannon on the left and Sarah and Samantha on the right)

Fending off the bugs and gobbling up the toasted marshmallows!

Lots of sillies and giggles happened during our time there

(Shannon on the left, Samantha in the middle and Sarah on the right)

Many of our afternoons were spent in the pool

I told you this was no ordinary pool!

Samantha underneath the mushroom

Again, waiting patiently, but not before a fantastic "Frozen" sing along

My better half.

My normalcy.

My BFF.

And there's nothing like the smell of one of these.

LOVE SUMMER TIME!

Early Morning All Day Playdate

This morning, we had a very early morning playdate at Shannon and Morgan's house.  

The girls had so much fun...despite the horrible rainy weather.

Bob Stock 2014

Yesterday we headed up to visit our friends Bob and Michelle for their annual Summer cookout.   There's a hundred people, and plenty of food and beverages.

This year, we brought our photobooth with us, and what a hit that was!  We had a great time. Although, we could have done without the crazy fireworks display at the end though.  (We made it out alive, and unscratched).

Thanks to Bob and Michelle for a great time as always!

Pool Time and Fuzzy Green Creatures!

Sarah had her first play date of the Summer with her friend Greg from Pre-School.   The water was a bit too cold for me, it didn't seem to bother the kids at all.

During snack time, Sarah found a fuzzy green friend just crawling on her towel.

Feeling Fluttery

Yesterday, Sarah's preschool class went on a field trip to The Butterfly Place.  The Butterfly Place is an indoor garden full of hundreds free flying butterflies!  The brighter the clothing, the more of a chance of a butterfly landing on you!

Not only did her class have a field trip, but there was an extra surprise:  a school bus!   Many of the kids in Sarah's class are heading off to Kindergarten in the Fall,and Sarah's teacher thought it would be a great idea to introduce the kids to the school bus.

Sarah really enjoyed herself, and loved taking selfies with her friends Greg and Maddie on the bus too!

A snack break with friends

Sarah with her friends Melanie and Greg

Sarah and her BFF, Greg

Playdate: Boston Style!

Over the weekend, we received a really big treat and were given the chance to go on a play date to Boston Children's Museum with Sarah's friend Maddie from preschool.

The ride in to Boston was traffic free.  We found great parking (thanks to Maddie's Mom for researching ahead of time) and had a delicious lunch at Au Bon Pain downstairs from the museum.   The girls all had a great time!

They made it to the top!

Samantha learning about centrifugal force

Imajine the Possibilities!

Winter this year has been exceptionally cold, so anytime we can get out of the house and do something fun (and warm) is always a bonus!

This afternoon we went to Imajine That with Sarah's friend Maddie from preschool  and had lots of fun! Bounce house jumping.  Painting.  The girls loved it!

(Sorry, it's a cell phone picture!)

That is one big Lego!

Being creative and painting!

Dance For Your Cake!

Sarah was recently invited to her preschool friend, Leah's Birthday party.  The girls were all invited to dress up in a Disney princess costume and dance at a local dance school.  The girls had a wonderful time dancing ballet to Disney songs.  We also received a coupon for a free month's worth of dance classes!   Sarah is very anxious to try that out.

Here's a few photos from the day.  Sorry about the quality, as they were taken with a cell phone.

Tots and Chicken Nuggets 2013

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since Sarah's Preschool "Potlatch Meal".  This year, once again, Sarah's class created their own Thanksgiving feast filled with cranberry sauce, stuffing and of course chicken nuggets.  (Henceforth the "Tots and Chicken Nuggets reference).

(Sarah is left side, all the way at the end)

"Princess Sarah Stars In the Sky" Waiting Patiently To Be Dismissed

Complete with Face Paint :)

Yee Haw!

Over the weekend, we celebrated our good friend's Shannon and Morgan's birthdays.  We really had a great time celebrating cowboy style!

Great job Mommy & Daddy! (Kerry & Jimmy)

The girls don't need Mommy and Daddy's help anymore to write out the envelopes