Labor Day Weekend 2015

This Summer, we unfortunately didn't make it to the beach as much as we wanted to.   So we made sure we hit our favorite beach spot for Labor Day weekend:  Plum Island Beach Reservation in Newburyport.

The girls had a great time and the water was surprisingly warm.   

Just Checking In!

Hello everybody!  Just checking in.

Samantha and Sarah here.  Mommy doesn't know it but we've hijacked her blog.

We're really having a great Summer! 

Full of playdates with friends.  Trips to the playgrounds in the area.  Swimming in our pool pretty much everyday.  Littering up our driveway with sidewalk chalk.    Riding bikes and rollerblading in the driveway and (our dead end) street.

I am LOVING swimming in our pool.  Mommy puts swimmies on my arms, and I'm off before she can catch me.  I am more confident now than at the beginning of the Summer. I jump from the ladder now and show no fear..

My biggest accomplishment this Summer is now I am completely swimming by myself with no life jacket!  I've tried swimming under the water, but I'm still working on that part.  My arms and legs are getting stronger and stronger, and my Mommy says I'm a little fish in the pool!

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A Playdate, A Heatwave & An Air Conditioner

Today I took the girls and met up with two of my college friends (Christine & Sarah) and their children (Abigail and Mackenzie) for a playdate / picnic lunch at Roby Park in Nashua, NH. We had a great time getting together. What a beautiful playground, I highly recommend it, especially if you like playgrounds that are fenced in. There's plenty of parking, and plenty of room for picnicking. Two thumbs up from this Mom.

Everything went perfectly today except for the weather. No, it didn't downpour. There weren't any thunderstorms or thundershowers. Instead, Boston is experiencing the first heatwave of the Summer of 2010. Sam & Sarah had a great time playing, but the heat really made them cranky. Oh, who am I kidding? I can safely speak for myself, and Christine & Sarah and the girls that we were all hot and sweaty and cranky. You know it's hot when you're just sitting down eating your lunch, and the sweat is just running down your forehead. Thankfully, my friend Christine's mother, Judy lives in Nashua, and had a very nice, air conditioned home just waiting for us at our disposal. Well, as much fun as the park was, we decided to dash to our cars and head on over to Judy's house. Judy was well prepared for activities for our girls. She saved Christine's "Little People" school house, and the farm house from when she was a child. Plus, she also had wooden blocks, large plastic containers and wooden spoons...the most simple of toys which provided hours of entertainment for the girls today. Happy children = happy mommies/friends who can talk and catch up on life. I tell you, it was fabulous. Special thank you to Judy for hosting our playdate soiree!

Here are some of my favorite images from the day:

(You can click on the photo to enlarge it)