Here ya'll go...

Okay, okay, I finally sat my butt down and downloaded lots of pics from the past few weeks.

Wow, you people (Katie!) can be vicious! ;)

I hope they're to your satisfaction Peaches.

Here are some pics from Cass' last day of school , last day as a freshman BASH last night~

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Our trip to the Aquarium w/ Erin, Katie & families and Alana & Elise...I gotta say that the train ride was the best part. Well, that and my discovery of McDonald's sweet tea! It had me talkin' like a southern belle! haha~you had to be there!

Sorry to say that the aquarium bit the big one, hence the one pic!

We had a great day in Boston though and the kids had so much fun.

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Reilly graduates from pre-school! These aren't the best pics, but I couldn't leave this major event out. She's off to kindergarten in the fall~full days, Monday-Friday! Hip, hip, HOORAY! Just kidding-I'll miss the little bossy, troublemaking, manipulative, starving all the time, tantrum throwing, slap happy bugger! When she's not doing those things, she's real pleasant. ;)

Reilly w/ her big buddies Amy & Hannah

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Big sister Katie and her friend, Daniel, came for a visit. It was such a nice week w/ them here. He's from Ohio and really enjoyed Ipswich, Boston & Maine.

I thought he'd think we were CRAZY for sure but I guess we made a decent impression b/c he had so much fun and really wants to come back. So cute!

We love you Katie and we miss you both! Great to meet you Daniel, hope to see you again soon!

xoxo
The girls had him wrapped!

It was so hard to see them go. Reilly cried all morning as they packed up. It's always been hard when they leave but to now have the little ones cry and ask for them daily really stinks. But, I get the feeling that we'll see more of them as they get older though. We really hope so.

This past visit, Katie called me on a Tuesday to tell me that she was coming on Thursday and I LOVED it. I loved that she felt like this was her home too and that she's welcome any time. We've told them both that since they were little and now that they're grown, we're seeing that they truly know that.

Megann is flying in tomorrow afternoon for the week~we are so excited!

Cass will be flying back to VA w/ her for another week of fun.

Doesn't get much better than that for these girls!

Blog Slacker

YES, that's me. I will download some pics from the last couple weeks today and give y'all a lil' somthin' somthin'.

Reilly's Dance Recital

After all her hard work, it was time for the big show! It was a very exciting day~here are some pics from the dress rehersal and recital.

You'll notice in these recital pics below that her make-up job was a little bit different than the day of rehersal. I STUPIDLY (DUH!!!) sent her backstage to wait for her dance number w/ a tube of red lipstick tucked in her bag. I thought that maybe the volunteers who were there to watch these kids may want to apply some fresh lipstick right before she went on...well, Reilly apparently took it upon herself to fix her lips and cheeks to look "more beautiful". She even helped some friends out. Pretty darn funny I guess and not too, too bad thank goodness.

Katie is in town again for a visit and got to see the show!

Thank you Nana and Auntie Mary F. for coming and for all the gifts!

***Birthday Girl***

Happy 6th Birthday to my niece Elise!!!
We all love you so much! You are beautiful on the inside and on the outside!
We're so proud of you!!! xoxo

Memorial Day BBQ

We had lots of fun at Nana & Papa's house. We ate, we swam, we braved slip'n'slide, we hung out and enjoyed some family fun.
Thanks for the huge spread Ma & Dad, you guys always go above and beyond for us all. It's always a great time!

Hillary, Natalie, Caragh, Cade, Mallory, Reilly & Mia

Cade, Erin & Reed

Maw & Paw

Alana braved the very COLD water!

Mia the ham

Please don't kill me Erin, I just thought these were priceless.

*****Oh, she did threaten to kill me and I was forced to remove her slip'n'slide pic~sorry

Emmet loved his day of outdoor freedom

Hey, maybe it's a RICH thang!

me & Mia w/ Emmet

Jodi ♥

Uncle Jimmy w/ his lil' buddy

Great day, love you all! xoxo

Memorial Day Parade

We had a very busy day today from start to finish. This morning, Cass marched in the Memorial Day Parade as part of the band. We followed the parade all around town and made a few stops along the way. It was a fun morning, we had a really nice time.

This afternoon, we went to Nana & Papa's for a cookout and to SWIM! It was a blast and I'll post all of those pictures tomorrow~there are a ton.

For now, here are some parade pics...

Our friends Katie & Josh, w/ their boys Mark and James

Reilly & Mark

We stopped off downtown at the Riverwalk. The girls LOVE hanging out here.

I need to learn to smile bigger...and get more flattering sunglasses! I wish someone told me I looked pretty goofy in them! ;)

Can you spot the Coughlin girls?

Dancing queen xoxo

WAY TO GO CASS!!!

We attended the Ipswich High School Annual Honors Reception last night.

This kid makes us PROUD! Keep up the good work Cass, there are great things to come for you! xoxo

Thank you Auntie Jeannie for watching the little ones, they would have never lasted! Thanks for always being there whenever we need you and for being the cool Auntie.

Hill & Cass ♥♥