Pics from the weekend~

Here are some pics from over the weekend. The last few days of my vacation! I'm pretty depressed about going back to reality, but it's somehow more comfortable to me having a schedule. Not that I really want to work, but getting back into the swing of things is good I suppose. I had a long, lazy two weeks off and now it's back to work, back to dieting and back on track all together.
...and back to blogging, which I forgot how much fun it can be! :)



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snow play





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impromptu dance party



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sledding at Cable Hill



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Happy New Year!

For 2010, I will be a better blogger. We've had some great times since my last post. Too many to share in just one entry. I chose the best pics in the last few months to give you a glimpse of what we've been up to...

We had the greatest Christmas. We had Jay's girls up from VA to spend the holiday with us. It was so nice to have all our girls under one roof and we had soooo much fun!



Cass, Katie & Megann

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We had some good times w/ cousins!

We went to Indian Head Resort in NH w/ the Maxwells and spent the day at Clark's Trading Post.
Emmet ♥
Cassidy made Captain of the cheering team for next year, her SENIOR year...

...and got her very 1st car! Life is pretty good for her these days...fingers crossed!

That seems to be it in a nutshell. I know I'm leaving out tons of stuff and that's why I'll put more effort into it from now on.

Take care and Happy 2010!

xoxoxoxo

Weekend Fun

We've been having so much fun outdoors. It so good to see active, happy kids. Jay and I enjoy hanging out there watching them play while discussing all our plans for the house. Cass will occasionally join us. It's just great family time.


My favorite thing to do~light a fire in my chiminea. It's just so relaxing.

Emmet catching his breath after a game of catch.

Cass helping her little sisters, so nice to see.

She never lets me get this close~she has no idea how cool her mother really is! ;)

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Check out the new park here in town~amazing w/ an even more amazing story:

This park was built in honor of Naoko O'Flynn, who died of cancer last year at the age of 35. Her husband, Michael, wrote, "After a tremendous outpouring of financial support from the community here in the North Shore, in New York City (where we lived for many years) and her native Japan, I decided to refurbish Great Neck Park down by Pavillion Beach-for while Naoko was fighthing cancer for 18 long months she found great solace in watching our 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, playing both on her backyard swing in Essex and, on the occasion her mother's health allowed her to take an excursion, down at Great Neck near my parents home in Ipswich...I thought a great way to honor her would be to build a new playground where children would enjoy endless hours of good, old-fashioned play."

By the park entrance, there will be a large rock emblazoned with the words of his late wife's favorite poem, by Stephen Grellet:
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again."

The Big Show

The girls' dance recital was this past weekend. It was Caragh's first year in the Creative Movement class. She danced to 'The Beating Drum'.
Reilly is on her third year of Ballet and danced to 'The Toy Trumpet'.
They both did great and we were all so proud!
Here are the divas on their way to dress rehearsal. They loved the make-up!

and after the big show...

Great job, my tiny dancers! xoxo