Halloween was different this year. For starters, it was the first time in 17 years that we didn’t carve pumpkins. At all. We talked about them a couple times and I finally just told Ellie she could run up to the store and grab some if she wanted. But she didn’t. Then she announced she…
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But not a real green dress, that’s cruel
Ellie and Dylan went to ‘Semi’ on Friday. Ellie was stunning in her sparkling green dress. Dylan wore a matching green shirt under his coat. They had a nice time dancing with friends then hitting McDonald’s afterwards. It’s what they wanted to do, so join me in deferring judgment Mr. Reader? We met up with…
Camp Jewell
The climax of a busy summer was Camp Jewell. They are back from their 2 week adventure and we are coming down from our 2 week parenting vacation! Brent and I are very busy feeling proud of ourselves for sending the kids off to camp and trusting that this would be a great experience for…
Ellie’s Sweet 16 Birthday Party
Ellie is 16! We celebrated this milestone with a party fit for a princess. The COVID gods smiled down on her and she was able to invite her ‘squad’ (Abby, Liam, Dylan, Dahlia, Victoria) for an intimate dinner (honey mustard chicken, homemade mac-n-cheese, green salad and roasted potatoes) and the rest of her friends and…
Lacrosse in Mashpee
Brent is spending the weekend in Kansas attending his Grandma Daisy’s funeral and we send them all our love. As he was flying across the country, Liam and I took a road trip down to Mashpee to watch Ellie play in her first lacrosse game! She is absolutely loving this new sport and being part…
Adulting with a capital A
At about 22:00 the other night I pulled a sewing kit out of the junk basket to mend Lemmy’s bed and a T-shirt of Liam’s. Without skipping a beat, Brent quipped ‘And now she puts on her seamstress hat.’ I laughed so hard and then let that sink in a bit. It was a hilarious…
Surfers
Who the heck surfs in Boston? Well these 2 do now. They just spent a week doing afternoon surf camp where they got to try their hands and hangin’ ten (do cool kids still say that?) Fortunately it wasn’t too cold as you know how Liam feels about being cold and wet, don’t you Mr….