Atkinson tree lighting

Last night we went to the Atkinson tree lighting, along with Brian's parents, grandmother and sister. The choir led Christmas carols and santa arrived to see the kids. the boys had fun, and Brady even sat on santa's lap. I Love this time of year!

Christmas came early!

Okay, okay so we know it's early but Brady has been dying to put the christmas tree up and well, so have I. So instead of waiting until next Friday we decided to do it today. Brady had such a good time putting all the ornaments on, Cameron put some on but was more fascinated with the lights and all. My favorite time of the year is HERE!!!

An Early Thanksgiving Dinner

With thanksgiving coming up we decided to have our own Thanksgiving dinner for the daycare kids. Okay so we didn't cook a turkey for them, they had chicken nuggets, but we did make stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash and cranberry sauce. Of course most of the kids didn't really touch the sides and only ate the chicken nuggets but atleast they were exposed to some othe food before Thanksgiving and maybe they'll try it on Thanksgiving. We had fun and so did the kids and that's all that really counts right?

Our New "Breakfast Nook"

I just finished a weekend project - I made a "breakfast nook" by taking out the wall between our kitchen and living room. You can see the before and after pictures below. Note that the original "before" pictures were taken in 2007 when I cut a hole in the wall to add a window. Then I took the window out to take down the whole wall to create the breakfast bar.

Baby # 3!

This is our (official) web-nouncement that Baby Stack #3 is on the way. Erica is due June 4th, 2010.

Trick or Treat

The boys had a fabulous time Trick or Treating, We were able to go to so many more houses this year! The boys went as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. Shanna and Dave joined us with Mackenzie and the Wicks' joined us with David and Sean. A fun night had by all.

Fall Is Here

We all love the fall weather. We've been raking and jumping in the leaves and most recently went to the pumpkin lighting festivle at the town hall. Brady got to get his face painted and they danced to the music and got to see all the carved pumpkins. I really love living in a small town, It's so nice to go to things and know lots of people, brady even saw some of his friends from his class.

Happy Birthday Brady!

Dear Brady,

4 years ago today you came into our lives and from that day on we haven't been able to imagine life with out you. You make us laugh on a daily basis, you're silly and carefree but at the same time you seem wise beyond your years. You have a very caring heart and are always concerned for others. You warm our hearts each and every day and we love you!

Happy Fourth Birthday our baby boy!

Love, Mom and Dad

The Big E

On saturday morning we, along with the Wicks headed to Springfield for the big E fair. Since it was raining we decided to head to the hotel and hang out in the hotel and go to the pool and go to the big E on Sunday when it was going to be sunny.
We all had a good time, the boys fell asleep in the car on the way home, which made for a nice quiet ride.

The boys asleep on the car ride home!

Happy Second Birthday Cameron!

1 year old

2 years old!

Happy Birthday Cameron We love you!

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Birthday Dad! May you have many more!
We Love You!

Apple picking

On sunday we went to Apple Crest Farm to pick some apples and enjoy the nice weather. We went with Babcia, Dziadziu, great Babcia and Auntie Alyssa. Brady got his face painted and got to go an a hay ride and of course pick apples. He was so excited to do everything this year! A year has made a huge differance for him. Cameron was a little under the weather, not sure if he's getting his 2 year molars or what, but I sure hope he feels better soon.

School Days!

Brady started his first day in the 4 year old program today. He'll go Tues., Wed., and Thursday from 9-11:30. Drop off is different this year because the parents don't bring the kids in to the school. This year the teachers take the kids out of the car and take them into the class room. He was a little nervous, but did great! He hopped out of the car and said bye mom! He's getting so big! I'm so proud of him.

Summer is coming to an end!

Students are heading back to school next week, which means two things. First, Brian will have much more to do at work and second, the amount of kids I have will get much bigger! We have been trying to take advantage of the days we have left of summer. On Friday we took the boys to the children's museum in Boston! again they had a blast, we now are members and have a pass which allows us to bring in 6 people for free as many times as we want during the year.

On sunday we decided to hit the beach with Shanna, Dave and Mackenzie. The waves were huge! so big that we really could only stick our feet in. any more than that and you would have got swept away. It's hard to believe that the summer is almost over and Brady will start back to preschool next Tueasday!

Almost time to Potty Train

Brian and I decided to bring up the little potty for Cameron just so he could start to see it and get aquainted with it. the first time we put him on the potty he screamed and wanted to get off. So we haven't pushed it. However, Brady being a good big brother has been asking Cameron to come in the bathroom with him when he has to go. The past couple of days Cameron has started asking to go "pee" yesterday he told me had to go pee and pointed to the bathroom. I took him in, took off his diaper and he sat down. he sat for a few minutes and and said he was all done. not wanting to push the issue I said okay and told him I'd go get a diaper. he stood up and about 30 seconds later he peed on the floor. So although I wasn't overly happy that he peed on the floor. I was happy that he is obviously getting close to using the potty and isn't even two yet!

A fun summer day

This past weekend it was so hot that we decided to do a pool day! and to complete the day we got lobsters and cooked them here for dinner. When I say we I mean Shanna, Dave and Brian. I certainly wasn't having any! It was a great day. the kids played in the pool all day and so did we. So Much fun. too bad it's pretty much the end of summer and now we're getting the summer weather.

growing up so fast

As you can see Brady is growing by leaps and bounds. not only did he graduate to a big boy bike but also has graduated to swimming with swimmies! He no longer needs to wear his big muscle man suit. Which he loves because that means he can wear any bathingsuit he wants. It's sometimes hard to believe how quickly he is growing up. In two weeks he'll be starting back to preschool. He goes 3 days a week this year. he's very excited!