Week 1 of Summer – Cape Fun

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We started the summer off with a bang! A trip to the Red Jacket Resort in Yarmouth, fireworks on the beach. Back home for a bit and swim lessons. Then to the cape again for the 4th and more fireworks on the bay!

Family Photo Fun! A fundraiser for FWR

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A couple of weeks ago we had our first family photo taken in a few years! It was a fundraiser for Fertility Within Reach, a nonprofit that aims to empower infertile individuals to advocate in order to build their family. A dear friend of mine is the founder and she does amazing work. Tracey Rodriquez Photography agreed to come on, was paid for her time and part of the proceeds go to FWR! Win Win Win. :-)

There was MUCH discussion about what to wear for our picture. Matchy matchy or not. What colors? On and on. We shopped in our closet and did not buy anything new. We took an hour and decided and did not sweat it after that. My baby girl helped me and we settled on something that I think looks pretty great.

This is the shot that will make it on to the wall.

But the following series made it into our hearts!

Right in between these two shots Theo decided he should try to moon us to make us laugh.

That is why everyone is howling and incredulous at the same time.

And here are my gorgeous kiddos.

And there’s one more that I LOVE, but I may actually make a holiday card this year (as well as a video, of course) so you’ll have to wait!

Do you get your family photo taken every year? Or just once in a while? We may start doing it every year. They are getting so big SO FAST!

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PHOTOS BY Tracy Rodriguez Photography

Olaf the Pumpkin Snowman!

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I am sure there are a 100 posts about this on Pinterest. But I’m not even going to check. I’m just going to post this for you here because I think it’s so stinkin’ cute.

Olaf from Disney’s Frozen made out of pumpkins for Halloween!

I will NEVER do this this but I hope some of you crafty mamas out there do! I can’t take credit for this. Some crafty person at the Red Fox Bar & Grille in NH made this. We saw it when we visited this weekend. I had to share.

What you’ll need:

3 pumpkins
white paint
black paint of black marker
black felt
orange felt
glue
sticks

Go! Make it please? And then show me on Facebook! I’d LOVE to see it.

Craft on mamas, craft on.

Wordless Wednesday – Week 10 of Summer in pics

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Yeeeeeeha the kids are back at school!

But that means that summer is ovah – OVER.

We had such a lovely, fun, idyllic, wonderful summer. Truly we did.

We spent lazy days at the pool and the lake in the beginning learning to swim and being with friends.We were so fortunate to be able to spend most of August away. And then come back to our little purple house and love it even more!

The last official week of summer we were supposed to go to Storyland but opted to move that to a nice fall weekend and spend some time at home getting reading for school to start.

So this was the highlight of week 10…

My husband and I get some well deserved kid free time. I don’t think I had been without the kids in 7 or 8 weeks. Like 24/7 Mom, mooom, mommy, mom, mama, mom, mama MOOOOOOOOOOOM 24/7.

So there you have it Summer 2014 in the books.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9

First Day of School

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The first day of school is always filled with glee and nerves for me.

I am excited for them, and for me. And nervous for them and sad for me. It’s a big jumble of emotions.

I usually cry. Today was no exception.

3rd and 1st!

Little brother jumping in.

Yearly porch shot.

Yearly porch shot.

Hug it out.

Almost there.

He’s sad it’s not his turn yet. Preschool is next week.

Wordless Wednesday – Week 9 of summer in pics

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Wiley Lake in Eastham, MA.

The boys.

Those faces.

I think I can. I think I can.

Sunset in Eastham.

Little feet.

Floating girl.

Wellfleet

Big sister helping to learn to the pedal bike!

Boogie Boardin’!

Wellfleet

Wellfleet

BP Boulangerie. The cappuccino on the cape! Oh and the bread. And the croissant. I think I just fainted.

Waiting on me to get my cap and bread at the Boulangerie.

The Digging Crew.

Carpe Diem – Sorry.

Scooter and a yellow house.

Gelato in Ptown.

Provincetown.

Until next year Cape Cod.