Jacob's First Day of School

WOW! What a great couple of days! Jacob started kindergarten yesterday. In the town that we live in a parent gets to go to school with the child on the first day.....so yesterday I got to go to school with him. It was pretty neat, I started by getting on the bus with him! This was a real treat....he has always wanted to go on a real schoolbus. Jacob met his teacher and we went to his classroom to see what his day would be like. He loved it! I put Jacob on the bus alone today.....so I guess today was his "first real day"........ I hope he has a great day!

Love My Boys!

Wow! What a summer it has been! I have been trying to enjoy all this beautiful weather that God is providing for us while at the same time catch up on my scrappin'.......Today I got a new kit and decided to use a picture with all 3 boys in it! I titled it, "Love My Boys" I had a great time creating it!

Girls' Weekend 2010

It isn't very often that busy Moms are able to get away to relax and enjoy themselves with their best friends......I had the opportunity to do just that this past weekend. We packed up our camping gear and headed to Sebago Lake State Park Campground for a weekend of food, laughs, fun, campfires....and did I mention food????? We all have such busy lives that it is just what we need to slow down a bit and enjoy each others company. We did just that! Thank you girls for reminding me just how important friends are!!!!

The Beautiful Weather Continues........

We have been blessed with some awesome weather. Some people might say that it has been too hot.....we have had some record breaking heat here in Portland, Maine (yesterday a record of 95 degrees was reached).....I have a hard time complaining about this heat when I recall the record breaking RAIN we had last summer. The only complaint that I do have about this heat is my electric bill.......in order to help keep my air conditioner off we have been hitting the beach! What fun! We are so happy that Jacob has been on vacation all week to enjoy it with us. Today we went to Lake Arrowhead Beach. It will probably be one of the last times that we are able to go there......as it is for Lake Arrowhead residents only and we will close any week on our home in Lake Arrowhead. We had a great time. We had the beach ALL to ourselves for about 3 hours.....it was awesome! What a great day!

A Weekend to Remember.......

I love summer.....especially when the weather is as perfect as it has been this summer. We were blessed to have a picture perfect 4th of July weekend! The weather could not have been any better! We started our weekend out by camping in my Mom's backyard. The boys loved it! We stayed up very late sitting around a campfire just laughing and enjoying each others company. We spent the entire day on Sunday at Range Pond State Park. It is one of my favorite places and it was so nice to have great weather.......like most awesome beach days the day came to an end waaaayyyy to soon......but don't fear.....we got up the next day and decided to do it again. What a fabulous weekend. I took lots of great pictures. I can't wait to find the time to scrap lots of pages. We have had record breaking heat here in Maine..........so off I am to enjoy this great weather.......

It's Playtime!

Summer is officially here! I love summer....I always have! Most of my fond memories as a child happened in the summer.....Camp Mechuwana, fireflies, latenight kickball games, cookouts at my Grammy Lill's house, and swimming at the river. Those are some good memories! The funny thing is the only photos I have are a few from Camp Mechuwana. I don't hold these memories any less dear because I don't have them photographed.....it's just a bit more difficult to share them since they are just memories etched in my mind......it is because of this that I try to document the lives of my children by taking as many photos as I can. I love photography and someday....when I grow up, I would love to be a photographer! This week we got a tire swing and searched for the perfect tree to hang it from. We found a great tree in our front yard! The swing has already provided hours of enjoyment for all of us! It has been great.....we are making some great memories in our new home and are excited for this summer to make lots more!!!

Happy Birthday My Sweet Baby Carter.....

Wow...where has the time gone?!?!?!? It doesn't seem possible that just a year ago we were welcoming another child into our family. We have had a wonderful year getting to see Carter grow and develop into a wonderful, sweet little boy. I can't wait to see the person that he will become.