Skating...

So for a couple weeks now, we have ventured onto the ice (and for those of you who are not from the New England area...hockey & skating is BIG!!!!). Jack has started skating on Saturdays and Thursdays (and sometimes Tuesdays) and last Saturday, we decided to put Reagan in skates. She has been asking - so thanks to my friend Kristen for the skates - we got her on the ice. Miss Reagan did an amazing job - she was able to hold herself up on the ice and skoot around for a bit. But once she fell down -she was done & ready for her snack!

p.s. Jack now can skate on his own!!! He's ready for hockey! :)

Reaggie & her friend, Connor

Jack's speed skating

She's done & ready to eat!

close-up of jack

silly reagan!

BOO from Boston...

As a busy Mother of 2 little ones, I never set myself up for disappointment by planning something "set in stone" because usually it never ends up the way I originally thought it would! For example, if I schedule a playdate in advance - most likely one of the kids will be sick & we will have to reschedule. But...I thought Halloween would be different...in the past 3-4 weeks, Reagan has been buzzing all around the house in anticipation of wearing her Bee costume. And Jack - well, it took him FOREVER to decide on his costume - lots of looks on the computer at costume stores and glances through costume magazines to come up with his pick for this year...ta da! Buzz Lightyear! It is the cutest costume and he looks adorable in it! (see previous post with pictures)

But...on Friday evening at 5pm, I couldn't find Buzz or a bee anywhere in my house!!!! Nope - they both refused to wear those costumes and Jack came out of his room as Spiderman and Reagan wanted to be a Fairy Princess. ha!

No matter what the kids wore, they looked cute & had a BLAST!!! Grammy & Gramps were here to help celebrate the fun night...they came to visit us this past weekend. We filled our time with carving pumpkins, playing at the playground, LOTS of cheerios eating (Gramps & Jack's favorite cereal), ice skating, some shopping and even a date night for Mom & Dad (THANK YOU Grammy & Gramps).

Hope you enjoy the pictures of the kids! Click on the web link below to our Snapfish album:

http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=37921225676747718/l=448682711/g=44695723/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Feeding Farm Animals + Germs = Happy Kids and Freaked Out Mom!

This past week was a rough one for us (well, at least the end of the week...) - both kids & Matt were sick with head colds and pretty fussy. We NEEDED to get out of the house & enjoy some fresh autumn air...so of course what do I do? Yep, that's right - take the kids to this cute & germ-infested petting farm in our town. It is very small...a rabbit, 3 or 4 goats, a couple sheep, some pigs and a crazy turkey! (I had a strange feeling the turkey's future wasn't so bright with Thanksgiving coming up! ha!)

Reagan dove right in...and was so excited to feed the 2 baby goats they had. Jack was a little scared & just stood back while taking it all in. After all the food was gone, the kids climbed on the big tractor and fire truck. Now THAT was Jack's favorite part...

Enjoy these silly pictures of the kids - as a side note, I soaked the kids' hands in antibacterial soap! :)

Tutus, Twirling...and REAGAN

As promised, I'm posting some pictures of Reagan in her ballet class. It is the cutest...all of the little girls have such a good time.


When asked, Reagan loves to show you how she dances in ballet class...usually some twirling and flapping of the arms. :)

Oh and on a side note - do you love the tattoo on the arm? So ballerina-like! ha!

Here's a video of our little ballerina showing off her stuff...she's got the moves, just like her mama! jk! ha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x8ZjimXN80

The Bruin's Future Star...

Yesterday, we took Jack to his first skate session at our ice rink. Matt was out on the ice with him...but after the first 5 minutes, Jack didn't even notice that Daddy was skating next to him. After the hour ice time was up, we had to practically drag Jack off the ice. ha! He LOVED it...and is ready for next Saturday! ha!

I think we have a future hockey player on our hands...my life as a HOCKEY MOM has begun! :) Get ready for weekends spent in FREEZING rinks with my coffee addiction...yea!

I've included an adorable youtube video of Jack on the ice...so cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la7XFia2CqA

Happy 4th Birthday, Jack!

I really can't believe I'm typing this...Jack turned 4 this week! I have a 4 year old!!?!!! Wow! Time REALLY does fly when you are having fun - that saying is so true in my life. Jack sure has been busy these past 4 years...here is a little list of the adventures of our special boy:

moved to Boston

started crawling & walking

is now potty-trained

can write his name

goes to school

puts on his own clothes & shoes (and picks them out, I have to add!!! oh boy!)

and is just so full of love that it usually is bursting out of him day after day! He really is our little sweetheart and I have to say this to - he's a Mommy's boy! :) And I'm not going to lie - I love it!!!

So for Jack's 4th birthday, instead of throwing him a party - we thought it would be fun to have a JACK day. And so for our special Jack day, we went to the Aquarium, ate lunch at Joe's on the water and played at a favorite city playground (all of this was Jack's idea). He even wore a special "4" T-shirt to let everyone else know that he was a big boy now! yea!

Enjoy the pictures of Jack's special birthday!

http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=991211224633683996/l=434229459/g=44695723/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

I've been tagged...you might be next???

Thank GOODNESS that I decided to check out my list of bloggers first before I posted this message...because my dear friend Jamie tagged me as well! So now I've been tagged twice...by Jamie and Courtney. Jamie is a friend from junior high, high school, college and beyond - we go way back and I have the fondest memories our friendship & fun! Courtney is another friend from junior high, high school, college and beyond - she was 1 year older and we cheered together. Both of these girls have a VERY special place in my heart and I'm so happy to be sharing (via blogging, email, etc) our wonderful families together...
I love these kinds of games!
So here goes...

Here are 7 quirky/random facts about myself:

1. My VERY favorite holiday is Halloween. I know, not Christmas or Thanksgiving...or even Valentine's Day - Halloween is my favorite!!! Period! Costumes, Candy, Crunching of fallen leaves as kids walk up to the door, spooky music, spiderwebs, pumpkins, candy corn, hot apple cider, and the list goes on!

2. I cheered for like, how many years???? 10 years? I still don't know much about the rules of basketball and football...I am embarrassed to admit it! Oh and even though I didn't cheer for baseball - I don't know a thing about that sport either! eeck! Do they have an Idiot's Guide to ALL sports? ha!

3. Starting on Friday, I will be a part-time employee of the Weymouth Club. I've been certified to teach a group fitness class and will be teaching 2x a week. (more random than quirky but hey, this is HARD!)

4. I do NOT like leftovers...doesn't matter what the food is, I just won't eat it! For some reason, eating something the 2nd day just is gross to me! For all you "cold pizza slices in the morning" lovers, sorry but I think it's so yucky!

5. I've never broken any bones - never! (I'm knocking on wood as I type this!) I've had a bad back & currently a sore foot but never any broken bones or even trips to the ER.

6. I get sucked into television shows (especially ones like Extreme Home Makeover and Biggest Loser) and really "feel" them...meaning I CRY each time I watch them (mostly every week). I am such a sap...I know it's only TV - but they are real people, right??

7. Last but not least, I've never been happier...my life is so good right now. I have an amazing husband who truly cares about me & our family. He takes such good care of us and makes sure we have everything we want/need. My children are beautiful and I am so proud of each day we are all together! I am blessed!

I'm going to TAG 4 people now...

1. My sister, Sara - words cannot express how I feel about her. She is my BEST friend!

2. My second cousin-in-law(is that right? ha!) ,Christine - she just found out that she's expecting a baby and I'm so happy for her!

3. My St. Louis friend, Kristen - I miss her so much and wish that we could catch up in person one of these days! She just had her 2nd baby not too long ago and so life is really great for her!

4. My FAR AWAY friend, Amy - besides my sister, she has probably been my oldest friend ever. We has such wonderful memories together and I love to catch up on her life via her blog. Oh & she's probably the friend that lives the furthest away...Denmark! ha!