"Broadcasting" from Indiana...part 1

Just wanted to say a quick "HELLO" from Indiana...it has been a wonderful (and too short) visit with family & friends. The kids are exhausted and totally spoiled (isn't that what a trip to Indiana is all about???)! We go home tomorrow but wanted to post a few photos of our trip - unfortunately my camera battery died on the first day and I didn't bring the charger! oops! So all of my photos are from either my sister, my mom or my mother-in-law! I will have many more to post...but here are just a few from my MIL.

The kids had a blast on Morse Reservoir with Nana, Papa & Aunt Jill...boating, tubing and swimming! As you can see from the pics, the smiles on their faces tell the story! :)

Reagan is exhausted from tubing

Check out that smile!

Pure Joy!

"Okay, I'm ready to go! I think!"

Tubing with Aunt Jill

at Cheeseburger in Paradise

cute pic

Stay tuned for LOTS more pictures...I am waiting for pics from my Mom and Sister! Many trips to the playground, 2 trips to the State Fair, a visit to Lake Wawasee, swimming at the pool, and FUN FUN FUN!!!!

To all my friends who I didn't get to see this trip...I'm sorry and I'll have to just plan another trip soon!!!!! :)

Welcome Home!

Hello blog friends! I know I've been missing this summer - it's been a BUSY few months for us! Let me just list a few things we've been up to:

We put our house on the market mid-June
We sold our house in a month
We had my Mom visit at the beginning of June
My sister & her hubby came to visit at the end of June/beginning of July
Nana & Papa Waldner (Matt's parents) came to visit in July and we went to New Hampshire for a few days
We got to spend time with Matt's sister while she was in town on vacation at the Cape
We have squeezed in time for the beach, pool and FUN too!
Oh and we have moved...phew!


Everything happened so quickly with our house - we haven't found a new place to buy! So in the meantime, we are living in an awesome apartment community on the water (can't beat that, huh?) with a pool, playground, etc. It's easy living for us...


Here are some pictures of our new place (sorry for no inside pics yet...the place is a work in progress!) but you can get an idea of where we are living!

Jack showing us his "skills" in the pool (at our new home)

Reagan & her new fav friend...just lounging!

The place we call "home" now!

Our new home (kids & Ellie in the corner posing for me!)

Another pic of our new home

We are ALIVE!

I know, I know...I have been REALLY bad about updating our blog (oh and keeping in touch with friends too!). I'm so sorry! Life has been crazy...we put our house on the market in mid-June and SOLD it! Wow! It all happened so quickly that we haven't found a new home to buy...so, in the meantime we will be moving to a townhome in this awesome, new apartment community just down the street. I really can't complain...it has a state of the art gym, a great pool, playground, etc. It really is LUXURY living! As we look for a home here in town, we will be living large (okay, not really THAT large...is IS apartment living and we have 2 adults, 2 children and 1 dog! eeck!).

Grammy is the best!

This is a late post...but very deserved!!! My Mom came to visit early in June...and to say she was a big help was an understatement! wow! I'm sure she slept for days when she got home to IN but her help did not go un-noticed while she was here. I don't think I did the dishes, laundry, sweeping, picking up toys, etc. the entire time she stayed with us! It was awesome to have our own personal maid (THANKS MOM!!!!).

The kids had a blast with her...we went to the pool, read MANY books, played with puzzles, etc. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that great while she was visiting (go figure! it's a joke that my Mom brings rain with her each time she comes to Boston) but we still managed to fill our time with quality "Grammy" time!


Just added: pictures from this trip that I "stole" off my parents computer!!!

Wearing Matt's old hockey jerseys

Say "cheese" for the camera!

"Thanks Grammy! We love our piggy banks!"

Snapping a pic just after Reagan got her hair cut

Snazzy lady...

Reagan loves to dress up!

Mirror, Mirror on the wall...

Jack will only ride Reagan's pink bike!

Reagan & her matching outfit with her Itty Bitty doll

dressing her doll

thank you Aunt Ronda & Grandma Bonnie!

Aunt Sara & Uncle David's visit...

This is a very LATE post...Aunt Sara & Uncle David came to visit at the end of June/beginning of July. The kids are STILL talking about it - so obviously it was a HIT with them! We had such a good time...I definitely had a hard time saying good-bye to them! Here are some highlights of their trip! Thanks to Sara & David for coming to visit...PLEASE come again really soon! We miss you!

We took the kids to Nantasket Beach to play on the playground, ride the merry-go-round and put our feet in the sand! It was a little chilly to have a beach day but we still had fun!

Uncle David was KING of pushing on the swing set (this is at the playground at Nantasket Beach)

A little "Aunt Sara" cuddle time!

Who doesn't love lobster? Jack & Uncle David are being silly!

At the Museum of Science (a BIG thank you to Sara & David for their gift of membership to this awesome museum!)

"Skype" Me...

Hey family & friends...we have joined the "skyping" world! A BIG thanks to Aunt Sara & Uncle David for setting us up to Skype with our friends & family. So if you are on Skype too, leave me a comment so I can add you to my friends list! I'm really excited...we tested it out with Sara's friend Jen and it works great! SO much easier than Windows Messenger...

If you feel like chatting, look up Beantownwaldners on Skype...see you on the computer! :)

Me & My Dad

Jack and Reagan have the BEST Daddy...and we celebrated his "special-ness" (is that even a word? ha!) all day long on Sunday. We went to brunch at the yacht club with our friends, relaxed at home, let Daddy workout at the gym while Mommy watched the kids in the indoor splash pool (um, have you checked the weather lately? it has been raining for DAYS here! yuck!) and had a delicious dinner at a new restaurant!

I pulled some cute photos from our archives of the kids & Matt...Happy Father's Day!