One of many trips to the salon - mother/daughter style!

Reagan had her first haircut today and she was a doll! She just sat on my lap and watched the stylist through the mirror. No crying, no moving - nothing! Jack was even standing right next to us being a perfect gentleman. Days like this make me think we're doing something right! ha!

There is only one photograph from this memorable trip to the hair salon b/c Jack was the only other one there and I really didn't trust him with my camera. :)

On a side note, I DID try and paint Reagan's toes today and she screamed & cried so loud that I only got 1 toe done! Looks great - ha!

Well, a girly girl can't ask for too much in one day...hair cut but no painted toes! Oh well...another day!

Say Cheese!

Do you think I've taken many pictures of the kids? Are they used to seeing a camera in front of Mommy's face? Well, as soon as ANYONE gets a camera out - both of my kids say " Cheese " really loud as if they are the stars of the show! Just wanted to show everyone two cute shots of the kids as they were being silly for the camera! Enjoy my cuties...

Backyard Fun

Raise your hands if you ever had a slip-n-slide when you were younger?? Well, Matt was remembering his "good ole' days" & couldn't resist purchasing a slip-n-slide for all of us to enjoy! (read: he & Jack to enjoy) As you can tell from the pictures, they both had a blast and I even think Jack beat Daddy a couple times! Being a parent is the BEST job in the world...you have this great excuse to act like a kid! yea!

Science Museum

Boston has top-notch museums and we were lucky enough to visit the science museum with our friends Mackenzie and Ronan (and Mom, Jamie). The trip was short (as it always is with 4 toddlers running around in a large crowd) but lots of fun. For some reason, I only took pictures of one area of the museum but we did enjoy all of it. The kids "ran" through a simulated storm, played in a science-inspired playground, saw baby ducks and of course, ATE lunch! ha!




Jack & Mackenzie teeter-tottering
Jack on the swing
Reagan loved the pendulum swing

Conversation with a 3 1/2 year old...

goes something like this:

We pull into the parking lot of a shopping center that has Sports Authority, PetSmart and KMart. I am in need of new shoes - so our main priority is Sports Authority. Ellie needs more dog food, so our 2nd stop is PetSmart. And that was all I needed to do...BUT Mr. Jack lets me know as soon as we pull into our parking spot that:

Jack: "Mommy, I would like to sit on the rider toys" (the chinzy riding toys that cost a fortune outside KMart)

Mommy: "Jack, I'm not sure we will have time"

Jack: "Mommy, if you don't let me ride the rider toys - my feelings will be hurt"

Mommy: "Jack, I don't want to hurt your feelings but we need to get home for lunch"

Jack: "Mommy, I KNOW you don't want to hurt my feelings so I think you should let me ride the riders"

Mommy: "Okay Jack - whatever you want!" NOTE - Mommy folds AGAIN! :)

I scream, You scream, We ALL scream for ICE CREAM!

Who doesn't love ice cream??? Especially on a hot summer day! Well, my kiddos take after their Mommy - they just love ice cream too and would eat it every day if I let them ( I know, I know - I'm such a mean Mommy). So...this past weekend, we took the kids for a special treat at Nona's (our VERY favorite ice cream spot). There is photographer in Hingham who takes pictures of kids eating ice cream for a small fortune...the pictures are all hanging in Nona's and are adorable! Being the budget-conscious family that we are, we thought we could do just as good a job as the professional! So here are some cute shots of the kids from their ice cream photo shoot...we had fun but oh my, the ice cream was melting fast so we had to work quickly to get cute shots. ha! There are also a few of Jack swinging from a tree!

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It's HOT, It's HOT, It's HOT in Here...

there must be a Reaggie in the atmosphere! Okay, so I had to throw in a little cheer for old times sake...but really, it is so stinkin' HOT here (reminds me of St. Louis!!!) and I just had to try out a little hairstyle with Reagan. And Ta-Da...here it is - 2 cute pigtails - she hates them but I love them!!!!!!!! And will try each morning until she doesn't care anymore and won't put up a fight! ha! She doesn't realize this...but really, for all those girls out there - it is MUCH cooler when you have your hair off your neck! Right???