Explosive!

This is what I woke up too -- its a great monkey bread recipe, if you use the right amount of rolls!

growing old....

The first granddaughter on one side, and first grandchild on the other, and first child to us, arrived on October 10, 2002 at 10:35am. You were destined to be spoiled!!! But actually quite the opposite - You are full of grace, compassion, and have a very unselfish heart for a 7 year old!! You were beautiful from the beginning, bigger then expected at 8 lbs 2 oz and almost 20 inches long. You exceed our expectations, and make us proud everyday!!

Happy Birthday Emily Grace!

MeMoRiEs

One of the many things I remember about my Nanny is she is the one who first introduced me to Shrinky Dinks. I spent hours with her creating and imagining and talking while doing those! So when I found them today I couldn't pass them up!!! My little avid colorers loved them!!!! Too bad we didn't have these last weekend when the rain kept us indoors all weekend!

These are for you Nanny!!! Hope you enjoyed watching us from above as we did!!!!!! Love and miss you!

Play Dates

With all older sibs in school, we've scheduled some play dates.... not sure who had more fun? The kids or the moms????? Gotta pass the time sometime right?

a brief moment of insanity

Meet Gilbert or Sugar (Blaine can't make up his mind) and we aren't 100% sure its gender..... she (or he) is all spunk. Just like Blaine. My favorite part of this cat, is his trade mark grey circle on his (or Her) butt that travels the length of the tail!

And Cally (Cat) She is Emily's cat. She is very timid and shy..... and very beautiful. humm..... so much like their owners.

I am not sure why we decided to get 2 cats, seeing I don't have a very good track record with one. But hopefully with fall just around the corner, hopefully we won't have a mice problem!

1st Grade?!? WhAt? wHeN? HoW?? Where did the time go?

So wasn't I just blogging about my BABY starting kindergarten. Where did that year go? Where did summer go??? They are so right when some veteran school mom tells you time flies once they get in school!!

Here is how Emily's day went -- highs and lows......

Disappointment right off the bat to learn her friend Abby had fever the first day and couldn't go to school. But then got to pick out which new school clothes outfit to wear... ahhh the forbidden clothes at last get to be worn!

1st graders sit in desks... not shared tables, so that's a plus.

For good choices, the class stuffed Dalmatian gets to set on your desk... very cool! As per Emily

Made a new friend named Maddie

Seen lots of friends from last year.

1st graders get to do really cool stuff. Nothing like we did last year mom!

Really held it together until mom started walking out.... she shed a few tears that I wasn't expecting. Felt like I left my heart sitting at that desk! But she was shining like a rock star when she came out of school that day!! She had a great first day...... now the rest of the week has been difficult. She is trying to balance being a good friend to everyone with a friend who wants only Emily's friendship. Trying to give the good example talk.... but we all remember how hard those days were!!!

Rangers vs. Red Sox

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Took in our first Ranger's Game since we've moved down here yesterday. We decided the kids were finally old enough to enjoy it. I am not real sure they enjoyed all of it, but they did have fun. I think they loved the food more then anything. Blaine was so impressed by it all, he took a nap! He is a scheduled mom's dream.... although, that isn't me! I know some of you are hating me now for that comment! ha We had a ton of fun. Rangers won 4 -3 and clinched the 1st place wildcard in the playoffs!!! Go Rangers!