Cookie

Cookie visited last weekend. I totally dropped the ball in terms of taking pictures, but I did manage to snap this one on Sunday night.

No one is happier than Lucy when she is snuggled with one of her grandparents:

Bikes

When we bought our house we were well aware that it was on a busy street. We have a big fenced in backyard, and so we felt okay about the girls not being able to play out in front of the house much. They haven't noticed at all with the exception of the fact that they can't ride their bikes at home. (Our old house had zero yard but had a completely paved "backyard" that could accommodate a lot of bike riding.)

Lucy got a new helmet today (because she has a massive head) and so we took the opportunity to bring the girls to a local school to ride in the empty parking lot. Caroline inherited Cousin Cooper's shark helmet, and so everyone was excited to enjoy the beautiful evening and sport some new accessories.

Near collision

The collisions happened because this is how Caroline
rides her bike at all times: staring at the pedals.

Time to rehydrate

A dad with his ladies

Focus

Here is a picture from last year that I just found of Lucy in school.

Now that is some focus:

Nana Visit - Revisited

When Nana visited about a month ago, we did some really fun things. We made apple crisp and visited an awesome orchard. We also took some time to visit Plymouth, MA and see the (really unimpressive) Plymouth Rock while trying to kill some time to allow Nana to visit with Great Aunt Lois.

It ended with a trip to the candy store, so no one in the family was really complaining.

Steve trying to explain the significance of the rock

Candy!

Summer Revisted - Part 1

I must admit that I was neglecting the blog a bit as I tried to soak in the last few weeks of summer before things got crazy with classes, Lucy's soccer, Steve's football, etc.

While I was away we did some fun things including going to an orchard in Massachusetts. There was a train to ride around with the kids, a playground, a small petting zoo, a bouncy house, a snack bar, and a boatload of apples, peaches, and other fruit. The pictures are below. It was a fun trip, and I bet it's a great (and incredibly) busy place to be in the fall.

There was a time ...

There was a time that I used to care about what my children wore. I still draw the line at wearing furry boots in humid 98 degree weather, but I have to pick my battles.

You want to wear leggings when it is 85 degrees? Go for it.

You want to wear stripes and floral patterns? Knock yourself out.

That sassy "I do what I want" face? I'll be honest, I could live without it.

Football

Football season is here. That means that the girls and I will spend our Saturdays traveling around the area to the fields to watch some football, eat some snacks, play with guys, and then look as cute possible so that team parents will give us (Lucy and Caroline) some of the food they bring for the boys.

This past weekend Steve's team had their first scrimmage. The ladies were very happy to begin the morning with a Dunkin Donuts breakfast on the way to the field.

Football equipment is a great jungle gym.

Eating cookies and gatorade meant for the players

Post scrimmage football practice being had in our kitchen.
Totally normal.

Reunion Part 2

Here are a few more pictures of our visit with the Courtneys that were sitting on my phone.

Some playground fun:

Cooling off inside with some Guess Who:

Frozen yogurt to finish the day: