This summer I was determined to get some sort of swingset and play area for the kids to play on. We worked on building this rock wall from stones we found on our property and then Keith borrowed a dump truck from a patient and brought about 20 loads of sand in to fill the pit. I had found a swingset that needed some love on Craig's List and it has been the best thing ever! We love having a place to play in our own yard.

I was suprised to find out that Luke's favorite thing are the monkey bars and swing...thought for sure it would be the fort and slide.

double trouble. Its so fun having Elle play with us!


I asked Luke what we should call this special spot...and he named it Far Far Away. We made a sign one day with his hand print @ 4 years old, Elle's footprint @ 1 year and Mom and Dad's thumbprints as "old".

Moose Hillock Campground

For Keith's 30 Birthday he wanted to go camping (this was back on July 25th). That's right folks...no BIG PARTY for Keke. He wanted to just spend time with the fam and do something fun...SO WE DID! We packed up the kiddos and camping gear and headed North to Moose Hillock Campground. We were excited to go because we had never been and this was also Elle's first time camping :) It was a great place and we had an awesome camp site right next to all the fun. There was a great Pirate Ship Pool, a large playground with lots of wooden structures, a stocked fishing pond shaped like the USA, and a great river to play in. Luke was in heaven!

Luke playing in the river...you can't beat good old mother nature!

Elle wanted to jump in the river too...she loved all the big rocks and the little waterfalls to play in.

The reason we decided to try out this campground! Only the coolest Ship wrecked Pirate Ship pool I've ever seen at any camp ground ever!!!! Infact...its the only theme pool I've ever seen at a campground. It definitely made Luke and Keith's day :)

If going down on your butt gets old...there's always head first! We could stay at the pool all day.

Luke's 1st Day of PreSchool...Priceless

And with the end of summer comes a change in our house!!! Luke is now going to PreSchool 3 glorious mornings a week.

Here's the big boy with his empty backpack all ready for school. He was so excited to meet everyone the first day. We had no seperation anxiety issues...and sometimes I feel bad about that...lol. He is loving his new routine and so am I. Its great to see him learning and making friends. I also love hearing about his recess adventures and what he wants to be when he grows up. As of right now its a toss up between Driving a Steam Roller and being a Secret Agent. I love this little guy!!!

Labor Day at the Ocean...goodbye Summer :(

Well...the last weekend of summer was great! We finally made it to the ocean. We were invited to my Uncle Bob's Beach house in Mass. What a great place to hang out! The beach was pretty private and clean and their house was of course wonderful too. We will definitely have to invite ourselves back next summer...more than once...lol! The secret is out...Uncle Bob has a great place everyone!!!

Our First Trip to StoryLand!

On a beautiful day at the end of August we headed North to the Mountains to a special place called StoryLand. We had a great day...definitely one to remember!


Luke had so much fun on all the rides. This was kind of his first time doing anything like this. StoryLand is so fun because its geared toward smaller kids so they can enjoy everything the park has to offer. I just love the innocense of it all. The park theme is "Nursery Rhymes and children's stories. Its just a really great place to take your family in the White Mountains of NH.

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe




A ride in Cinderella's Pumpkin Carriage.

Lets just say Luke wasn't really into the whole "Princess thing" at Cinderella's Castle. This is the response I got when I asked him to sit on the throne...thrilled!!!Just love that boy!!!

The boys living on the edge taking their high speed swan boat for a cruise in swan lake. It was cute.

It was so awesome to go to StoryLand with my Grandparents! They wanted to take us and the kids for a day of fun. It was great! I remember going here as a kid with them, so it was really neat to have the experience of bringing my own children and then having them there as well. This is Alice in Wonderland with the GGs.

Little Miss Muffit Sat on her Tuffit...