Ryan and Abby

First Day Of School

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Ryan: 1st Grade
Abby: Pre-School

New England Aquarium

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Six Flags America

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July 4th!

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I forgot my favorite beach photo!

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This picture is completely unstaged...he didn't even know I was taking the picture. I love my new camera because it has a great zoom!

Beach with Vedrani's

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Where do I start? We had a FANTASTIC week. The kids had a blast with their cousins. Ryan sobbed all the way home because he would miss the beach house. Mom and Dad stopped by to celebrate Mom's and Carter's birthday....Either Mom, Dad, or the GPS lady got us lost and we drove around the seacoast for an hour. Good thing we had Harrison to entertain us. :)

Mohawk

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Friends From Daycare

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Abby Pre-School Graduation

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Springtime

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Sledding!!

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Our first snowstorm today!! Kids LOVE sledding!

Abby's 4th Birthday!

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Today we celebrated Abby's 4th birthday at Bounce U!!

Happy Halloween!

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Soccer!!

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Ryan plays instructional soccer and Joe is his coach. Ryan is really getting good at it...well, at least compared to last year :)

So Cute! I stole it from Kendra!

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Apple Picking!

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It was a beautiful day for apple picking! I love the fall!!

What a difference a year makes!

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Ryan and Abby Take Pictures!

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Ryan took this first picture and Abby took the rest! Do we have future photographers in our house? hehe

Abigail's First Day of Pre-School

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Ryan's First Day of Kindergarten

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Papa's Baseball Clinics

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Dad decided to get the grandkids together during the off season to work on baseball drills. They have been getting together weekly and have a lot of fun! Ryan looked forward to it until this week when his father hit him with 2 pitches during batting practice! I'm sure RJ will be back out there next week, though!!

Harrison and Papa warming-up!Future Major Leaguer, Carter Michael

Ryan and Papa field Carter and Harrison's batting practices!

Abby is entertained by candy...she, Grandma and I watch but do not participate! :)

North Conway

2010-07-06T19:43:00.007-05:00

We took the kids up to northern New Hampshire for a little vacation. The kids had a BLAST at Storyland. They were super cute on all the rides!

Abby was very excited about her painted face!

Love this Picture, too!

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ADORABLE!!

Ryan's Preschool Program

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I have been a SUPER slacker with my blog. However, Ryan's preschool program was so precious, I had to post the pictures. I think I had tears in my eyes throughout the whole thing. Ryan kept winking at Joe during the performance. It was seriously the sweetest 1/2 hour of my life!

I LOVE this picture...Ryan shares a smile with one of his teachers before the show begins!

Shine, Shine, Shine!

My Name is Flo and I work in a button factory....

Ryan was the "class chef" for the stinky cake song!

After the program, we went to McDonald's with our pals....Auntie Amy, Soso, and Parker. It was a GREAT DAY!!

Christmas Card Picture!

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Christmas Card Photo Shoot!

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For those of you that remember the pictures of last year's photo shoot...this one was a BREEZE! Abby still is a little puffy from her rash, but they were asking to do it. I wasn't going to discourage it! Abby INSISTED on wearing the princess necklace that Auntie Amy gave her.

Decorating the Christmas Tree!

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During Thanksgiving, Ryan had a fever over 103. As soon as he was able to stand and function, he wanted to put up the tree. Needless to say, many ornaments are stacked around the bottom of the tree. :)

Abby's Birthday!

2009-12-05T12:52:00.001-05:00

Abby's birthday was at Bounce U again this year. What a great place!! They take care of EVERYTHING! Plus, the parents of the party-goers enjoy competing against eachother in the obstacle course!

Fall 2009

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I know that these pictures are a little late :)! However, the Guerrette family has had a very fun fall! From parades to apple picking to Ryan's soccer, we have kept ourselves very busy!!!

Happy Halloween!

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NASCAR

2009-09-21T08:27:00.004-05:00

Ryan's latest obsession is NASCAR. Thanks to Grampy's connections, we were able to get tickets to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the big race this weekend. Jess and Abby had a girls' day at home, and I took Ryan to the race.

We got there super early because I was scared to death of the traffic - I've never been to the track myself but have heard horror stories. We had time to scope out the scene, check out our seats, and hit the merchandise stands. For obvious reasons, Ryan's favorite car is the one sponsored by M&M's.

Then we headed back to the car to kill time before the race with a wild tailgate party.

Finally, it was race time. It had already been a long day, so Ryan only lasted 90 laps, but that was okay by me because it meant we left early and avoided the post-race traffic jam.

One more thing: I know nothing about NASCAR, and nobody told me that the driver of the M&M car isn't particularly well-liked by "real" racing fans. During the pre-race introductions of the 43 drivers, the M&M car's driver was one of only two who got roundly booed. Oops.

Ryan's on Two Wheels

2009-09-18T07:52:00.007-05:00

Another milestone. Ryan got rid of his training wheels...

...but Abby was too busy eating ice cream to notice.

Ryan's First Day of Pre-School

2009-09-09T11:12:00.004-05:00

I just dropped Ryan off for his first day of Pre-school. I'm not sure if you can tell by the picture, but he was not excited about it at all....

(Kidding, of course. Once we got there, he couldn't wait for me to leave so he could go play with his friends.)

Fun at Claires

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This is great when you have 6ft+ young men around to help him up there. He doesn't understand, however, that his father and I are not nearly tall enough for us to do this :)

"Princess Camp"

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Parker has been at Dinosaur Camp this week and SoSo was a little jealous. Amy decided to have a Princess Camp for Abby and Soso. Abby had a BLAST. She talked about it ALL day. She stayed all by herself; I just dropped her off and picked her up.

One of Amy's activities was decorating this crown. It is too cute!

Okay, I am SHOCKED that she is coloring with her right hand...She always uses her left. :)

I can't get enough of her in this princess dress. Santa brought it last Christmas but she hasn't really worn it. Now, she LOVES it.

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A Day Out with Thomas!

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Last week we took the kids to North Conway to see Thomas the Train. It was a fun day!

Ryan LOVES train tables!

These pictures are views from the train...it is so beautiful!

Abby loved the train ride!

Double Trouble

It took some convincing for Joe to fork out the cash for a new train.

The event included a train ride, a video, bounce houses, train tables, etc. However, I found this turtle a little random. It was a big hit with the kids.

After a busy day, the kids snuggled in bed :)

BUBBLES!

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Ryan's Faces: Part 2

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Summer Fun!!!

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It was a busy day for the Guerrette family. This morning Abby and I went to the park while Joe and Ryan went to the driving range. Then, we played outside, had a picnic dinner and the kids and Joe swam in the pool. As I type this, Ryan, Joe, and Abby are snuggling on the pull-out couch watching TV.

Super cute! This bubble maker was a gift from Auntie Nicki last year. The kids LOVE it! I would highly recommend it!

I think she had a hard time adjusting to the sun...we have had rain the entire week.

Abby During Ryan's Gym Class.

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Abby was soooooooooooo jealous of her big brother! I tried to explain to her that she is not old enough and that she could take the class in the fall.

Little Tiger and Little Mommy

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We were able to get out for a little while between rain storms this week. Ryan is on a new golf craze. Grandma and Papa bought him "real" clubs for his birthday! Abby played with her babies!

Final Result!

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Here are the pictures we finally decided on....Thank goodness for digital photography!!! We would have gone through 10 rolls of film trying to get 4 pictures!

Harrison-Age 10

Carter-Age 7

Ryan-Age 4

Abby-Age 2

Abby's Photo Shoot...

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Abby was much easier...she will do anything for chocolate :)

She is asking me if she can say pickle instead of cheese...cute

Ryan's Photo Shoot for Grandma.

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Kendra had this great idea of taking pictures and framing them for Mom's 60th Birthday! Well, my son is a little Jim Carey and cannot take a picture without making a face. Here are some examples

Ryan's 1st Gymnastics Class

2009-07-02T16:34:00.002-05:00

Ryan is such a little monkey. I signed him up for weekly gymnastics at a local gym. Here are some pictures from his first class. I was up in an observation area so the pics aren't great.

They have the kids hold the hula hoops to remind them to keep their arms out.

Ryan LOVES the trampoline.

Ryan doing sit-ups

Pictures from Claire!

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Las Vegas with the Russell Family

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We had a great visit with the Russell Family during April vacation. Unfortunately, the kids and Joe were sick the whole time, and I got sick when we got home. Katie Russell was also sick during the visit, and I hope we did not infect the others. It was great to see the Russells again and the kids had a blast with the three Russell kids. Ryan is still talking about kissing Molly!

Katie, Molly, Abby, Ryan and Luke

Luke, Ryan, Katie, Molly, Abby...I can't believe how willing all 5 were to get their pictures taken.

Katie, Molly, Abby, Ryan and Luke (love his face)

The adults get ready for a yummy taco dinner!! Poor Katie is very sick in this picture :(.

Ryan does his best Youkilis imitation as Luke catches.

Luke was nailing the ball. I had to get out of the way because I was afraid of getting hit :)

Molly and Abby....super cute!

Future Point Guard

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Ryan still loves the Celtics, but his new favorite team is Bishop Guertin High School. His babysitter's son is on the team, so we've taken him to a bunch of games this year. Today, she let him try on the uniform. I wish I could have been there to see his reaction.

More Wedding and Rehearsal Dinner!

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Cousin Kristen's Wedding!

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Carter was the ring-bearer and Abby was the flower girl. Super cute

It is impossible to get them all looking and smiling at the same time!

SNOW!!

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Claire (our babysitter) still didn't have power so I took today off from school. I went into school to hand in my sub plans. As it approached homeroom time, I didn't have a substitute and only one other 8th grade teacher had made it in. I decided to hang around to help out. RIght before I left, I was bragging how I was going home, sitting on the couch and drinking coffee. Amy said that that would never happen because my kids would want to go out and play. I told her no way..it's too cold for them. Obviously, Amy knows kids better than I do.

You better watch out, You better Not Cry, You Better Not Pout

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When you get our Christmas card this year....remember what type of photo shoot it was! :)

Abby was Willing to Cooperate! RJ was Rico Suave!

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Lunch Photo Shoot!

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Ryan thought he was SOOOOO funny because he refused to open his eyes!

I caught him with his eyes open!

Abby tried talking to Grandma right after this picture. She wouldn't talk because of the peanut butter!

Love the smile...wish the eyes were open!

Waiting patiently for lunch!

Playing Outside!

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Abby is much more willing to pause for me to take a picture. Ryan has no interest in interrupting his play for my camera :)

Decorating for Christmas! (There are 8 pictures..click the post to view)

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The kids have been SOOOOOOOO excited to decorate for Christmas. We have even had a little count-down! It was the cutest day!

She definitly looks like a MacDougall here. In fact, I think I have some baby pictures that are pretty close to this!

Ryan says "Ta Da"

Ryan calls the balls "Jingle Bells"

So Cute

Abby is so much better at humoring me than Ryan is!

I Love this picture! That smile says it all!!

Even Christmas decorations turn in to baseball!

They love watching themselves sing Jingle Bells.

Movie Time!

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So Stinking Sweet!

Storytime with Daddy!

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Abby's new hobby is reading stories. I know it sounds cute and all, but we have read so many stories that when she heads for the bookshelf, we run and hide as fast as we can :)

My Little Fairies!

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Abby got 2 Tinkerbell dresses for her birthday. One is a little bigger than the other. It was perfect for brother and sister dress up time!

The Beaver Strikes Again!

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As you can tell, Joe was very sad to see his tree chewed down! He had been working so hard pruning this tree and getting it just right. It was almost there, when something decided it would make a good house!

Abby's Birthday Party!

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We had Abby's 2nd Birthday Party at an indoor inflatable playground called Bounce U. We had a great time. I am waiting for my resident photographer (Auntie Amy) to share some of her pics....She is much better at capturing moments than I am. Abby and I get ready for the big party

Kendra and Derrick did not hold back in the boxing ring...Derrick definitly won!

Zach and Jaclyn were too cute going down the slide together!

Auntie Amy, Parker and Maddie watch as Ryan is coming towards them!Abby waits for her cake!
Abby chose Dora for her cake theme. However, all week I would ask her what she wanted on her cake and she would yell, "FROSTING!"

Lamora Clan

Ryan was very excited to take the bracelet off! He is asking me if he can take it off!Parker and Ryan hug goodbye...SO CUTE!

Thanks A Lot Amy!

2008-11-02T18:36:00.005-05:00

Is this a conspiracy against me? My mother is so upset with me for not taking my kids to her house Halloween night. First, I hear super-daughter Kendra takes her kids over there TWICE...Thanks a lot. Then I check out my BFF's blog and she is sporting a picture of her son trick or treating with my mom. Okay, Okay, I feel bad!!

Trick or Treat!

2008-11-02T18:17:00.004-05:00

Halloween was fun...not really what I had anticipated however. Ryan refused to put on his costume. He had run around with it for weeks, but when it came time to use it for trick or treating he refused. Abby knew the whole thing invovled candy so she was game. The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!! I had to carry Ryan all through the neighborhood, so I wasn't able to take many pictures....this is all I've got. By the end of the night, I was in a full sweat...thank goodness I have been going to the gym! Kendra did a great job with her homemade costumes....I was very impressed!

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There are several pictures under each heading. For some reason, they aren't loading correctly on my computer. Click the title if you cannot see all the pictures.

Fall Fun!

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Ryan wears his football uniform to play basketball. He has switched from Paul Pierce to KG. He told a man at the gym today that his name is "KG"
She loves having her picture taken...unlike her stubborn brother who when he sees the camera says, "I don't want to say cheese."

Okay, the highlight was Joe climbing the tree.

Abby and Daddy! Oh, and a little Ryan

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Super Sweet!!!

Halloween Dress Rehearsal!

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Grandma and Papa called the other night and asked if they could stop by....Grandma finished Abby's baby quilt!! Anyway, I had the kids greet Grandma and Papa in their Halloween costumes. I'm sure I will get better pics Friday, but these are still cute :)

Thanks Miss Claire!

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It was so nice to check my email at lunch today and see this super cute picture that Claire sent me. Claire is so good at doing Abby's hair.

Playing at Bedtime!

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Abby is much more cooperative with the camera lately!!

CIRCUS!

2008-10-12T17:44:00.008-05:00

Last weekend we took the kids to the circus!! As you can see, Ryan was in awe the entire show. I don't think he ever closed his mouth. Abby loved the snacks!

Prior to the start of the show, the kids can go on the floor and see the clowns.

Firetruck Parade!!

2008-10-12T16:04:00.008-05:00

Okay, So what if I LOVE the firetruck parade?! This year's parade was a little shorter than previous years...we figure due to fuel prices. We still had fun!!

Playing at Grandma and Papa's house before the parade!

Grandma, Harrison, and Kendra share a laugh.

I don't know why Harrison's shoe was just laying in the yard.

You would never guess these two are related :)

Precious. Kendra kept getting mad that I was taking her picture.
Auntie Nicki drove by on her way home from Karate with Maddie.YEAH!! Firetrucks
We put the noise blockers on Abby because she does not really like loud noises.
RJ and Joe :)

Thanks Auntie Amy!

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I stole these adorable pictures from Amy! She is sooooo much better than I am at taking pictures. Aren't these great?

This is what happens when Abby spends too much time with Auntie Amy....she steals Amy's dance moves. (hehe just kidding)

Apple Picking!

2008-09-21T11:51:00.005-05:00

I LOVE APPLE PICKING! I look forward to it every year. Joe has grown to love it, too. The kids are so adorable. We may even go back in a couple of weeks because we all love it so much!

Ryan's first Apple!!!

SO SWEET!
CUTE!
Tired of posing!
Reach....

Ryan enjoys an apple!

I told the kids to go sit on a pumpkin. They both did it reluctantly. Neither of them was interested in smiling.

Does this remind anyone of Florida 1997?

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Our New Favorite Place....THE CLUB!

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A couple of weeks ago we got a family membership to a local health club. Joe and I are using it to get back in shape and the kids love going there to "play." They also LOVE the big swimming pool.

Ryan's new favorite hobby is raquetball. He is actually pretty good at it. In the picture below, he hit that ball that is hitting the wall.
Abby is super cute...she justs runs around!
After raquetball, we moved to the volleyball/basketball court. Abby isn't very interested in basketball so we posed together.

Ryan decided to take a turn playing "volleyball judge"
Ryan is also very good at basketball. He has to use the light ball to reach the 10 foot hoop.
The club also has a PARK! Yeah! The kids and I played at the park while Joe was in running on the treadmill.

In the picture below, Ryan is telling me, "No more pictures mom"
After raquetball, basketball, swimming and the park, the kids decide to take a breather.

Pictures From the ER

2008-09-09T14:49:00.004-05:00

Here are a few pictures of Ryan's swollen face from the ER visit that Jess blogged about a few weeks back. He looked terrible, but he was breathing fine and he wasn't complaining of pain or anything, so hopefully it looked worse than it was.

They prescribed a steroid for a couple days to reduce the swelling. They told us that it might make him a little hyper. They also told us to keep up with the Benadryl. What they didn't tell us was that the drowsy side effect of the Benadryl would be a nice way to counter-act the hyper side effect of the steroid. He acted normal for a few days, so we stopped the Benadryl and continued with the steroid. Oops. RJ went cuckoo. Not bad cuckoo, funny cuckoo. Bouncing off the walls, unlimited, superhuman energy like nothing I've ever seen before. Usually he gets cranky if he doesn't have a minimum 2 hour nap. Not only did he skip his nap that day, but he was as happy and wild as I've ever seen him straight through until bedtime.

My son has tried to do summersaults before, but never very successfully. At one point in the afternoon we took him outside to let him run around and burn off some of his energy. We were in stitches as we watched RJ perform about 40 running, tumbling summersaults, one right after another. I still don't understand how he did it.

Stolen Pics

2008-08-29T11:50:00.002-05:00

I couldn't help but steal these pictures from Amy! There are more cute pictures on her blog. Amy took them during yesterday's playdate. My kids LOVE the Berube kids. They get so excited when they get to play together. Sophie slept most of the time so Abby posed for Amy. The boys were being noisy and rough building towers and knocking them down.

OMG.....PRECIOUS!!!!!

I Forgot the Worst Part!

2008-08-24T18:58:00.002-05:00

Okay, so as we are getting ready to leave, RJ and Abby are getting antsy (this is before we noticed the whole eye thing). So, I decide its not worth changing for the ride home. Therefore, during all of this running around and chaos, I am prancing around in my BATHING SUIT.. Are you kidding me? I just bought this "skirtini" so it was more coverage than a regular suit, but still a lot less than I would have worn out and about. UGH!

Fun Friday Ended in the ER!

2008-08-23T18:56:00.006-05:00

I forgot my camera for our last fun Friday of this summer. It really was fun, until it was time to leave and I said to Kendra, "Ryan looks weird." I stole these pics from the park's website and Kendra's Blog.

Okay, so it all started when I went to pick Kendra up. My phone charger broke so I asked her to grab her cell phone. When we got to the park, we had a GREAT time. Ryan LOVED this splash park. Harrison, Carter and Abby spent most of the time in the man-made lagoon. It is a great place to go on a summer day.

So the chaos began when it was time to leave. As we are walking to the car, I notice Ryan looked different. K and I looked closer and realized his eyes were swelling...he was having an allergic reaction to something (we still don't know what) I called my PCP and the nurse told me to get him some Benadryl and if that doesn't work, head to the ER. Next, I tried to call JOE, while trying to find a pharmacy in a unfamiliar town. KENDRA"S PHONE STINKS! It kept cutting out. Joe had no clue what I was saying to him. I was frantic. Finally, we got meds, but still had not gotten through to Joe...he had heard emergency, but didn't know the details. The Benadryl did not help by the time we got to Nashua...in fact his eyes (especially the left one) were completely swollen shut. RJ and I got out at SNHMC ER and Kendra took Harrison, Carter, and Abby home. Joe met us at the ER, after finally being able to reach him. Ryan in on a steriod for 4 days and Benadryl every 4 to 6 hours. After his second dose of meds today, he looked much better. I did take some pics with Joes cell phone, I will try to have him add them to the blog. Poor baby.

My Last Post: Sesame Street Parade

2008-08-17T13:04:00.004-05:00

The Sesame Street Parades are held twice a day: 2 (naptime) and 7 (bedtime). On our last night in Langhorne, we went to dinner and ice cream outside the park and then came back to watch the parade. It gave the kids the opportunity to say goodbye to all the characters!

Before the parade started, we kept the kids occupied by having them balance on the curb.
Telly, Cookie, Big Bird and Zoe do the twist.
This guy was so into his routine. The whole time I wished I had my phone to text Amy...this is your boyfriend.
Bert came off the float to give high fives. RJ was impressed by his glasses.

We had such a great time!!!!!

More from Character Dinner.

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Ryan cracks me up because he gets so serious when he is posing with the characters.

Ryan, Abby and Joe are dancing with Elmo who is singing "Hot, Hot Hot!"
Daddy and Abby....sweet

Some More Random Pictures.

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Ryan loved the pool because he could run around in it. It was only a couple feet deep.
See...Joe did have a good time. Look at that smile!
Abby kept crouching in the water and jumping up.

This is "Big Bird's Nest" Such a simple concept, but the kids had a blast stacking the shapes.

Playing in the Hotel

2008-08-17T12:23:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures of the kids in the hotel. Again, both the kids LOVED the hotel. They did a great job with naps and bedtime....a first for a hotel visit.

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A few more pics....The blue thing is a "mountain" that the kids can climb up and then slide down. Ryan LOVED it...he kept going back.

Here is Abby on the Balloon ride. I went on this ride once and HATED it..It spins around and gave me a headache. Abby, however, kept begging to go back on it. Her daddy had to take her because I am too much of a wimp. She also asked to go on the big roller coaster, but she is too little.
This is a super bouncy mat that they call "Ernie's mattress" Ryan liked it, Abby did not.

Playing in the Water at Sesame Place

2008-08-15T07:16:00.002-05:00

Sesame Place has many "dry" rides, and many water park/pools. Here are the kids playing in the water! They had so much fun

Dinner with Big Bird and Friends

2008-08-15T07:07:00.003-05:00

I don't have much time but here are some pics of our dinner last night. You have to pay extra for a character dinner, but it is definitly worth it. It saves us from having to wait in line to meet the characters in the regular park.

I love this picture...Abby never did warm up to cookie monster!!!

We think that RJ has a secret crush on Zoe!!
Abby says hi to Ernie

Touch a Truck

2008-08-06T06:34:00.002-05:00

We went to this great fund raiser in Nashua. It is called "touch a truck" and there were many different styles of trucks that the kids could climb in and pretend to drive......every little boy's dream. They had trucks from the army, the fire department, UPS, moving companies, Hannafords, dump trucks, construction vehicles, etc. Ryan had a blast!! Abby was scared of the horns!

Ryan and Abby in the back of a police car. I suspect that Ryan will be seeing the back of these cars when he is a teenager and he and Carter convince each other to do stupid things!

Park with Friends

2008-08-06T06:27:00.005-05:00

Ryan and Abby have so much fun with their friends Parker and Sophia. When I told Ryan he was going to see Parker, I can't describe how excited he was (we are going to see a play at the Palace Theater today).

Parker is so good about posing for the pictures.
Abby and Sophia are so cute together. They have no choice....they have to be best friends.
Soooooo cute!! It took a couple of tries to get them all looking!

Pool Party

2008-08-06T06:19:00.003-05:00

We went to a cookout at the Locke's house a couple of Saturdays ago. Ryan and Abby LOVED the inground pool (maybe we will have to get them one). Both kids were jumping off the diving board and Joe would catch them. It was very cute. The real fun started, however, when the adults started doing cannon balls!

Ryan would jump off the diving board, Joe would put him out of the pool, and then he was running to the diving board to do it again!
Abby wanted to be part of the fun!

2008-08-04T18:13:00.001-05:00

I am having problems with uploading pictures. I have been trying to update, but my computer and/or the network is not cooperating!

Ryan and Abby's First Play!!

2008-07-22T17:55:00.003-05:00

Today my mom took the kids and me to see Snow White at the Palace Theater. For any of you that have kids and are looking for something to do, we had a fantastic time. They have these plays for kids on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer. The play is about 45 minutes long and held the kids attention. RJ got a bit antsy in the middle, but Abby LOVED it! Then, we went to McDonalds for lunch. Thanks Grandma!!

Mystic Connecticut!

2008-07-20T15:32:00.005-05:00

We had a great time in Mystic! It was a nice mini-vacation and a little trial run for our big trip to Sesame Place. We went to the aquarium Saturday and Sunday (that is why the kids have different clothes on in different pictures). Saturday was HOT and crowded, but Sunday was much better. We also took the kids to a elementary school playground on Sunday morning....the kids are always excited about playing at a new park!

Ryan and Joe are laughing at the penguins. Ryan LOVED the penguins (he loves the movie Happy Feet); we spent awhile watching them. Abby called them chickens and wanted to keep her distance.
Again, whenever an animal made a noise Abby was scared and cried. She did not like the Sea Lions noises at all.

Ryan was very excited to see a real Nemo and Dorey!
Abby did try to touch a sting ray!
Ryan liked to play in the areas that he could touch the creatures. He is pointing at a crab that he just touched. He also loves the Sting Ray pool.
Ryan says that he is fixing a sail when he climbs up ladders like this...it must be a game they play at Claires.
Ryan and Abby absolutely LOVE hotels (ok, maybe I do too...I know my mother does, too). They had so much fun sleeping in a new place. Here they are watching Bob the Builder before bedtime. CUTE CUTE CUTE

A Few More Cute Pictures from today!

2008-07-18T19:38:00.003-05:00

SORRY...I COULDN'T RESIST!

Last July at Great Island Common!

2008-07-18T19:21:00.003-05:00

I can't believe how much they have each grown in the past year.

Fun Friday 2: Great Island COmmon

2008-07-18T18:22:00.008-05:00

For our second fun Friday, Kendra and I took the kids to Great Island Common in New Castle. This place is fantastic. We went last year, too but the kids had an absolute blast today. If you are looking for a small, family friendly beach, this is the place to go. There is a little beach area (although there are rocks and seaweed) and a nice playground.

Playing at the park!

The kids play in the sand. They were into digging trenches and making lakes
Carter comes with water to fill in the lake.

Harrison and Carter didn't mind the cold water. Kendra also brought Ryan out in the ocean. He told Joe that he went into a "Big one pool."

I love this little face!
Is there anything better than watching your child have so much fun doing such a simple thing? Ryan loved the beach! I loved watching him play!

Backyard Fun!

2008-07-16T17:50:00.005-05:00

We had a fun morning playing in the backyard. This is the first time we stayed home all day (no park visit). By the afternoon, they were a bit stir crazy, but it was too hot to do anything anyway. Abby refused to go outside. RJ has a huge bug bite on his chest in these pictures...in case you are wondering what that red spot is.

Ryan loved his new sprinkler
Before the water park last week, he refused to play in spraying water. Now he loves it.
Abby is like her mama and does not like to get wet. She decided to play in tiny tot land.
After sprinkler time, Ryan played monkey and hung from our tree. He even made monkey sounds

Meanwhile, Abby watches her monkey brother and doesn't know what to think.
He had a ball hanging from the tree.
Then, it was bubble time. The Davis family bought us this bubble grill for RJ's birthday. Both kids LOVE it. We play with it every day! Great gift Auntie Nicki!
Abby was so mad that we wouldn't join her on the hammock.

When she finally decides to join us, she eats bubbles.

She was not very impressed with the taste! (If you blow these pictures up, you can see that she covered her arms in bubble solution...she's an odd duck)

Fun Friday 1: Davis Famland

2008-07-13T19:22:00.005-05:00

On Friday we had our first fun Friday with the Vedrani's! Grandma joined us, too! I'm sorry about all the pictures....I couldn't decide which ones to include and which ones to leave out. It was a great day!!

I remember last year Ryan was afraid of goats. He had a great time feeding them this year!
Abby, on the other hand, did not care for the goats! They were okay to look at, but she did not like it if they made sounds. Abby was attached to Grandma all day. Abby wanted Grandma to protect her :)
The Gang on the bridge!
Besides feeding the animals, Ryan had a blast combing them. I literally had to drag him away from them. He could have stayed there all day.
Abby had enough of the animals and the noises they make. She decided to rest!

Abby was okay with the fake cow....it didn't make sounds!

Abby really enjoyed the hayride. When we got home she must have told Joe at least 10 times that she went on a hayride.

Rj was a little unsure at first, but he had fun, too!

The kids had fun at the water park! The weather was perfect!

What can I say...He's Joe's son!

We Love Summer!

2008-07-10T11:55:00.009-05:00

We have had a very busy (AND FUN) week...and it's not over yet. We have gone to storytime at the library, audobon society, discovery stop, and livingston park. Here are a sampling of some of the pictures. Tomorrow we are headed to Davis Farmland with Auntie, Harrison, Carter and Grandma! Next weekend we are going to Mystic, Connecticut for a few days. FUN! FUN! FUN! Parker, Sophia, Ryan and Abby look at the turtles at the Audobon society. They loved watching the turtles swim.
We went for a mini nature walk after looking at the creatures (they had turtles, snakes, frogs, roaches, and an owl). It was very hot, but we had a great time.
I just love this picture. I love Ryan's arm around Parker's neck, and I love the face Parker is making! Adorable! I just looked at Amy's blog and she has this picture, too. That is what Ryan is looking at :)
Abby crawling through the tunnel at Livingston Park.

Ryan was very excited to play at the "new green park"

Down the Slide!

Ryan rides the horsie!

Here is another picture I love. There is a pond at the park and the kids had a blast finding rocks to throw in!

RJ's Big Day!

2008-07-03T18:22:00.001-05:00

Ryan went pee pee on the potty twice today!! Yeah!