Family – Seven Friarys

Disney

Published on May 18, 2020 by 7friarysLeave a comment

We went to Disney!! When our girls were little we went every year. All of my kids love Disney but none as much as Chloe. I always called her my Disney baby. She was only 3 years old when we started going. She was too little for a lot of the rides so we spent a lot of time on the benches eating Disney snacks and people watching. She LOVED it!! She’s always called it her happy place 🙂

With graduation coming this year I knew that I had to take her on one more “kid” trip. I spent months planning every second of this trip. Even though things didn’t go off perfectly (I ended up in urgent care) it was definitely a trip we will always remember.

I’m so glad that we got the trip in when we did, Disney shut down 2 weeks after we got home. I’m also glad that we got to stay at “our” resort one last time with Chloe. I loved keeping things the same for so many years with my 3 big girls but I think we’ll find a new Disney home with Lucy and Beckett to create new memories. With all of the new attractions coming to Disney over the next few years I have a feeling we’ll be going back again and again. Right, Jon??

Life Update

Published on December 19, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

Lets throw some pictures up here so we don’t get completely behind, shall we? November and December have gone by in a blink of an eye. It’s crazy that it’s almost 2020. I do like the sound of that though.

Lucy was a jellyfish in The Little Mermaid back in December. She was the cutest little jellyfish I ever did see. She is so lucky to have all these big sisters come out to support her.

Beckett and Winnie cause trouble daily. Ha! Best of friends!

We went to Lucy’s parent teacher conference and she wanted to see if Beck would fit in her locker. I have the same picture of Lucy when she was his age.

Emma came over on her day off and sat and watched the new Blues Clues with Beck. It was one of her favorite shows when she was little.

Emma, Megan, Chloe and Ashlyn all met up at Meg’s apartment and spent the day in the city a few weeks ago.

My parents had a Christmas party the other night with just our immediate family. I was so nice getting together with everyone.

Beckett got all of his curls cut off…….. I have a love/hate relationship with his hair. I miss his curls but he looks so handsome with his hair short. Not sure where we’re going from here. LOL Yes, this is something I spend time thinking about.

He’s also very into green eggs and ham at the moment.

A few Christmas photos from the month:

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love, The Friarys

Halloween

Published on November 5, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

This was our 24th Halloween trick or treating as parents! The scene looks so different from where it was only a few years ago. We are down to two little trick or treaters and pumpkin carvers over here. A little bitter sweet for sure.

We made sure to put on our annual pumpkin carving playlist while carving the night before Halloween

Beckett has been obsessed with all things Toy Story this fall so of course he needed to be Buzz Lightyear

Lucy was the cutest little she-devil

We met up with our friends to trick or treat

And came home with a ton of candy!

I miss the days of having all of my little trick or treaters here together but I never let that stop me from enjoying these days with my last two littles.

Christmas music has been playing through the house while I put out my turkeys and pilgrims. Our thankful leaves are filling up and I keep trying to convince Jon to let me put the tree up early. The holidays go by so fast so I plan on slowing down over the next two months. I’m in cozy, nesting mode right now, eager to welcome home Emma and Megan for Thanksgiving weekend!

A video from our towns trunk or treating:

Autumn, Part 2

Published on October 22, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

Gosh, we are already in the later part of the season and I have so much to catch up on. This is my absolute favorite time of the year. Mostly because of the weather but also because even though it’s busy, it’s the perfect time of year to cozy up at home and just enjoy my family.

We celebrated Beckett’s 4th birthday earlier this month. I still need to go back and do a birthday update for him. I can’t believe how much he’s grown this year! On his actual birthday we drove into the city and had dinner in the North End

After dinner we went back to EMMA’S NEW APARTMENT for desert. All in capitals because I can’t believe she is on her own!

The following day we had a big family birthday party for him

Lucy is enjoying Cross Country

And Beckett is enjoying being the center of attention with all of her friends. Ha!

Alison and Grace came up to spend the day with us

Beckett decided that clothes were a suggestion and not a requirement. Hahaha~

We went to Tracey and Paul’s surprise 25th Anniversary party

We went from apple picking:

To pumpkin picking:

I worked on Chloe’s senior pictures

A few more fall pictures from this month:

The little kids are getting excited for Halloween but to be honest I am SO ready for the real holidays to get here. My house is feeling a little quiet with only 5 of us here. I can’t wait to have everyone home again.

Happy Fall!

Published on September 24, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

I’m a day late, but what else is new? We’ve been busy over here crossing things off of our fall bucket list. Last week Tracey came up to spend the day with Beck and me. We hit Hobby Lobby, Chik-fil-A, loaded up on fairytale pumpkins from Trader Joe’s and then ended our day at the farm (where i locked my keys in my car). I LOVE when she comes up to spend the day with us!!

This weekend we took Lucy and Beckett apple picking. We usually fill up one bag and then head back the following weekend. It’s one of our favorite things to do in the fall so we go multiple times a season.

So many fun things coming up over the next few weekends including Beckett’s 4th Birthday!! We are busy planning a super fun Toy Story party!! Can’t wait to celebrate our boy! Or boys!! It’s Jon’s Birthday this week!!

Happy Fall!

End of Summer

Published on August 19, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

We just wrapped up our final summer getaway. We spent most of last week down the Cape (Emma got there on Thursday night). I knew at the beginning of summer that this Cape getaway would signal the end of summer but I just can’t believe it’s almost over. In a way we are all ready to get back to our routine but I’m just not ready for Megan to head off to the city again. It’s been so nice having her back here for the summer. Knowing how much she loves the city and how much she misses her college friends makes it a little easier to let go. And, Chloe!!! The baby of the big kids is going to be a senior in high school!! HOW?!?! Seems like just yesterday I put her on that kindergarten bus, turned around, burst into tears and told Jon I wanted another baby. HA!! Thank God he listened 😉

Some pictures from the week:

We stopped by Cape Cod Organic Farm to see Uncle Timmy.

I try to get lifeguard pictures every summer and was bummed that Emma hadn’t gotten down there yet

Annual trip to Captain Frostys

Beckett was enjoying his ice cream cone until he saw Jon’s

Good trade!!

Mayflower Beach: He buried her and then jumped on her.

Martha’s Vineyard

Chatham

I didn’t spend as much time taking pictures as I usually do. I’d like to say it’s because I was trying to soak up this fabulous family (they really are the best) but it’s mostly because Beckett spent most of the time being a wild man. We all came home a little more exhausted than usual. Ha!

Summer 2019 was FILLED with adventures and lots of great memories were made but we’re ready for ya, fall!

Maine

Published on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by 7friarys4 Comments

We just got back from spending a week up in Biddeford. Out of all the vacations we take Maine is definitely the most relaxing. Although, I’m sitting here trying to figure out why I’m so exhausted. Emma was able to come up and spend a few days with us at the beginning of the week and then Megan was able to join us for the rest of the week. They actually crossed paths on the highway. Spending an entire week with everyone all together is getting harder and harder these days.

We spent most of our time at the beach with a few little day trips here and there. I have lots of pictures to share!

We took our annual trip up to Portland so we could stop at The Holy Donut (here)

THE BEST DONUTS!!

We went to Kennebunkport

Went out on Lynn’s boat

Celebrated Chloe turning 17!!!!!! Happy Birthday, Chloe!!!!!

Spent lots of time on this swing

relaxed

(Mama selfie)

Chased down the ice cream man

Hahaha!

Took walks

Enjoyed the beauty of Maine

Of course had lobster

But more importantly we enjoyed being together

Summer Update

Published on July 15, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

Just a quick photo dump over here so I have these pictures.

Before we left for London we had a lobster boil for Marlene and Brian’s 50th wedding anniversary

4th of July celebrations in town:

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I really want an alpaca but I can’t convince my dear husband

Few more summer photos:

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Officially half way through the month of July and I’m already dreading the thought of sending everyone off to school! Luckily we have a few more vacations to look forward to. Happy Summer!!

Summer….So Far

Published on June 18, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

And……we’re off!! Lucy just got out of school on Friday and we’ve been busy since!

Emma got Canobie Lake Park tickets through her work for Saturday. We all had SO much fun!! Beckett is getting to an age where he is LOVING the rides!

Lucy is at an age where she is really loving the big kid rides so I have another rollercoaster partner!!

Sunday we went to visit our dads for Father’s Day. I didn’t take any picture of them… UGH! But Lucy took this one of Megan and Chloe and sent it to me

LOVE THEM!!

Kate met Megan at Marlene’s and they went to their first concert of the summer

Yesterday we took a ride up to York and did the zoo, the park and lunch.

Beckett fell in LOVE with the baby goats!! It really was the cutest thing and he really wanted to take one home.

Yesterday’s photo dump:

We are loving summer so far and have a bunch more things to cross off our summer bucket list!! Can’t wait!

Summer

Published on June 12, 2019 by 7friarysLeave a comment

Oh, summer, you are within arms reach and we just can’t wait for ya!! Lucy and her chorus sang the National Anthem at a local minor league baseball game over the weekend and it was our first official taste of summer.