Instead of having a birthday party this year Lucy wanted to go to GWL with one of her friends. She started taking about this last June! While surfing through Groupon this spring Jon found a GWL deal. I talked my sweet Chloe into coming along to keep me company. I’m SO glad she came! It’s getting more and more difficult spending alone time with my girls. Everyone is so busy these days.
She had the BEST time!!
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.
We have so much planned for the summer but first we have to make it through the last few days of school. Can’t wait!!
I’m pretty behind on this space but I HAVE to add some pictures of Beckett playing soccer. He is loving it so far!!
It’s a 45 minute class every Friday night and this kid already knows how to Bend it Like Beckett.
I am trying so hard to get over here and record some of life lately, I have a bunch of random photos from the last week that deserve a little spot on this big World Wide Web.
We took Chloe, Lucy and Beckett to the aquarium this weekend
After the aquarium we walked over to Quincy Market to grab some dinner
I don’t usually look like I’m about to do yard work when I’m out in the city (hooded sweatshirts are never a good idea) but the aquarium was celebrating the Patriots so I had to show my support 😉
Lucy is trying to convince us to get another puppy……. more on that later
Speaking of Lucy, she is the sweetest sister!! She loves taking care of Beckett so much!!
This kid is such a charmer!! He smiles and talks to everyone when we’re out in public. He’s such a happy little boy 💙
I had to take a picture of these three before they headed off to school the other morning. I know they’re going to complain about the picture. Ha! That’s the reason why they’re not on my Instagram more. All grown up!! *sigh
I love the way he holds my hand when he’s on my lap 😍
And a few from Instagram
Happy Wednesday
I can’t believe we are closing out 2017. It hit me this week that 2018 will bring Jon and I TWO adult children. How is that even possible?
December was filled with a lot of fun but also a couple of stressful days.
Trips to the doctors are never fun but when you have to bring one of your children to a cardiologist in Boston it’s pretty scary. Luckily we have 5 healthy children!!
We’re starting to get things like this in the mail for Megan
Each time I find one in the mailbox my heart beats with excitement for her but then I can feel it breaking a little. I tear up EVERY time!
We had her final (ever) choir Christmas show. We’ve been going to these since she was in 2nd grade!
I’m hoping that Lucy will continue so we have a lot more of these to go to.
Chloe sent me this picture of Beckett while babysitting one night
I can usually find Lucy and Beckett snuggled up under a blanket watching tv together or hanging out on the heater in deep conversation. Ha! It’s cold up here!!
Sometime he’ll snuggle up to the dog
I like to sit and watch him play. I try and take as many pictures as I can because it’s so sweet to watch and I’m sad that I don’t have many pictures of Emma, Megan and Chloe playing when they were little.
We celebrated Baba’s 72nd birthday this week with our other favorite boy, Colton.
practiced a little yoga
Did a little after Christmas shopping
The month was filled with lots of shopping, lots of music, lots of dates for Jon and I. A lot of love, laughter and really good memories.
Our 2017 Christmas Card
My best 2017 photos on Instagram
Happy New Year!! See you in 2018!!
It looks like we’re going to have another white Christmas. This will be our 11th Christmas up here and our 8th white Christmas. I’m only a big fan of snow until about mid February and then I’m DONE. Beckett had a great time watching the snow fall this weekend
He probably doesn’t remember this from last year so it was all new to him.
Sunday morning I took Lucy and Beckett out to play in the snow
After about 20 minutes I asked him if he was ready to go in the house (he had wet mittens and hat) he reached his hands up for me to pick him up. ha! This is the first time EVER he didn’t throw a temper tantrum when it was time to go in the house. I guess he’s going to be more of a summer guy. Fine by me!
Busy! That’s the only way to describe life in the Friary house these days. I have 2200 pictures on my phone because I am desperately trying to capture everything because if I don’t I’ll forget.
We celebrated Beck’s 2nd birthday with a construction theme party
We went shopping for our Halloween costumes and crafts.
We’ve been working on senior pictures
We had senior night
We’ve been spending an insane amount of time outside because the weather has been fantastic!!
Jon’s been spending all of his free time putting in hardwood floors
And a few more photos just because
October is flying by!!
I’m much better at keeping up with recording life over at Instagram than I am over here. But, I’m going to keep trying because I LOVE coming over here and going through all of my old posts.
A few things from the past 10 or so days
We celebrated Connor and Camden’s birthday last weekend.
Now that the weather is getting cooler (a little) it’s back to the park we go! Beckett prefers the sandbox and trucks to the swings and slides
Megan had a night out in Boston with some friends and sent me this cute picture:
My parents came up for a visit so my mom and I went out to lunch and shopping with B.
We made it to our first football game of the season. Our school is in the middle of building a new stadium and field so all of Megan’s games are away.
Jon had Friday off so I met Lucy for lunch
Grocery shopping with my little buddy
Croquet
Ha!
We gave Beckett his birthday present a few weeks early. Lucy thinks it’s hers and drives it for him. Hahaha! He could care less, he just loves hanging out with her
And, a few more photos of Beck. Just because.
1) School mornings. I kinda like them. As long as I get up when I’m supposed to and take the time the night before to prepare for the next day I actually enjoy our busy mornings
2) Beckett in a toy store
Hahaha!!
3) Football season has begun!!
4) I’m seriously enjoying being home with Beckett SOOOO much!! I LOVE having all of these older girls around (my bff’s). That mother/daughter bond is amazing, ya’ll. But being able to do this mommy thing all over again, this time with a little boy is pretty dang amazing!! I look forward to our weekly Target trips. It’s the mommy/baby hang out and I love that I’m still part of that “crew”.
Ugh!! He’s gonna grow up too 😭
5) At the beginning of the summer we told the girls to each pick a place they want to vacation to next summer and do a presentation convincing Jon and I why we should pick their destination. They had all summer to work on it and had to present it to us on Labor Day. Two of the four girls worked hard on it. Two didn’t, so we won’t be visiting Amsterdam or Iceland next summer. HA! Lucy picked the Aulani resort in Hawaii. She worked so hard on it all summer! She is so stinkin cute!!
We told them that we would announce our vacation plans on New Years. Fingers crossed, Lucy!!
Now that September is here I am ready for all things fall!! Jon and I took the kids (well, 4 of them) apple picking on Saturday morning
Once Megan got out of work we took a ride out to Newburyport to go to the Riverfest. They Might be Giants was the closing band ( we got there with only 2 hours left of the festival).
Loved having everyone together to close out our summer. Happy unofficial start to fall!!
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