February vacation has come and gone....

Here, it is the Tuesday after vacation. And we have another storm headed our way. They are predicting almost a foot for our region. We'll see.....But, we had a wonderful time together last week. We had about nine days or so to hang out and relax as a family and just enjoy being together. We took a trip to South Portland to do a little shopping and even drove south to Waltham, MA overnight for 2 nights to visit with Uncle John. He was the perfect host, and a great cook too! It was GREAT! Mommy even had some time with her friends to scrapbook and hang out too! Perfect week!! While we were at Uncle John’s apartment, we took the T into the city and visited the New England Aquarium. The boys loved the aquarium. It was also their first time on the subway. Paul LOVED the subway, and thought that it was really neat. He wanted to watch all the trains come and go, and commented on each one. It was a lot of fun! At the aquarium, Paul’s favorite thing was the live-size model of a whale shark hanging from the ceiling, and Henry loved any of the fish. We got a couple of souvenirs too (Paul, a whale shark and Henry, a mini great white!) Fun was had by all!!.

Another day, another storm.

So, I know that it is February in Maine. But, come on!! Today it snowed for the sixth day in a row.....they say that we get a reprieve for the next 48 hours, but another storm is coming Wednesday, and it may contain a secondary low blossoming off the coast. fun fun....we shall see what happens. Oh, by the way, did I mention that Brian had his sixth snow day last week. Nice birthday present for him, 2 days late. Well, they say when life hands you lemons, make a snowman, right? So that is what we did today. It was a lot of fun, and Paul even pulled Henry around the driveway in the little boy sled (from Ni-ni, here's a shout out to Ni-ni!!). Paul got a new big boy sled from Santa, but Henry is too little to ride in it. Paul really loves the snow, and stayed outside with Brian for a long time. Henry and I went inside after a little while, to warm ourselves up, and make lunch. Hope that you are all enjoying winter in your neck of the woods.

Here is another shot of the boys from today. Just goes to show you what happens when it snows all the time. The boys made "jets" out of the diaper boxes. Never a dull moment in this house.

He shoots, he scores.....

Good morning! Happy February. We made it through another January in Maine, which is always a goal. Last night, the Dimitri family enjoyed watching a little bit of "the orange" being thrown around on "the hardwood", in the good old ELHS gymnasium. The boys were playing Morse High School, which is located in Bath, Maine. The Red Eddies's jv team won and so did the varsity, although we did not stay for the entire varsity game. Paul had decided that after he had finished his cherry tootsie roll pop, that he was tired and wanted to go home to bed. So, we granted his wish and went home. It was Henry's first basketball game, and he really liked the cheerleaders and pep band. Paul was quite excited when the band played the, "Go Big Red!" song. Keep your fingers crossed for the Pats tonight. We will be watching with Hoosier Mama's pulled pork in hand (it is in the oven as we speak!).