doing better.....

Hey there everyone! It has been a crazy 3 weeks, and sorry I haven't been on here at all. But I think that people are finally all feeling better (although, I just felt Paul's forehead and it felt warm....arugh!!)


Here are some new photos from the past month or so.....


The boys don't usually watch tv like this, just so you know...... : )

Paul posing with David's new wooden bi-plane from Uncle Tom and Aunt Emily.

Henry likes to fix his own hair, and here he is spraying it with water first, and then he combed it back, like Pat Riley...."ALL BY MYSELF!!!"

Nice going, Slick!!

Here David is wearing his newest bib from Uncle Ben and Aunt Katie.....miss them!!

the newest photo of David from this morning.........GAME TIME!

BEAT THOSE COLTS today...........8pm....mommy and daddy are going to be tired tomorrow.

Miss and love you all!!

Pumpkinland, FINALLY!!!

Paul and I finally went together with his class to Pumpkinland, in Mechanic Falls, ME on Thursday of this week. It was our third time trying to go, because we had 2 previous rain dates (the kids were beginning to get really disappointed).

Soooooo....here are some pictures of our day!! Above, Paul and the other kids are picking out their pumpkins. Of course, Paul's was a "perfect" pumpkin without any bumps, dirt, or marks of any kind and was perfectly shaped and the stem was perfect too....he is a cutie!!

Paul on the FrankenSlide.......

Paul with the Woodhoe. I think that he would have been on this all day long if he had the chance. ; )

Paul, smiling away for mommy!

Paulie in the ball bounce zone....(or as mommy likes to call it, "an accident waiting to happen!")

Paul and some of his classmates!

Paul and his buddies playing with the wooden eggs....rolling them up the chutes, into the holes.

Paul with his latest art project ( the leaf behind him) the morning before we left for school. The kids all wear special shirts so we know who is from the same school. A GREAT idea, I think!!

It was a wonderful day, and I had so much fun! At the end, Paul told me, "Mommy, aren't you glad that I invited you!?" It was a sweet moment. I love that guy!! : )

Beantown, baby!!

Columbus Day weekend, we (minus David...he stayed with my mom) traveled to Boston to visit (Uncle) John and spending some time at the Boston Children's Museum. We had a great time, and here are some of the things that the boys did at the museum!!

playing in the sandbox.....they were making pancakes.

the 4 of us outside the gift shop, with our new purchases...

checking out how much POWER they have to power the sign above them....

climbing on the 3 STORY tall 3-D maze....

Paulie pulled himself up, with a little help from Daddy-o!

My serious artist, Henry Lawrence....

Paulie, at Johnny's Workbench, a great handy man!

the boys at the Peep's World stream, playing in the water... lots of fun!

too busy to look at Mommy.....playing in the Construction Zone area. This was their favorite place, and we came back at least twice to visit this section.

driving the Bobcat.....

Paulie and Uncle John in the Bobcat...

Paul at the top of the construction zone tunnel....

We had a great time and can't wait to go again, when they are a little older so David can go too!

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Happy Halloween!

Love you all!!

It was a TRANSFORMERS Birthday.....

Happy 5th Birthday Paulie!!!

whoops.....here's "Henta-pete" first......

It was Paul's birthday day today, and we celebrated tonight, as well as last Saturday!
(above, Henry is hanging out in the sunroom.......)

Here is the cake that I baked and Bri decorated....what a team!




Paul checking it out!


Blowing out the candles Saturday night!


Opening presents....he was so excited! He could barely wait until after dinner to do this.

Transformers tshirt!!

Wore to school today!

He was SOOO excited about this too!

The Chevy Volt transformer...named Jolt!

Love you Paulie! Can't believe that you are FIVE!

Growing up right before our eyes.....love you!

Almost 11 months old.....

I can't believe that this little guys is almost 11 months old....where does the time go?

Things are great here in Maine. We are enjoying a MONTH long stretch of sunny days that I think may end on Sunday (ironically enough). We are loving it and are getting excited about celebrating Paul's 5th birthday this Saturday with the fam'. Pictures to follow next week!

BenKat invade MAINE.....

Happy Friday!! Brian's little bro Ben and his wife Katie made it all the way out to Maine this past weekend. We had such a wonderful time. They had not yet met David and so that was very special and I think that we may have given Katie a slight case of baby fever.....in a year or 2 or 3??? Above, we are picking apples at Wallingford's Orchards.....boy, did everyone enjoy those fresh donuts, too....ooohhhh!!

The newest band....Uncle and the Nephews!!

some special time with Uncle Ben on the couch, watching Dinosaur Train no doubt!

Here are some pictures from our trip to Paul's school playground. I think that David may be a teacher or a politician....check out that pointer and with such enthusiasm!

Henry and Daddy on the playground bars.....Henry can do this all by himself, but Bri likes to spot him.

Aunt Katie....I am woman, hear me roar!!

Uncle Ben is chasing Paul.....or is it the other way around.... ??? : )

Ben, Katie and Uncle John were trying to figure out if the world maps painted on the ground were accurate! Pretty funny....then, trying to decide where in the world they would like to live!

All in all, it was a wonderful trip! Thanks to Ben and Katie for driving all the way out here, and to Uncle John too, for joining us! The boys loved seeing you three....very special family that we have. We are very blessed..... : )