The way life continues to quickly move forward is something that I never seem to grasp fully.  Dylan is headed off to middle school and went to his orientation day to prepare.  He saw his friends, opened his locker, walked his classes and all with confidence like it was nothing new.  I, on the other hand, can rem…

Aliya had a blast doing a production of James and the Giant Peach this summer.  She really loves theater and it is fun to watch her start with nervousness of=ver auditions and then see the amazing production only a few months later.  I was so proud of Aliya for auditioning and glad to see her get a role that she reall…

I will never get sick of bubbles, sunshine and lake water.  I will never get sick of letting Trent and Aliya sleep in while Dylan gets up early to play.  I will never get sick of campfires, smores, and more ice cream cones then we can count.  I will never get sick of imagination and impromptu ga…

The reality of the day was cold, rainy and did I mention extremely cold.  It was only in the upper 60s and the wind blowing.  It was not your typical August day in New Hampshire.  However, if you asked the kids visiting the waterpark was one of their very favorite days of the year.  The kids would say the sun was…

A gorgeous day, a wonderful family and a beautiful lake. It was everything we needed for a nice time together! Nana and Papa gave Dylan his birthday gift at the lake. Dylan was thrilled because he thought it was glass bottles of Coke but soon found that there was money taped to the bottom of each.��…

For Dylan one of the most important things, he likes to do to make his Birthday special is to choose all the food we eat for 24hrs. He spends time creating and editing his list for at least the month before the big day. This year we enjoyed... Homemade doughnuts with maple glazed BLTs with fries Slushies en…