Happy New Year! It's only been two months and I am WAY behind in my posts. I'll recap January and February and be ready April 1st for a March update!
We rang in the new year with the Benn's at Oatmeal in a Bowl (the name of their camp at Sugarloaf). The kids loved hanging out in the hot tub and we all had a great time tubing and sledding the next day.
This winter was all about skiing! We went to Mt. Abram twice, Black Mountain once and Sugarloaf once. Lincoln is already bombing down the mountain with no harness and definitely no fear. He's very comfortable on skis and is already trying to do "jumps". This was Sophie's first year actually skiing. She had three lessons and is doing very well. She doesn't always feel confident, but does better than she thinks she does. Corinne and Ayla are old pros now!
Ayla was in ski club at school again this year, so for five weeks she went to Shawnee Peak every Tuesday after school and enjoyed night skiing.
We've had some big snow storms that made for some epic fort building in the front yard. There have been plenty of snow days home from school to enjoy outdoors!
In March we're looking forward to Corinne's band playing at the Girls Rock concert. We're also excited to celebrate Corinne turning 15 and Lincoln turning 4. (How did that happen?!?)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017
October/November Update
So, I actually wrote this at the very beginning of December and when I just sat down to start writing the December update, I realized this one was still a draft!
We started October with lots of friends over. Ayla and Sophie's good friends and sisters, Anna and Aliyah from Brunswick came down to spend the day and night with us. Lincoln also had Dre over to play. Six kids (not seven, because let's be honest, Corinne isn't really one of the kids any more!) had a great time running around outside, riding scooters and bikes and terrorizing each other.
Trevor and I had a great time going out to dinner and to see Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds concert with new friends. They're the same band we took Corinne to see for her 13th birthday and they were just as awesome the second time around!
We've had parent teacher conferences for all the girls. Everyone is doing really well. Corinne is settling well into high school. She really likes her woodworking class and has brought home some awesome projects!
Trevor and I had a very busy adult weekend that started with 36 people, 3 buses and a brewery tour around Portland. Everyone was from our neighborhood so it was great to get to know people better. We were up bright and early the next day for a CrossFit competition in Sanford. It was a partner competition, so Trevor and I did three workouts together over the course of the day. The first workout really kicked our butts and lucky we had time to recover before the next one. We were a little disappointed with our overall finish, but had lots of fun anyway. An evening with Kris and Ben is never dull and despite our already very busy weekend, we managed to rock it all night with them! A huge thanks goes out to Grammy Robin and PopPop who kept the four kids all weekend for us! The kids had a blast!!
Corinne's band has had a few changes with it's members, so the new name is now PandaMonium. They played at the Ghoul of Rock concert the Friday night before Halloween. They did really well and are having fun playing together. Their next two gigs are at Waynflete School during an assembly and again that night at a dance.
Ayla had a great time at the school dance dressed up as a plague doctor. She went early to set up and danced all night! Corinne also went to a school dance in Yarmouth with friends from her band. I hope they both picked up on some of my great dance moves!
We loved being "booed" this year by our neighbors. We found a bag of goodies at our doorstep and a note saying we'd been "booed". The goodies included candy, Halloween socks, notepads, pencils, erasers and a few other little things. We had fun "booing" Ava and Owen, as well as neighbors on our street.
We trick or treated up and down our street and went to a haunted house a few blocks away. The kids loved dressing up and of course loved the candy!
Now that we've been back for a year, I figured it's about time we establish care with a family physician. All the kids had their well child checks and Trevor and I had physicals. We weren't surprised to find out we're all perfectly healthy!
Trevor's been spending most of the Fridays and Saturdays in November in the woods. Every night he comes home the girls and Lincoln ask him if he's "caught a deer". He hunted in Georgetown and in Levant. He saw some deer and even took one shot, but unfortunately, this wasn't the year.
We spent Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family. It was great to see my grandmother and grandfather come down from Houlton, as well as my aunts, uncles, cousins and all their families. Our newest addition to the family, Silas, is pretty darn cute! Unfortunately, we were a few short this year due to illness. We also missed my brother and sister's families, but were glad they were all together in Pennsylvania.
Lincoln had a great time at Urban Air for Finn's birthday party. He loved jumping on the trampolines, jousting and all the tubes and slides in the kid zone.
We're gearing up for a great holiday season and happy new year!
We started October with lots of friends over. Ayla and Sophie's good friends and sisters, Anna and Aliyah from Brunswick came down to spend the day and night with us. Lincoln also had Dre over to play. Six kids (not seven, because let's be honest, Corinne isn't really one of the kids any more!) had a great time running around outside, riding scooters and bikes and terrorizing each other.
Trevor and I had a great time going out to dinner and to see Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds concert with new friends. They're the same band we took Corinne to see for her 13th birthday and they were just as awesome the second time around!
We've had parent teacher conferences for all the girls. Everyone is doing really well. Corinne is settling well into high school. She really likes her woodworking class and has brought home some awesome projects!
Trevor and I had a very busy adult weekend that started with 36 people, 3 buses and a brewery tour around Portland. Everyone was from our neighborhood so it was great to get to know people better. We were up bright and early the next day for a CrossFit competition in Sanford. It was a partner competition, so Trevor and I did three workouts together over the course of the day. The first workout really kicked our butts and lucky we had time to recover before the next one. We were a little disappointed with our overall finish, but had lots of fun anyway. An evening with Kris and Ben is never dull and despite our already very busy weekend, we managed to rock it all night with them! A huge thanks goes out to Grammy Robin and PopPop who kept the four kids all weekend for us! The kids had a blast!!
Corinne's band has had a few changes with it's members, so the new name is now PandaMonium. They played at the Ghoul of Rock concert the Friday night before Halloween. They did really well and are having fun playing together. Their next two gigs are at Waynflete School during an assembly and again that night at a dance.
Ayla had a great time at the school dance dressed up as a plague doctor. She went early to set up and danced all night! Corinne also went to a school dance in Yarmouth with friends from her band. I hope they both picked up on some of my great dance moves!
We loved being "booed" this year by our neighbors. We found a bag of goodies at our doorstep and a note saying we'd been "booed". The goodies included candy, Halloween socks, notepads, pencils, erasers and a few other little things. We had fun "booing" Ava and Owen, as well as neighbors on our street.
We trick or treated up and down our street and went to a haunted house a few blocks away. The kids loved dressing up and of course loved the candy!
Now that we've been back for a year, I figured it's about time we establish care with a family physician. All the kids had their well child checks and Trevor and I had physicals. We weren't surprised to find out we're all perfectly healthy!
Trevor's been spending most of the Fridays and Saturdays in November in the woods. Every night he comes home the girls and Lincoln ask him if he's "caught a deer". He hunted in Georgetown and in Levant. He saw some deer and even took one shot, but unfortunately, this wasn't the year.
We spent Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family. It was great to see my grandmother and grandfather come down from Houlton, as well as my aunts, uncles, cousins and all their families. Our newest addition to the family, Silas, is pretty darn cute! Unfortunately, we were a few short this year due to illness. We also missed my brother and sister's families, but were glad they were all together in Pennsylvania.
Lincoln had a great time at Urban Air for Finn's birthday party. He loved jumping on the trampolines, jousting and all the tubes and slides in the kid zone.
We're gearing up for a great holiday season and happy new year!
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Fall is here!
It's crazy how the start of school is just like another day now that I'm not teaching. September used to be the start of a new year, but now I'm just following the regular calendar like every other person that isn't a teacher. Although there were parts of teaching that I loved, I'm grateful to have work life balance.
We started the month with an epic weekend with the Perrines and Benns. Although the Perrine's may have been slightly overwhelmed at the craziness of all our families together, I couldn't have been more comfortable! I love huge family get togethers and the craziness of a million kids at our house having a great time! A pizza party on the beach with my mom and Mark was definitely not my idea, but fun none the less.We enjoyed the beautiful views on the Cliff Walk in Scarborough, had fun making fairy houses on Mackworth Island and enjoyed the beach! The guys paddle boarded at Willard Beach and kayaked in Cape. We had a birthday party for Hudson that also included the Butlers and Cotes. A barbecue with my dad and Kelly finished the weekend off. Now if we can only get the Perrine's to move to Maine, all would be right in the world. ;)
School started well for all the girls. We're representing in South Portland High School, Mahoney Middle School and Small Elementary School. And don't forget Lincoln in daycare. We've really got them spread out this year! Corinne is enjoying the high school in her own, quiet, "it's ok" way. She's talked mostly about her wood working class, where she's already passed the table saw and scroll test. Watch out, Uncle Justin, we might have another wood whisperer!
You know you've moved too many times when your second grader tells you school is boring because she already knows all the kids! Oh, Sophie....She's enjoying gymnastics and Girl Scouts. She also spends every day after school at the Boys and Girls Club. Although she claims "it's boring", every day I pick her up she is laughing and playing with friends.
Lincoln had the time of his life at Dre's fifth birthday party. Dre is his best friend at daycare and they are pretty darn cute playing together! His birthday party was at a bounce house and Lincoln loved every minute of it.
All three girls started piano lessons. We found a great teacher that comes to the house and gives them all a half hour lesson. It's so nice to hear them playing! Ayla and Corinne are already excelling since they both play other instruments and read music well. It's all new for Sophie, but she's enjoying the lessons.
Corinne has started again practicing with her band at Maine Academy of Modern Music. They have a new singer in the band and are looking forward to their next show!
I had a fun girls night out at Saltwater Grille. A bunch of ladies all with second graders got together for dinner and drinks. I didn't know anyone and had a great time meeting everyone. We've found South Portland and our neighborhood specifically to be very community oriented. We've already made friends and are feeling more at home here than any other place we've lived.
Trevor was in a partner CrossFit competition. Although they didn't do as well as they had hoped, they"{+ had a great time! We're signed up for one together in a couple of weeks. It'll be my first competition and should be really fun!
Trevor spent a weekend at an Athletic Movement Assessment seminar. He is excited to start implementing some of what he learned to take even better care of his patients. That same weekend I spent the day with all the kids and the Cote clan at Fort Williams. There is a new amazing kids garden that has a frog pond, tree house, tunnels and a fish pond. The kids had fun at the playground and the fort there as well.
I took the kids apple picking with Mary and we are on an apple diet!! Apples for snacks, apple sauce, apple crisp and we STILL have more apples. It's one of the things I love about fall!
Trevor and I went to the Old Crow Medicine Show concert with the Luchies and Mary Moran. It was an awesome show. They're a great band to listen to, but it is a SHOW when you see them live!
We started the month with an epic weekend with the Perrines and Benns. Although the Perrine's may have been slightly overwhelmed at the craziness of all our families together, I couldn't have been more comfortable! I love huge family get togethers and the craziness of a million kids at our house having a great time! A pizza party on the beach with my mom and Mark was definitely not my idea, but fun none the less.We enjoyed the beautiful views on the Cliff Walk in Scarborough, had fun making fairy houses on Mackworth Island and enjoyed the beach! The guys paddle boarded at Willard Beach and kayaked in Cape. We had a birthday party for Hudson that also included the Butlers and Cotes. A barbecue with my dad and Kelly finished the weekend off. Now if we can only get the Perrine's to move to Maine, all would be right in the world. ;)
School started well for all the girls. We're representing in South Portland High School, Mahoney Middle School and Small Elementary School. And don't forget Lincoln in daycare. We've really got them spread out this year! Corinne is enjoying the high school in her own, quiet, "it's ok" way. She's talked mostly about her wood working class, where she's already passed the table saw and scroll test. Watch out, Uncle Justin, we might have another wood whisperer!
You know you've moved too many times when your second grader tells you school is boring because she already knows all the kids! Oh, Sophie....She's enjoying gymnastics and Girl Scouts. She also spends every day after school at the Boys and Girls Club. Although she claims "it's boring", every day I pick her up she is laughing and playing with friends.
Lincoln had the time of his life at Dre's fifth birthday party. Dre is his best friend at daycare and they are pretty darn cute playing together! His birthday party was at a bounce house and Lincoln loved every minute of it.
All three girls started piano lessons. We found a great teacher that comes to the house and gives them all a half hour lesson. It's so nice to hear them playing! Ayla and Corinne are already excelling since they both play other instruments and read music well. It's all new for Sophie, but she's enjoying the lessons.
Corinne has started again practicing with her band at Maine Academy of Modern Music. They have a new singer in the band and are looking forward to their next show!
I had a fun girls night out at Saltwater Grille. A bunch of ladies all with second graders got together for dinner and drinks. I didn't know anyone and had a great time meeting everyone. We've found South Portland and our neighborhood specifically to be very community oriented. We've already made friends and are feeling more at home here than any other place we've lived.
Trevor was in a partner CrossFit competition. Although they didn't do as well as they had hoped, they"{+ had a great time! We're signed up for one together in a couple of weeks. It'll be my first competition and should be really fun!
Trevor spent a weekend at an Athletic Movement Assessment seminar. He is excited to start implementing some of what he learned to take even better care of his patients. That same weekend I spent the day with all the kids and the Cote clan at Fort Williams. There is a new amazing kids garden that has a frog pond, tree house, tunnels and a fish pond. The kids had fun at the playground and the fort there as well.
I took the kids apple picking with Mary and we are on an apple diet!! Apples for snacks, apple sauce, apple crisp and we STILL have more apples. It's one of the things I love about fall!
Trevor and I went to the Old Crow Medicine Show concert with the Luchies and Mary Moran. It was an awesome show. They're a great band to listen to, but it is a SHOW when you see them live!
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
End of Summer Fun!
We started August with a quiet house. I drove the three girls to Boston on the 2nd of August so we would be ready to go for their 6am flight the following morning. They did great flying on their own (direct flight with no connection) and Grandma Connie and Grandpa Bob met them at their gate. They packed a lot of fun into one week with them! Some of the fun included a water balloon fight with 700 water balloons, Colby Water Park, flying drones, riding four wheelers, a demolition derby and hanging out at the farm. The best part was obviously spending time with their aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents!
It was definitely weird being home for a week and half with only me and the two men. Lincoln loved all the attention! We had a fun Beacon to Beach day- which was a bunch of the Beacon CrossFit crew hanging out at the beach. The workout we did in the sand was more fun than it sounds!
Trevor, Lincoln and I met the girls out in Kansas at Grandpa Dave's house. Grandma Gay met us there and stayed with us for the week. We loved being able to spend some time with Torrey, Lindsay and their kiddos. We went to a water park, where even Bode and Lincoln went on the big water slides! We had fun at a playground riding a train and a carousel as well.
We were able to go to Wichita for a day and visit with Trevor's cousins and aunt.We finished the week back at Grandpa Dave's with lawn mower rides, target practice, a trip to the zoo and we even made a pretty awesome slip 'n slide. We played Pie Face and it's as entertaining as the commercials make it out to be!
There's never enough time to see everyone and we wish we could get out there more often! We're very grateful to Grandpa Dave who made the trip happen for us!
The girls have all started school and had lots to share for the first two days. It looks like it's going to be a great year! I've had said it to almost everyone, but am grateful on a daily basis that our path, even though it's been a little curvy, has brought us to this beautiful place in Maine surrounded by much of our family.
It was definitely weird being home for a week and half with only me and the two men. Lincoln loved all the attention! We had a fun Beacon to Beach day- which was a bunch of the Beacon CrossFit crew hanging out at the beach. The workout we did in the sand was more fun than it sounds!
Trevor, Lincoln and I met the girls out in Kansas at Grandpa Dave's house. Grandma Gay met us there and stayed with us for the week. We loved being able to spend some time with Torrey, Lindsay and their kiddos. We went to a water park, where even Bode and Lincoln went on the big water slides! We had fun at a playground riding a train and a carousel as well.
We were able to go to Wichita for a day and visit with Trevor's cousins and aunt.We finished the week back at Grandpa Dave's with lawn mower rides, target practice, a trip to the zoo and we even made a pretty awesome slip 'n slide. We played Pie Face and it's as entertaining as the commercials make it out to be!
There's never enough time to see everyone and we wish we could get out there more often! We're very grateful to Grandpa Dave who made the trip happen for us!
The girls have all started school and had lots to share for the first two days. It looks like it's going to be a great year! I've had said it to almost everyone, but am grateful on a daily basis that our path, even though it's been a little curvy, has brought us to this beautiful place in Maine surrounded by much of our family.
Monday, August 1, 2016
We are SO excited to be updating the blog this month from our new house! We are loving all the space in the house and all the space OUTside! Corinne has her own room again, as does Lincoln. Sophie and Ayla are enjoying having the third floor to themselves. We have a room just for the piano and we even have a separate playroom and office. The best thing is the location though. We are the last house on a dead end street with lots of other families. The kids are outside riding bikes and playing in the street with all the neighborhood kids every day. Because playing in the street is so much fun, we haven't used the huge, fenced in backyard too much, but it's nice to know that it's there. It's less than a mile from our previous house and we're still within the Small school lines, so all the girls can stay at their current schools. We couldn't be happier! :)
Even though we spent the first weekend in July moving, we took a break on the fourth so spend the day at the beach with Grammy and PopPop. Boogie boarding was fun and then we enjoyed a bbq at our house afterward. A weekend of moving had us pretty tired, so we skipped the fireworks this year.
I had the rest of the week off and although Trevor had to work, the kids and I had fun. We spent one day at Sebago Lake and none of us got out of the water (except to eat) for five hours. Even though we love the ocean, warm lake water is so fun to swim in!
We went to York's Wild Animal Kingdom. I read the forecast wrong and it was pretty cold. We weren't dressed properly and definitely wished we had sweatshirts and pants! The animals were neat, but the girls have been spoiled with some pretty awesome zoos, so this one didn't impress them. We did get to hold a boa constrictor and have our picture taken. All the kids were brave and Lincoln even held it's head!
Sophie and Lincoln had a ton of fun at Bounce Zone for Chase's 5th birthday! It's definitely a great place to take kids to burn off some energy. Lincoln looked like he had been sprayed with a hose by the time we left because he was so sweaty!
Trevor and I celebrated our fourth anniversary in luxury at the Inn by the Sea spa. We had a couples massage and went out to lunch. It was a very relaxing afternoon!
Trevor went striper fishing on the Kennebec River near Bath with Mark, Jeremy and Justin Stewart. They didn't catch anything, but still had a great time! The same day the guys were all fishing, Amanda, my mom and I took the kids to the beach and met the Cote's there. All the kids had fun swimming and playing on the playground at Willard.
Amanda and I competed in the Tri for a Cure and despite the pouring rain I met all my goals! I finished 9th in my division and 68th out of over 1000 women. The run was definitely my least favorite part, but the biking made me want to bike more. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to doing more sprint tri's in the future. Amanda and I enjoyed much deserved margarita's with our families and the Wellman's after the race!
Ayla and Sophie spent three weeks at rec camp. Ayla's highlights were a trip to FunTown/SplashTown, Water Country and an overnight white water rafting trip. She made some great friends and really enjoyed all the trips. Sophie's camp went to StoryLand, Sebago Lake and a few parks. Both camps also took the kids bowling, roller skating, to the rock climbing gym and the rec swimming pool. They both want to go back again next year and Ayla said she wants to be a camp counselor for the little kids when she's old enough.
Corinne spent two weeks at Ultimate Rock Camp. She formed a band with five other girls and over the two weeks they learned six songs, one of which was an original they wrote together. They had two performances that I was unable to attend, but Trevor and Ayla went to both. We're getting a recording of the last one from a parent, so I'm eager to see it and share it with those who would like to to see it. She loved the camp, the teachers and the girls in her band.
Trevor surprised me with a birthday party! The Benn Family and the Cote's came over for a bbq, cake and ice cream. It was great to celebrate with family and friends!
Because we had so much fun at Sebago Lake while I was on vacation, we decided to head back for the day with Trevor. We forgot the first time we went it was during the week, so we were not huge fans of the hour long wait in the car to get in to the park. The wait turned out to be worth it because the girls spent the whole day swimming! Sophie had a friend with her, so they played with each other leaving Corinne and Ayla to hang together.
Sophie is officially riding her two wheel bike!! She finally learned how on Lincoln's new two wheeler, which gave her the confidence she needed to ride her bigger bike. She's been asking to go on daily bike rides in addition to riding every day up and down our street with the neighborhood kids.We took a trip last weekend to the library with all six of us then went out to lunch and rode our bikes back home. Family fun!
Our last day in July was an epic one! We spent the day with Raymonds at Long Pond. The water was really warm- I don't think Sophie got out of the water the entire day. They caught frogs, went sailing, paddle-boarding, played on the float and enjoyed two bbqs and a fire. Great company makes for great times!
The girls are flying out to Kansas this week to visit Grandma Connie and Grandpa Bob for a week. Then they go with Grandma Gay and Grandpa Dave where Trevor, Lincoln and I will meet them for the last week. We're excited to visit with our family and get caught up with everyone!
Even though we spent the first weekend in July moving, we took a break on the fourth so spend the day at the beach with Grammy and PopPop. Boogie boarding was fun and then we enjoyed a bbq at our house afterward. A weekend of moving had us pretty tired, so we skipped the fireworks this year.
I had the rest of the week off and although Trevor had to work, the kids and I had fun. We spent one day at Sebago Lake and none of us got out of the water (except to eat) for five hours. Even though we love the ocean, warm lake water is so fun to swim in!
We went to York's Wild Animal Kingdom. I read the forecast wrong and it was pretty cold. We weren't dressed properly and definitely wished we had sweatshirts and pants! The animals were neat, but the girls have been spoiled with some pretty awesome zoos, so this one didn't impress them. We did get to hold a boa constrictor and have our picture taken. All the kids were brave and Lincoln even held it's head!
Sophie and Lincoln had a ton of fun at Bounce Zone for Chase's 5th birthday! It's definitely a great place to take kids to burn off some energy. Lincoln looked like he had been sprayed with a hose by the time we left because he was so sweaty!
Trevor and I celebrated our fourth anniversary in luxury at the Inn by the Sea spa. We had a couples massage and went out to lunch. It was a very relaxing afternoon!
Trevor went striper fishing on the Kennebec River near Bath with Mark, Jeremy and Justin Stewart. They didn't catch anything, but still had a great time! The same day the guys were all fishing, Amanda, my mom and I took the kids to the beach and met the Cote's there. All the kids had fun swimming and playing on the playground at Willard.
Amanda and I competed in the Tri for a Cure and despite the pouring rain I met all my goals! I finished 9th in my division and 68th out of over 1000 women. The run was definitely my least favorite part, but the biking made me want to bike more. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to doing more sprint tri's in the future. Amanda and I enjoyed much deserved margarita's with our families and the Wellman's after the race!
Ayla and Sophie spent three weeks at rec camp. Ayla's highlights were a trip to FunTown/SplashTown, Water Country and an overnight white water rafting trip. She made some great friends and really enjoyed all the trips. Sophie's camp went to StoryLand, Sebago Lake and a few parks. Both camps also took the kids bowling, roller skating, to the rock climbing gym and the rec swimming pool. They both want to go back again next year and Ayla said she wants to be a camp counselor for the little kids when she's old enough.
Corinne spent two weeks at Ultimate Rock Camp. She formed a band with five other girls and over the two weeks they learned six songs, one of which was an original they wrote together. They had two performances that I was unable to attend, but Trevor and Ayla went to both. We're getting a recording of the last one from a parent, so I'm eager to see it and share it with those who would like to to see it. She loved the camp, the teachers and the girls in her band.
Trevor surprised me with a birthday party! The Benn Family and the Cote's came over for a bbq, cake and ice cream. It was great to celebrate with family and friends!
Because we had so much fun at Sebago Lake while I was on vacation, we decided to head back for the day with Trevor. We forgot the first time we went it was during the week, so we were not huge fans of the hour long wait in the car to get in to the park. The wait turned out to be worth it because the girls spent the whole day swimming! Sophie had a friend with her, so they played with each other leaving Corinne and Ayla to hang together.
Sophie is officially riding her two wheel bike!! She finally learned how on Lincoln's new two wheeler, which gave her the confidence she needed to ride her bigger bike. She's been asking to go on daily bike rides in addition to riding every day up and down our street with the neighborhood kids.We took a trip last weekend to the library with all six of us then went out to lunch and rode our bikes back home. Family fun!
Our last day in July was an epic one! We spent the day with Raymonds at Long Pond. The water was really warm- I don't think Sophie got out of the water the entire day. They caught frogs, went sailing, paddle-boarding, played on the float and enjoyed two bbqs and a fire. Great company makes for great times!
The girls are flying out to Kansas this week to visit Grandma Connie and Grandpa Bob for a week. Then they go with Grandma Gay and Grandpa Dave where Trevor, Lincoln and I will meet them for the last week. We're excited to visit with our family and get caught up with everyone!
Monday, July 11, 2016
June Flew By!
Woah! June was a whirlwind for sure! The kids were super busy with all their activities, not to mention we packed up our lives and moved (again!)! We are loving our new house and neighborhood!
Our first weekend started out with Beacon Cross Fit Kids Day. We brought six kids with us and we met the Cote kids there. They all did an awesome job and enjoyed making their own fruit skewers afterward and the 3D Health Alliance concert!
Ayla's softball team finished the season as the champions! She loved playing and improved immensely! She's looking forward to pick up games every week this summer.
Kids Day at the gym and a softball game didn't hold Ayla back from running the Girls on the Run 5k the next day! Her and I ran with her friend Ellis and both girls did awesome! They cheered each other on and finished strong!
Trevor and I ran in the Twilight 5k, which is the same course as the running portion of the Tri for a Cure. It was a fun run and we enjoyed the Mallet Brother's concert afterward.
Corinne impressed everyone, including herself, with all the awards she won at her 8th grade graduation. She was slightly annoyed at the principal mispronouncing her name each time, but was excited to win the awards none the less.
Sophie's birthday party was a little crazy to say the least. I'm not sure what I was thinking inviting 8 seven year-olds over for four hours to our tiny house! All in all, the girls had a ton of fun, but I think next time it'll be a little shorter! They had a water balloon fight, made their own pizzas and played at the neighborhood park.
Corinne's band, Inside Joke, played at the Old Port Festival. It was their biggest gig yet and they did really well. It was a great day to be outside enjoying music and people watching. Corinne was nervous and said she messed up a few times, but it was nothing the untrained ear would have noticed. She is excited to be attending two weeks of Ultimate Rock camp through the music school her band practices at.
We spent Father's Day in Bangor with my dad. It was fun to be outside playing croquet and the kids even went in the ice cold pool. We also celebrated Sophie and Jeremy's birthdays and Ava's half birthday at my mom's house.
Lincoln and I drove to Pennsylvania to meet baby Sydney at the Perrine household. I was slightly nervous about the 7 hour drive with Lincoln, but he did awesome. He watched a Raffi concert several times, played on his doodle board and enjoyed a fireman app on the iPad. We stopped several times to use the restroom and stretch our legs, but still made it in decent time. We went to a playground and community pool the first day. It was great to see mine and Ashley's redheads playing together! We also took the boys to a car show and enjoyed another park and playground. Maybe someday the Perrine's will move to Maine so we can play with them all the time!!!
Corinne competed in her first Brazilian Jujitsu tournament. She lost three matches to points, but was happy that she never submitted. She did very well for her first time and is already signed up for another tournament this month.
We're looking forward to camp for the girls in July, as well as some other family fun on the weekends!
Our first weekend started out with Beacon Cross Fit Kids Day. We brought six kids with us and we met the Cote kids there. They all did an awesome job and enjoyed making their own fruit skewers afterward and the 3D Health Alliance concert!
Ayla's softball team finished the season as the champions! She loved playing and improved immensely! She's looking forward to pick up games every week this summer.
Kids Day at the gym and a softball game didn't hold Ayla back from running the Girls on the Run 5k the next day! Her and I ran with her friend Ellis and both girls did awesome! They cheered each other on and finished strong!
Trevor and I ran in the Twilight 5k, which is the same course as the running portion of the Tri for a Cure. It was a fun run and we enjoyed the Mallet Brother's concert afterward.
Corinne impressed everyone, including herself, with all the awards she won at her 8th grade graduation. She was slightly annoyed at the principal mispronouncing her name each time, but was excited to win the awards none the less.
Sophie's birthday party was a little crazy to say the least. I'm not sure what I was thinking inviting 8 seven year-olds over for four hours to our tiny house! All in all, the girls had a ton of fun, but I think next time it'll be a little shorter! They had a water balloon fight, made their own pizzas and played at the neighborhood park.
Corinne's band, Inside Joke, played at the Old Port Festival. It was their biggest gig yet and they did really well. It was a great day to be outside enjoying music and people watching. Corinne was nervous and said she messed up a few times, but it was nothing the untrained ear would have noticed. She is excited to be attending two weeks of Ultimate Rock camp through the music school her band practices at.
We spent Father's Day in Bangor with my dad. It was fun to be outside playing croquet and the kids even went in the ice cold pool. We also celebrated Sophie and Jeremy's birthdays and Ava's half birthday at my mom's house.
Lincoln and I drove to Pennsylvania to meet baby Sydney at the Perrine household. I was slightly nervous about the 7 hour drive with Lincoln, but he did awesome. He watched a Raffi concert several times, played on his doodle board and enjoyed a fireman app on the iPad. We stopped several times to use the restroom and stretch our legs, but still made it in decent time. We went to a playground and community pool the first day. It was great to see mine and Ashley's redheads playing together! We also took the boys to a car show and enjoyed another park and playground. Maybe someday the Perrine's will move to Maine so we can play with them all the time!!!
Corinne competed in her first Brazilian Jujitsu tournament. She lost three matches to points, but was happy that she never submitted. She did very well for her first time and is already signed up for another tournament this month.
We're looking forward to camp for the girls in July, as well as some other family fun on the weekends!
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Almost Summer!
We spent our first weekend of May in Bangor celebrating Mother's Day. All the kids enjoyed riding the four wheelers and playing outside. I also had a great afternoon celebrating a long time friend's pregnancy.
Another weekend was spent in western Massachusetts camping for Trevor to race in the Bone Frog Challenge (a Navy Seal obstacle course race). Our site was on a river and our first s'mores of the season were delicious! When I put Lincoln in the tent for the night he asked me to turn off the light that was on outside. I left the tent and realized that the "light" was the full moon!
Corinne's band, Inside Joke, played at Bayside Bowl and did a great job. Their teacher wasn't there so Corinne was in charge of starting each song. She said she was really nervous, but she did great! We're looking forward to seeing her band play at Old Port Festival in June!
I took my four kids and the Cote kids to a running festival on the hottest day in May. The little kids had fun in the bounce maze and spray tent. Trevor was at the festival promoting Raymond Chiropractic and was able to meet lots of new people.
We had a great time barbecuing several times with different friends and family over Memorial Day weekend. It's great to be able to be outdoors and enjoy the weather! We're looking forward to an awesome summer at the beach!
We have signed a lease on a house less than a mile from our house now. We are super excited because it has a huge fenced in back yard, it's the last house on a dead end street, the girls will be able to stay at their current schools, Corinne and Lincoln will go back to having their own rooms and there's extra rooms for the piano AND an office! Not to mention, we already met several neighbors who are really friendly. There are all kinds of kids playing in the street and block bbqs happening. We're hoping to eventually buy the house and finally have roots put down!
This summer Corinne will be going to two weeks of Ultimate Rock Camp through the school she takes guitar lessons and where her band is. Ayla and Sophie are going to three weeks of rec camp where they'll be taking field trips to the beach, the lake, the bowling alley and the rock gym, just to name a few. Ayla will be with 7th and 8th graders and Sophie is with 1st and 2nd graders. Sophie has a few friends going that she knows and Ayla will know some of the kids from her school as well.
We're very excited to have booked our trip to Kansas! The girls are spending a week with Grandma Connie, then several days with Grandma Gay and Grandpa Dave before Trevor, Lincoln and I get there to stay for a week before all six of us head back together. We're looking forward to visiting with Trevor's mom and dad, whom we haven't seen in a while and the rest of Trevor's family.
Cheers to a great summer!!!
Another weekend was spent in western Massachusetts camping for Trevor to race in the Bone Frog Challenge (a Navy Seal obstacle course race). Our site was on a river and our first s'mores of the season were delicious! When I put Lincoln in the tent for the night he asked me to turn off the light that was on outside. I left the tent and realized that the "light" was the full moon!
Corinne's band, Inside Joke, played at Bayside Bowl and did a great job. Their teacher wasn't there so Corinne was in charge of starting each song. She said she was really nervous, but she did great! We're looking forward to seeing her band play at Old Port Festival in June!
I took my four kids and the Cote kids to a running festival on the hottest day in May. The little kids had fun in the bounce maze and spray tent. Trevor was at the festival promoting Raymond Chiropractic and was able to meet lots of new people.
We had a great time barbecuing several times with different friends and family over Memorial Day weekend. It's great to be able to be outdoors and enjoy the weather! We're looking forward to an awesome summer at the beach!
We have signed a lease on a house less than a mile from our house now. We are super excited because it has a huge fenced in back yard, it's the last house on a dead end street, the girls will be able to stay at their current schools, Corinne and Lincoln will go back to having their own rooms and there's extra rooms for the piano AND an office! Not to mention, we already met several neighbors who are really friendly. There are all kinds of kids playing in the street and block bbqs happening. We're hoping to eventually buy the house and finally have roots put down!
This summer Corinne will be going to two weeks of Ultimate Rock Camp through the school she takes guitar lessons and where her band is. Ayla and Sophie are going to three weeks of rec camp where they'll be taking field trips to the beach, the lake, the bowling alley and the rock gym, just to name a few. Ayla will be with 7th and 8th graders and Sophie is with 1st and 2nd graders. Sophie has a few friends going that she knows and Ayla will know some of the kids from her school as well.
We're very excited to have booked our trip to Kansas! The girls are spending a week with Grandma Connie, then several days with Grandma Gay and Grandpa Dave before Trevor, Lincoln and I get there to stay for a week before all six of us head back together. We're looking forward to visiting with Trevor's mom and dad, whom we haven't seen in a while and the rest of Trevor's family.
Cheers to a great summer!!!
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