Excitement

This is what the kids put in a jar several days ago. It was lost in the jar for a day or two and I didn't like that idea. So I was searching the jar and...........
This is what I found. Not a great picture, but it is a cocoon.
Hopefully it will turn into a beautiful butterfly!


1. small things to excite the kids
2. nature
3. a little creature not being loose in my house

Brynn's Last Day of Preschool

Preschool is over for the summer!!! It was an exciting morning. We were a little late getting there, OK, not really. I had called the school this morning to see what time the program started and they told me 10. I decided to get on the treadmill, take a shower, etc. I got a call from the school as I was walking out the door telling me Brynn was absent from school today. When I got to the school at 9:55, they were starting and Brynn was the last one there. Come to find out, she was supposed to go to school at regular time and I was supposed to go at 10! Anyway, we made it and she had a great time!

Brynn and her teacher Mrs. Pinheiro~one of the best teachers ever!
Brynn getting her certificate!

This is Mr. Joel. He is awesome. He and some other teachers started a band and now go to schools teaching about being your best self. The kids absolutely loved him.

1. preschool being done

2. 6 more days of school for the other kids

3. not crying in the program!!!!

A Great Story

This is a great story....


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Mother of the Year Award Goes To.......................

ME!!!!!

Can you see much of a difference in this labeling??

I know by now I should be noticing the differences. I was shopping at Whole Foods

(yuck, I know, but it is the only place to buy a lot of GF food), and I had Brynn with me and she was tired after school and I was in a hurry to pick up Brandon from school to have his wrist

X-rayed(4th time to the doctor for me this week~with my kids actually) and saw a new flavor of french toast sticks. I picked them up and was excited to see they could be put in the microwave! Should have been my biggest clue. I threw them in the cart and went on my way! Got home, told Brandon about them, we were both excited about the microwave!!

He ate them for breakfast this morning.

He thought they tasted good.

Got to church~just fine.

10 minutes to Sacrament Meeting, kids tell me Brandon is in the bathroom.

Time for the meeting to start~no Brandon

Fortunately, Todd is at church with me today so I send him to check on him.

Todd comes back~

Brandon is in the bathroom vomiting.

NOT GOOD

My poor son is currently asleep in his bed, us having to leave church after him spending over an hour in the bathroom at church. Finally got him to be able to get up, covered the car in plastic, took some Ziploc bags from the kitchen at church and drove home a bit above the speed limit!

Only one small thing in the bag on the way home.

Mother of the Year Award is being given to me today!!!

I will definately look at those products more closely. They have them right next to each other. Ones with wheat right next to ones without!

1. bathrooms

2. flushable toilets

3. Todd being at church to take over(I don't do well with vomit)

(He is at the church cleaning up the bathroom, never fear!)

Memorial Day

We spent part of our Memorial Day a little different than we ever have before.

There was a little parade in town and we went to watch that, following the parade people met in the town common and there were many military men there and they had a little presentation.

The flags are at half staff(mast). They left them there as they read the names of the men from Northbridge who died in the wars.
Douglas High School Marching Band playing Taps.

This man was a soldier in WWII. He was the oldest military present.

The flags being raised.

Young and old military men and the boys.

After the parade, we spent a few hours at home and then went to a BBQ with some friends.

All in all, a great Memorial Day.

1. Memorial Day

2. soldiers

3. nice weather

Talent Show

Last night our youth in our ward had a talent show. Our wonderful Bishop was the only adult who participated. He was such a good sport! This is Braden, his friend Donovan and our Bishop!

I had to do this in two parts.....it was a bit long...it is also a bit bumpy, I was laughing and I am not a good videographer!

1. talents

2. brave kids

3. rain

The Wedding!!!

The wedding was beautiful. The morning started out really nice, but come time for the wedding, the weather didn't want to cooperate. It was still decent weather.

The wedding took place at Waters Farm in Sutton, MA

The scenery was beautiful.(I know I need another adjective, but it was beautiful!)

Brian, Braden, Allen, Eric and Brandon

(Brian and Eric are Ashley's brothers)
Ashley and her Court
Marissa and Brynn were the Flower Girls

My girls had to keep Ashley from crying, that was their job before the ceremony.

Todd performed the ceremony. No, he is not a Justice of the Peace, or a minister, but in the state of MA, anyone can have a license to perform a marriage for the day.

Ashley and Joe

The Groomsmen

The Bridesmaids

The Ceremony

Exchanging rings

Husband and Wife

The Happy Couple and the Flower Girls

Ashley, Brynn and Marissa

Preacher and the Couple

Ashley and her cute yellow shoes

The gorgeous bouquet.

Joe's side of the family

Joe and Ashley

The first dance

Father/Daughter Dance

Mother/Son Dance

Brynn and Danika grooving on the dance floor

Danika, Kylie and Brynn on the dance floor

Brynn loved the dancing. Braden was being a good big brother and danced with her.

Aunt Shauna and Uncle Joe dancing with the girls

Trying to dance with Brandon

Marissa and Danika

Todd and Marissa dancing

Allen dancing with the girls

Brandon with Alejandra

Marissa finally dancing with Brian

Brynn loved Ashley's friends. She was not at all shy. I think she danced with almost every single one of them!

It was a fun, wonderful day. It was so fun to have all the family in town, thanks to everyone who made the trip out. I know it meant a lot to Ashley and the rest of the family!

We love you Ashley and Joe! Congrats!

1. the wedding

2. love

3. family

Another Track Meet

We had to be back from Lexington for Braden's second track meet.

He wasn't overly thrilled with his performance. He only cleared 4'8" this week. He took 3rd place. It doesn't help that he was up until 11:30 babysitting and watching the Bruins game the night before. As a side note, we were not gone that late, he was only babysitting until about 10. After that, he was free to go to sleep. Sad thing is, the Bruins lost.

Lexington

Some of Friday was spent in Lexington and Concord. We got a bit of a late start, couldn't find all we were looking for, and had to be back for a track meet, so we saw some of the

Minute Man Museum.

Danika wanted to take pictures with my camera. She is a pretty good photographer for a 3 year old.
Dawn and Danika

Kylie, Danika and Brynn all had matching shirts. Marissa has one too, but she had to go to school.