There’s nothing quite like seeing your children grow in faith.
Our girls joined the church as communing members recently. Now I’m seeing so much fruit in all of them.
Like this week, when I looked over and saw this:
They brought their own money to give, completely on their own. No nagging, no forcing. And then my heart melts into a puddle of mush and I may even have teared up a bit. My cup overflows.
Colin comes home from school every day to see someone waiting eagerly at the door.
He gives Winston a big hug, then typically takes a little time to wind down from the day with a book or his Kindle. And sneak in some cuddle time… 
The cuteness. I can hardly take it.
Gone are the days of dropping kids off at preschool.
Gone are the days of putting them all on a bus. We’re at three schools this year.
Gone are the days of even getting pictures on the first day. Don’t even think of taking pictures of your kids getting on the MIDDLE school bus.
Where did the time go?
Bye, first grader!
Oh, yes. We needed this.
My cup overflows…
One… Two… Three… JUMP!!!
Gracie was brave enough to tackle the ropes course on vacation – she was not even slightly scared of the ziplines!
Can I go back now? Pretty please???
We went on a DATE! (Wow!)
We had amazing seats for our first New England Revolution game!
It was perfect. SUCH a fun night. (except for the team losing part.) I love MLS!
Know what’s awesome? I get to take time during the day to chaperone a kindergarten field trip with my little dude. He was so excited to have mama has his partner on the beach scavenger hunt!
Working from home is the best ever…
Photo taken at: Barrington Beach
Our family’s favorite local spot is open again! We all LOVE the Clam Shack in Warren.
Just 5 minutes away, we can sit and watch the watch the sunset, see the boats go by, listen to live music and eat the yummiest seafood fresh off the boat. I tried the new Lobster Roll with butter. Instead of a traditional lobster salad (usually mayo based), this is just lobster. And a tub of melted butter for dipping. OH HECK YES.
I have a feeling I will be here at least once a week all summer! Come visit us and we’ll take you here 🙂
This weekend we joined a group of friends and went camping in French Creek State Park in PA. This year, we tried out a camping cottage. This was our home for the weekend:
Gorgeous! It costs about $35-40/night (as opposed to about $25 for a tent site with no electric). Sleeps 5, has a table and chairs inside (along with heat, a fan, and electricity!) and a picnic table and fire pit outside. Perfect for relaxing around with breakfast.
We ate lots and lots of s’mores…
And went hiking and boating and fishing….
And had hours of fun talking and laughing with old friends…
Perfect Memorial Day!
