Westbrook High School class of 1992
15 year reunion

Today we headed over to the family event for my 15th High school reunion. It was at a local campground which had a fun swimming area, playground, and picnic area. Alot of people came and there were ALOT of kids. Most everyone had kids around the same age. It was fun to see some old faces and to hear what people were doing. Alot of my old friends live out of state now. It was funny how much people seemed to look the same as they did in high school. Everyone seemed to be doing great and had really nice families. A really scary thing happened near the end of the picnic. Another group about 300 yards a way from our group at the picnic area suddenly pulled a drowning child from the water. It was so bad they had to perform CPR. The child came to, but everyone got really scared and most everyone left after that. The child was Ok , but ended up leaving by ambulance anyway. It could have been anyone's kid! I couldn't even imagine.......

What a difference a year makes

I just remembered that one year ago today we found out we were expecting Lucas! One year, one miracle little boy and one minivan later we are here:) Here's a picture from last July of Trevor, Breanna, me and Lucas!

Ocean Exploration Camp

July 9-13 9am-noon
From the great vast ocean to the beaches that border it, from the tidal pools to the rocky shores, from seashells to starfish lets take the plunge and discover this amazing body of water that surrounds us. Art, stories, games, music and hands-on educational activities will provide exciting opportunities for discovery and inspiration.

This week Trevor discovered ocean exploration camp. They did tons of fun stuff like painting, clay and shells, beads, making a puddle and playing in it, playing with real seaweed and painting with a dead fish! They saw a real lobster trap and met a REAL fisherman. They played in an INSIDE sandbox, and met alot of new friends. It was so fun to see how outgoing Trevor has become! We are so proud of him, he is going to do so well in Kindegarten. Pics to folllow.....

Imperfect Lives

One of my best friends, Emily sent me this E-mail tonight with thoughts from our recent anniversary. It was so nice...I just had to post it! It's True...we have made it! Here's to our marriage, 8 Years in our "imperfect life".

Hey, Happy Anniversary!!! :) And speaking of that, I had a thought I wanted to share with you. When you were here you said sometimes it's hard to hear when things are 'perfect' for other people (in your opinion), not that you'd ever wish them any of the pain you suffered when you found out about Breanna, but just acknowledging how your heart aches sometimes when you hear that things are fine.

You know, as I do, how your relationship with your husband is tested when things aren't 'perfect'... and in my humble opinion your relationship with Josh supersedes anyone's relationship who has not had anything 'real' to deal with in terms of problems. This day and age there are not many relationships that can withstand that. I just thought of you guys on your anniversary the other day and even though I didn't call you I was thinking good thoughts about you two.

Anyways, my point is that I don't know what anyone's relationship is like behind closed doors but I would absolutely put money down on you and Josh any day of the week compared to anyone else for whom things 'appear' to go smoothly. I look at some other people and see them arguing over things that are so stupid! Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and wonder what they would ever do with a challenging baby! You don't realize until you're on the other side of a 'real' problem that things weren't in perspective before. You and Josh should be so proud of your relationship. When you look at other people and think they have it made I can only imagine they look back at you and think the very same thing :)

Thanks:)

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Siblings......
You are each other's greatest gift........

Our 4 Month Old

Lucas is 4 Months old today- It is hard to look back and remember the days when he wasn't part of our family. I look at old pictures of just the four of us and think, "there is somebody missing..." Lucas has become much more interactive over the last month. He recognizes familiar faces and smiles. He also laughs, coos and makes other babbling sounds. He can easily roll over both ways and is starting to play with his first toys! He likes the baby gym, the exersaucer and little rattles and rings that he can hold. He also has found his feet and hands and they make a great substitute to play with when toys aren't around. He wears a size 3 diaper and 6 months size clothes. He weighs 14 lbs 1 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long. He was such a trooper and had 4 more shots, OUCH! He loves being carried in the Ergo so he can look around and explore his world. He can also pull himself up to sitting with assistance, he is such a strong little boy! Every night he watches TV with Daddy and waits for Me to come home from work. They both are waiting by the door as I pull in the driveway-It is my favorite part of the day:)

Happy 8th Anniversary!

To my best friend.....

I love you!

Trevor at the Range

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Today we headed over to OOB to ride the rides at Palace Playland and taste the Pier Fries.
It turns out that Trevor was tall enough to ride the big roller coaster and the log flume ride. His favorite, however, was the giant slide which he went on about 10 times all by himself. It is going to be such a fun year going to all the amusement parks available within a 5 mile radius of our house! Hmm which one next..... Aquaboggin or Funtown????

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Cute Kids

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The End of an Era

Today, I took the newborn head support out of Lucas' carseat. He is just too big for it to be in there now. I felt like it was the end of an era. You see with my last two kids, when I was finished with the baby things I knew there would be another newborn hopefully coming along to us that would use them again. It is really hard putting even the simplest things that remind me of having a newborn away, because now I know it's for good. It's how it always is with endings — you don't always realize your were enjoying the last of something until afterwards: when you fold up a too-small onesie to give away (When was the very last time he/she wore it?); when you toss out the empty box of nursing pads and realize that there was one last feeding, one last time that pair of eyes gazed up at you. Unlike Trevor and Breanna, I'm going to feel my breath catch everytime I have to put something away that Lucas has grown out of. That I'm one step closer to baby-hood being over forever.

Happy 4th of July!!!

Today we are just hanging at the house-just us. Smoking some ribs and cooking up some Maine lobster. We even had our very own confetti fireworks. Later, We'll have a campfire with S'mores. Yumm!

Recent Lucas Pics

The look...... That's my girl!!!

Push Me Daddy!

TRevor's favorite thing on the swingset is the "disc on a rope". He says, "Push me real high on this disc on a rope daddy!" He could swing on that all day!!

Another Milestone....

Today, after swimming lessons Trevor did the monkey bars on the playground (low to the ground) for the very first time. He made it all the way across without any help! Of Course, my camera was in the car! Oh well. He also began what will be the last of his preschool swimming lessons. In the fall he will be moving on to level 1 with the bigger kids. His teacher today said he did great and is swimming without a noodle pretty much all the time. He is also starting to learn to move his arms to do the crawl stroke, and is very confident in the water. We also got a letter last week letting us know who Trevor's teacher will be for Kindegarten and when his first day of school will be. His teacher's name will be Mrs. Lindholm, and I have heard GREAT things about her. He has an appointment to meet his teacher on September 4th and then dives right in riding the bus on September 5th. Also, in late August Trevor will get a tour of the school. He is really excited about Kindegarten, we can't wait!

I just found out.....

Some of our best friends Kristen and Kevin will be adding a third child to their family this February! Congratulations guys! Aiden and Audrey are going to be a great big brother and big sister!

The Lobster Shack

One of the best things about summer in Maine is.....LOBSTER! Saturday we headed out to the Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth. It is a small little seafood take out resturant that has picnic tables right outside ON the ocean. The place is amazing-and the lobster rolls aren't bad either. Trevor had a great time walking down on the rocks and watching the waves crash.

Beautiful Day.....

Today was an absolutely awesome summer day. Highs in the lower 70s, sunny, no humidity. Today we totally scrapped our to do lists, and went to Target to buy a small outdoor fireplace. We ended up getting a great one on clearance and sat outside all afternoon and had an old fashoned family campfire right in the driveway-complete with hot-dogs and marshmallows for roasting. The kids ran back and forth between their roasting and playing on the swingset. We were smiling and laughing all day! No one wanted to go inside. It's funny how these spontaneous events make the best memories. I'll forget my kids names before I forget this day.....