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Today:

Feeling good that I've gotten alot of time with the kids during the past few weeks but terrrible that I haven't gotten a workout in.

Feeling good about working a lot of Day shifts to be home after school for family dinner and tucking into bed, but horrible getting up at 5 am and burning the candle at both ends.

Feeling scared about this whole swine flu outbreak hitting close to home.  Just waiting and knowing that anything bad could happen at anytime just kills me!

Feeling bad that I can't make it to a really improtant event that I was recently invited to, I always try to make it to the really important stuff.

Feeling really excited about our Disney trip next November, we booked our place!

Feeling excited for Trevor's baseball season-1st practice tommorrow!

Looking forward to the first grade Spring Concert next Tuesday.

Today's challenge

go here.

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cutie boy! You are growing too fast.....

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• cool then warm unpredictable breezes moving form the sea to the land and then vise versa
  
• the smell of the fresh air
  
• a surprise afternoon at the shore and a picnic dinner, moving between beaches on either side of the cove
• ending up on the large side and deciding to stay just a little longer for the endless play that the sea has to offer
• the most amazing story of the day was how Bre was right in the middle playing with a group of Trevor's friends--throwing rocks in the water and making sandcastles.  GO BRE!
• no words can describe the feeling of a real beach day in Maine in April.  

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My favorite summer beverage:  Fresh  Lemonade with citrus slices 

completely refreshing

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First day at the beach this year (in true Mainer style--it was COLD!)

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Around the fire......

Getting warm.

Past Breanna's bedtime :(

Watching the first star come out and making a wish..

Naming our top 5 favorite  and least favorite candies of all time.

Josh favorite: Snickers, Peanut butter cups, gummie bears, Swedish fish, Junior mints

Me favorite: Peanut butter cups, Reces Pieces easter eggs, Gummy bears, Hershey bars, Lindt truffles

Trevor favorite: Twizzlers, Peanut butter cups, Smarties, Gummy Bears, Marshmallows

Lucas  favorite: "chocolate!"

The WORST: Circus peanuts, Candy corn, Marshmallow peeps, Cadbury cream eggs, snow caps

Looking forward to many more fun conversations around the fire this summer.

we all scream for....

We are just so happy Summer is coming early this year.  Tonight the first Dairy Corner ice cream of the year and we enjoyed every lick:)

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morning moments.

(and Thank God for cameras, because these moments are gone in an instant.)

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The beginning of a littel 4 day Family spring Vacation, getting the garage cleaned out, and getting the bikes out.  Right now every second of the day Lucas asks, "go outside, ride bikes!"  and he has several to choose from (but likes the pink the best:))  

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YOU.....without the spoken word you sense things about people, animals and the world.  You have a very special spirit, energy and love within you.  

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Dreaming of summer.....of days at the beach, warm weather and fresh fruits and vegetables.  I hope it is right around the corner (maybe this weekend!!)

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introducing the newest memeber of our large dog family--  "Uncle" Ike.  Trevor's spending a few days with him this week (without Mom and Dad!).  Puppies and little kids just go well together.  

Pictures from the weekend.

Four.

Happy Birthday Lily!  We you had a great day!   We Love you and miss you pretty  girl.

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favorite days spent with friends.....

• the fact that five kids under the age of 7 could play peacefully with minimal adult intervention all weekend.
• The chainsaw story (I laughed so hard I cried...)
• hiking in the woods (and seeing some scary snakes, turtles and salamanders) and loving that we all like to do the same things
• The weather!
• The volcano eruption
• The first s'mores of the year.
• The bouncie house (you could not rip Breanna away from that thing!)
• totally sucking at the 80's edition of trivial persuit(were't we still watching Sesame Street in the 80's?)
• lava cakes
• laughing and talking like we had just seen each other yesterday
• good food, good drink and good times...Thank you guys!
  
  

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riding a two wheeler for the very first time all by yourself ---you just picked it up and did it!  (I'm sure that the fact that it was a Strawberry Shortcacke bike will come back to haunt you someday--but we're so proud of you!)

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We're off.

After a VERY stressful night at work last night spent thinking and rethinking about a lot of things which led to a very restless night's sleep last night, a bunch of cranky crying kids this morning while trying to get ready and pack for this weekend and a husband who decided it was necessary to run out to Target this morning b/c he had "no clothes" , I'm beginning to rethink the whole Disney World trip thing.  Anyway, we're off for a fun (hopefully) weekend visiting friends in Southern New England.  Here's to warm temperatures, relaxing and Barbequeing with great friends!  See you back here Sunday night with photos!  Have a great weekend!

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Love this.

A friend of mine and I were talking at work the other night. The difference in ages between her oldest and youngest is 10 years. She said, " the best part about the kids and their age difference is the gift the younger one has been to the older one. It is like the older child gets to feel the love that a parent has for a child when they are still so young" Pretty cool.

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Gosh you are growing up fast.

You have an iPod (I don't)

You have two big teeth!

Your smile and your laugh are contageous.

You are so handsome.

Love you, my boy.

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P.S. Head over here to see pics from Jeff's big homecoming.  Not a dry eye in the house I tell you.....