Sierra's 4th Birthday

Sierra's birthday party back in June was so much fun!  It was a beautiful day, perfect for a backyard BBQ and Pool party.  Sierra and all of her friends had a blast swimming, runnning in the sprinkler, playing with water ballooons and having a good time!  

 Water balloons! 

 All the girls went swimming...

...while all the boys ran in the sprinkler.

 Sierra with her beautiful Barbie cake and cupcakes.

Making a Wish

Sierra's Last Day of School

 Here are some pictures from Sierra's last day of school.  Her class put on a little program of songs they sang in class.  Sierra did a great job singing and dancing!  And she got a certificate for completing her first year of pre-school.  And then we had a little party in her classroom with all of her friends and teachers to celebrate.  It was so much fun!

 Sierra was front and center with her friend, Reid (The cute one in the tie)

Sierra getting her certificate from Mrs. Hubacz



Memorial Day Weekend

We had a very fun and busy Memorial Day Weekend!  It started Friday morning at Avery's school.  They put on a Memorial Day Celebration.  Each class sang a patriotic song. It was a great show and Avery did a great job.  And she and Sierra got to enjoy some ice pops after the show!

Avery's class putting on a great show! (Avery is 3rd from the right standing)

 Enjoying our ice pops with Daddy

On both Saturday and Sunday, we had cookouts with our neighbors at our friends' houses.  We all had so much fun swimming, playing and hanging out with our friends and eating lots of yummy food.  We all had so much fun!

Then, on Monday we went into Boston to visit our friends Tamala and Ben.  We had a nice cookout with them and Tamala's parents, Deb and Tom, and Ben's mom Stephanie.  Tam and Ben live in The North End of Boston and they have a rooftop deck where we had our cookout.  It is so amazing overlooking the city!  After dinner, we walked down the street to some beautiful parks.  It was a great time! 

 Avery & Sierra being silly at Tam & Ben's place



Having some fun swinging with Tam

Walking through some water in one of Boston's beautiful parks

Life in Spencer, Mass

I just had to share this picture because I think it is so cute.  A couple weeks ago we were walking around the neighborhood with some of our friends after school.   We decided to walk up to the farm up the road to see the cows.  Along the way, we picked up a few more kids for the walk.  This is a picture of all of the kids sitting on the fence "mooing" at the cows.  Sierra is 4th from the left and Avery is 4th from the right.

Sierra's Pond Walk

Last week, Mad Brook Academy had their annual Pond Walk.  Luckily, it turned out to be a beautiful day, which we haven't been able to say very much lately!  Sierra and all of her school friends had a great time, even though they only caught one frog.  The pond had a lot of slime in it so we saw lots of frogs but they were hiding in and amonst the slime so we couldn't catch them.  Sierra caught a huge crayfish and lots of kids caught bugs and one even caught a leech (yuck!).  It was a fun morning out at the pond!

 Ready to go!

 Sierra getting a little help from Ms. Nancy

Checking out the crayfish she caught

Spring Break 2012

Last week was the girls' Spring Break, although it felt more like summer vacation because the weather was perfect!  For as much as Avery loves school, she also loves these little breaks because we get to go to all of her old stomping grounds from before she was in school all day and do activities at home that we don't have as much time for anymore.  Avery started her vaction with a sleepover at Gracie's, which is always a good time.  After she got home, the first thing she wanted to do was her Mind-Blowing Science Kit, so she and Sierra made some cool color-changing volcanoes.  The beginning of the week was downright hot, so between the sprinklers, the water balloons, and just general hose spraying, we got cooled off!

 We love to make volcanoes!

 One of our favorite things to do...jumping on water balloons in the trampoline!

 One thing we had to do was go shopping!  Lately, Avery has been going through a growth spurt and eating like crazy!  And as a result almost every pair of pants she has put on recently have been total floods!  So we took a trip to her favorite store, Justice, to buy some new pants.  Afterwards we went to a nearby playground for a picnic and some fun!

 Playing on a snow pile at the Playground! (There's an indoor ice rink at the playground, they must have just cleaned the ice off)

 Of course, a week off from school would not be complete without going to gymnastics.  The girls had a blast!  And afterwards, we went to the library because we just found out that once you are in kindergarten you can get a library card.  Avery is so excited to have her very own card!

The girls also had swimming lessons.  Avery has been going off and on for a while, but this week was Sierra's first class.  She was absolutely beside herself with excitement and she did so awesome!

 At the end of the week, Gracie came to our house for a sleepover.  We went to the Spencer Playground and had some fun at our house, even our friend Molly came over for a little while, too.  It was such a fun  week!

   Avery, Gracie, & Sierra at The Playground

Sierra playing some computer games, you can never be too careful when playing Dora Saves the Mermaids!

Easter 2012

Usually, we try to spread out our Easter activities a little, but since we were in Florida until the weekend before Easter, we had to do everything (except for putting up our decorations), Easter weekend.

The girls showing off their Easter Tree a few weeks ago

Getting ready to dye Easter Eggs

Good concentration, Sierra!

Avery trying to do some fancy eggs with different colors on either end.

On Saturday, we had a neighborhood Egg hunt. It was so much fun! This is all of the kids before the hunt. I had intended on taking pictures during the hunt, but it spanned 3 yards, so once we said the word "Go" the kids all scattered like bugs!

The Girls coming downstairs on Easter Morning

Every year, the first thing they eat is...Peeps!

Our beautiful Easter Bunny Cake!

We also had our own little egg hunt in the yard. Avery was excited about this one, it was a hard one to find!

Sierra was looking very hard too!

Showing off our finds!