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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Nancy

I’m thankful:

For all the typical “family, friends, etc.” (of course!!)
That we have 3 kids and not 4
That my family is healthy and happy
That my Dad lives close enough for visits
That even though Mike’s family isn’t close in distance, they’re still close
For my blog and the pure joy I get from it
For other blogs I read and enjoy
For books: grown-up and children’s
For vacations that are actually restful
That Mike is so patient with me
That Maggie enjoys singing and has started to talk in school
That Logan is so easy-going
That Burke really enjoys coloring

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It Was Horrible

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Nancy

…because it was supposed to be! 🙂

Our town had its annual Horribles Parade yesterday. Apparently, they’ve had over 40 of them…I find that pretty cool, and it makes me love our new town that much more.

Anyway…we all lined up behind the fire truck. And when I say “we all” I mean, pretty much all of the kids and their parents in the town!! Or at least, it seemed like it.

Lining Up

All of the kids (and some adults) dressed up to march from the fire house to the high school (about 1/2 mile maybe?). There were a *lot* of really cool costumes.

Around the Bend

As you can see, since pretty much everyone was in the parade, there were not a lot of spectators. I think I saw a total of 10 people watching…

Maggie insisted on walking down the yellow line. And she walked with her skirt in her hand – very princess-like.

Princess Maggie

Logan didn’t have a nap at all yesterday, but was – again – a very good little guy. He was just taking in the sights along the way.

Logan the Tiger

When we reached the high school, we asked the fire men if it would be okay to take a picture of Burke in front of the fire truck.

Fire Man Burke

Oh, and before we left for the parade, I just couldn’t resist this shot…

Tiger on the Rocking Tiger

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Twins, Twins, Everywhere

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Nancy

My mention of the twin mommy one street over got a few “wow” comments – I’m guessing from non-Massachusetts people. 🙂

I think I’ve gotten over the “wow” factor for a few reasons…before I moved to my current town, I lived on a street where there was another twin mommy two doors down. She’s the one who actually introduced me to the twin club I’m in now. (THANK YOU JOHANNA!!) Her boy/girl twins are about a year older than mine, and we had a good time being down the street. Sad to say that we BOTH moved away from there right around the time play dates would have been really fun for us all. Ah well.

In my new town, we see double strollers all the time. I run into other twin mommies (some I know, some I just stalk) at the grocery store, at school, at Burke’s speech class, walking down the street. In my club, there are 3 twin moms who live within 3 blocks of me – and that doesn’t include the one we saw walking the other day!

The other reason is – and I know I’ve mentioned this before – I’m the Membership Chair for my twin club. Our club services the Greater Boston area and has more than 250 members. Yes: *250* members. The wow factor for me is that our club is not the only one in the area, and I’m pretty sure it’s not the largest!

Now – don’t get me wrong…just because the “wow” factor isn’t as it was for me, does not mean that I’m not super excited to stalk meet new twin moms and know that they live just around the corner. I love knowing that there are so many out there who just “get it” – I’m a firm believer that you can always learn something new from anyone and everyone. I’m also a firm believer in passing along information that may have helped me when I went through the same thing – usually only when I’m asked though 😉

The thing that DOES wow me? 50 sets of twins in one place. Yup: *50!* My twins club had a Halloween party yesterday and the kids had a lot of fun. I got some “crowd shots” – but they totally don’t do justice to the situation, so I’m not even going to bother posting them. My kids were *ahem* angels, of course.

Maggie wouldn’t get out of the bouncy house.

Bouncin' Maggie

Burke fell in love with the police car Cozy Coup (even though we have a red one at home).

Fireman Burke

And he wouldn’t let anyone else use it. Well…he got really upset when we, ah, requested that he let someone else. (It did kind of match his outfit…)

Peek-a-boo

We were able to distract him with the Bouncy House though.

Bouncin' Burke

Logan was his typical self…even though it was his nap time.

Mommy and Logan

There was a parade at the very end, but our kids created their own when we first got there.

Our Own Parade

There was a kids’ music band that played for the second half of the party. Logan seemed to enjoy it. Or at least, he enjoyed his juice while watching…

Juiced

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Weekend in Vermont – Part 2

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Nancy

I teased you a little bit in my last Vermont post with that one picture of Shelburn Farms…sorry!

Warning: This post is picture heavy!

First, you get a hay ride out to the barn (see the AWESOME barn in my last post). Notice how none of my kids are sitting in my lap! (or Mike’s either.)

Note to self: Why the heck did they call it a hay ride? There was no hay!

Hay Ride

Poor Maggie couldn’t keep her hair out of her face…

Hay Ride

Then, you have LOADS of things to choose from! I didn’t get pictures of everything, but the farm had cows, horses, chickens (LOTS of chickens!), donkeys, pigs, turkeys, a llama, goats, sheep, and bunnies.

They let you milk a cow!

Maggie and Nana Milking

Mike and Burke Milking

Aunt Meghan milking

There were crazy chickens everywhere. My Dad kept inching Logan closer and closer…

Nobody here but us chickens

They also had a play area with lots of things to do, a bakery, a cheese factory (with samples!), and a lunch cart.

Nana - Not just a music teacher

Burke in Heaven

Snackin'

My go-with-the-flow, happy kid didn’t mind missing a nap for the fun.

Happy Logan

I think my Dad misses farming.

Grandpa sweet talking the cow

It was also really good to see that the place has a sense of humor.

I didn't even try...

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Yard With a View

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Nancy

Front Yard

The festivities in town are less than two miles away at the local high school. Therefore, Mike and I put the kids to bed, had some dinner and then stepped out onto our front steps to watch the fireworks. My (cool) camera has a “Fireworks” setting! This is the first time I’ve used it…not *the* best pictures, but the following were taken from our steps last night.

View From the Front Steps

Fireworks on the 5th, 2008

Finale

Back Yard

Mike took today off from work (WOO HOO!) and we played in the back yard pretty much all day with the kids. We hit church this morning (it’s just not the same with no one working in the nursery!!) and then came home to the pool and fun in the sun. A good day was had by all *grin*

Fun Food on the 4th

Mike Grilled up some *really* tasty stuff: Steak, ribs, hotdogs, kielbasa, potatoes, peppers, onions, and zucchini. And we made some corn as well. The pan fried version of it all was darn good last night too. On the 4th, we also had watermelon…Burke’s 1st piece was almost as big as him! 🙂 (yes, he had more than one…and then more for breakfast yesterday!!)