Story Time

Apple Picking

This weekend we made our way to Clearview Farm for our yearly trip to pick apples and to pick out our Halloween pumpkins. This is my favorite time of the year. I love the colors and all the wonderful smells that are everywhere. Too bad it leads up to winter!

Well the kiddies are finally all back in school. Hopefully I will now have the time to get back to work in the studio and catch up on projects I've been sadly neglecting. We also closed the pool up for the winter. It's the most depressing day of the year for me. I hate to see the winter come knowing that we'll be trapped inside for months. I am definately not a winter person.

I just love this photo of my little Kate. It's one of those happy accidents photographers get when a beautiful photo comes from out of nowhere and totally unplanned.

What a wonderful Xmas we had this year. Even though the power was unpredictable and kept going on and off , we made the best and had a lovely holiday. We even managed to get a photo of the kids with Santa ( aka grampa). Kate is terrified of Santa so we made sure that she knew it was grampa. Our yearly photo was crazy as always. We all miss our sweet Brady this Xmas. Kate tried her best to cheer Bruschi. The day would have been perfect if Ken, Erin and our awesome boy Dylan were here. Maybe next year.

I love Halloween. The kids were so excited to get dressed up and go out. It would have been perfect if my little Hawaiin coconut Dylan had been here too.

My little Hawaiin coconut, Dylan is spending the summer with his dad, my son Kenneth, in Poulsbo, Washington. I sure do miss him like crazy! I don't get to see him much because most of the year he lives in Hawaii. Life is so short and time seems to slip away. If only, If only.....
Love you to the moon and beyond baby.

Well, we are finally back in the pool. When we arrived home from Disney World back in March and found our swimming pool had collapsed it looked like it would be the summer without a pool. After a LOT of hard work we got the old pool replaced and our summer is saved! We still have a ton of yard work to do but at least the kids have something to keep them busy. With our luck we will get the last blde of grass in place as the first snowflake smacks us right in the kisser!

Wow how time flies. It's the end of June. Time to update. The kids were in the Bike and Doll Carraige Parade yesterday. Kate won first place for her doll carraige. Colby was a bit dissapointed not to win a ribbon this year, but he sure looked cool!

What a great Xmas. Colby had his first school Xmas pageant. Kate was an angel for our Xmas card. We were able to celebrate an early Xmas with family who flew in from the west coast. The kids were up at 5A.M. Xmas morning. Kate woke with a bad case of bed head. After all the gifts were open we posed for a photo in our new Santa hats.

Last Sunday the world lost one of it's most gifted artists. Dan Fogelberg's music has been a huge part of my life for over 35 years. He was an amazing story teller through his wonderful songs . His mello voice could transport you to a peaceful place far away from a crazy world. I can only imagine all the wonderful music that was yet to be. Heaven is a little brighter now that his star shines there.

Today was such a nice day. We played in the pool, had a nice lunch on the deck, and I even had time to take a couple of photos of my Daughter and her children. What a good looking group.

My family is crazy about the Boston Red Sox. It doesn't matter that they live on separate coasts. Red Sox Nation carries on no matter where they settle.

My son Ken is in Seattle while the rest remain in Massachusetts. Both gransons are carrying on the Red Sox tradition.

At least they will know what it feels like to have won the World Series.

The first tooth is out. A very big day!

The girl is a character! She keeps us laughing all day.

I can't believe we thought that Kate would be afraid of the pool after the long winter. The girl is insane!!! She thinks that she is part fish.