Frozen Fenway

     Jimmy had asked me months ago to go to Fenway park to watch the UML hockey game.  Well, I was happy to oblige.  I love this place and would go here even if there was no game just to sit and watch the wall stand still.  I love that they put the hockey rink in here.  We started the day off going to breakfast.  Parking at the umps house we were briefly detained by the ump getting pulled over by the fuzz, just a short recess as they let us go.....The criminal that he is....Of course the weather wasn't  really that cooperative, only because it was raining.  The temperature stayed in the 40's but the game started with a  light to heavy rain, which wasn't that bad throughout the UML game.  But then the heavy rains came, which was still tolerable under the umbrellas........We stayed for the second game, only the beginning because that is when the thunder and lightning made a visit.  If you've ever been in Fenway when there is thunder and lightning its quite the booming sound.  When it came it seemed like it shook the whole stadium.  The last picture in this blog tells quite the story.  Jimmy popped right up...the wimp...and he was ready to go home.  It was still quite the show.  Very fun day indeed.  

     I was able to get a hold of Auntie Paula's umbrella.  I think it looked quite stylish on me

     I was taking a picture of the green monster and at the same exact time a loud boom of thunder came crashing through the park.  The ump did an inadvertent photo bomb and this photo is the direct result of that....he went reaching for his non-existent hat and it was all ass and elbows after

First concert of the year...Hippie style

   My little hippie had her first concert playing the trombone.  she had been talked into playing the loudest, most obnoxious instrument by one of the other fathers because her dad would love it.  Of course its been quite interesting the last couple of months listening to her practice....but the concert sounded great.  she did a great job sitting next to her fellow hippie Eva.  The two of them are so goofy together, but two wonderful kids.  That smile is all we need to see....of course mommy and jack and Catherine joined in on the fun.  The really did a great job and sounded wonderful.

we are back...christmas season

Ohhh life without a camera was kind of rough...but we are back with a new desktop computer so hopefully this thing works out sooo much better....

 umple and jimmy and Jacob

Here we go Red Sox

      Our little Red Sox fans

Apple picking 2013 with the cousins

     As is often the case the kids switched sleeping addresses and the cousins came to pick up Jacob who had slept over our house Saturday night.  Kara and Jamie were out in their car and I had gone out to say hello when Kara told me that they were going to some farm near Worcester to go Apple picking and asked if I wanted to go.  Well, we had planned to go apple picking soon and with this being Jacks birthday week I said why not...and off we went. 

     This place was huge.  Kara told me that they go here every year to pick their apples and take a hay ride. 

     These kids have so much fun together.  Its getting to the point now where we don't even have to breath down their necks about doing things because they all just hang out together and watch out for each other.

     Laura still has her sling on.  That didn't stop her from tr;ying to swing on the rope swing with one arm.  

     Arent they cute!!!

     The kids are getting so big, but they still needed a boost to get all the good apples on the top of the trees.  Laura is at that stage now where she is still a kid, but god is she hard to lift to the top of an apple tree.

Jackie lost a tooth today while chomping on an apple....

                                           Jimmy and Catherine have always had a special bond....

                                                                                    Jackie getting a ride with Uncle Jamile