Lord Stanley's Cup

Umple had talked to me a couple of days ago about going to see the Stanley Cup. It is good to know people in high places. Ump got Jimmy and Lyn a chance a couple of years ago to see the cup when the Penguins won it all...but this was the Bruins!! Auntie Paula and Umple Bobby joined us. It was really alot of fun......I love when we get to do these things!!

vacation time

Little by little pictures will be added....

Start of VayKay 2011

It takes forever to load pictures up in cowhampshire.....believe me, there are a 'couple' more

Well, we even came up one day early and everything has gone swimmingly. The kids have had a blast swimming, eating, playing, dancing and doing everything but sleeping. We got here Friday night, stayed on the beach all day long on Saturday, came back to eat lobsters, then right back to the beach for a dance party all night long. During the day the ump was with us soaking in all the sun. The place wasnt as packed as it had been in years past. At night they get all the folks down at the beach area to disco down. It was 80's trivia night so we actually ended up taking two mp3 players (the only ones all night) thanks to umple eddie's answers. Sunday was a little rainy in the morning but cleared up later so we once again ended up on the beach for hours and hours. Catherine and I even ended up taking a really nice kayak ride. Catherine was the big surprise so far of the trip. Last year we couldnt get her near the dock, never mine diving off of it. This year,

She is flying out there swimming on her own and wanting to do it. Its so impressive because sometimes she's not exactly the most confident.

Where to start today

I dont know where to start to talk about today. I got home really, really late from work, woke up early to go to Jimmy's first game, I blinked and its past midnight on an all around fantastic day. It was even better than fantastic but I dont want to get carried away. First, I'll start with Jimmy's baseball games. On Friday night we thought that his team was done for the summer because they had lost and were too low of a seed to continue. However, there was a slight, slight possibility that the team could get into the playoff round based on a statistical formula counting runs scored, runs allowed, batting average and so on....Well, of course they became the sixth and last seed of the playoff round with not much chance of continuing on....uh huh. well, the little buggahs kept winning and to make a long story short, they won the tournament. As a matter of fact, this is the second tournament they have won in a row. They were really the bad news bears team who had just won on some talent and a whole lot of heart.
They played this morning of a team from our own town. Apparently, when the kids tried out for summer ball they had so many people try out they split the teams up and we just happened to beat the stuffing out of them this time. It was a very exciting game and the parents were very proud of the effort the little buggahs gave and especially the win. Jimmy went 2 for 2 with a RBI double...so exciting.....After the game we all headed over to Patricks house for a cookout in honor of Suzie and Jackie who have come home for the long weekend. So, so good to see them. Only wishing they could stay much longer than a couple of days. Laura loves that Suzie so much and Jack is such a nice guy. Dont know where he came from!!! The cookout was great and the kids spent most of the day in the pool. Catherine Q came with us and had a great timel!!!

Annual Trip to the Swan Boats...and then some

We woke up in the morning and all four of the little devils had a dentist appointment. We went downstairs to the dentist office and were getting ready. They called Jack's name first and to our surprise, he jumped right up and went off with the hygenist without pause. Whew!! I think it was because he had the appointment thing confused with the doctors office where they put the pointee thing in his arm. When he explains getting a shot he points to his right arm and talks about the pointee thing. Anyway, he got in there without a problem at all. They are all getting older and are able to go in by themselves now. Usually, it is jumping from one room to another. Only one little whimper from Catherine about x-rays but that wasnt a problem because they postponed it. Anyway, from the dentist office we headed to Darrell's for a haircut for the boys...all three of us. When we got home Lyn checked the emails to find that Jimmy's baseball game had been rescheduled to Thursday. Now what to do, what to do. Quickly we determined that the Swan boats were the only option. We cooked up some hot dogs, put them in foil, some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and off we went in the swagger wagon. It was that quick

When we got to Boston it was picnic time with the hoP dogs and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and then right over to the ball fields where Jimmy could hit some home runs with the bat and tennis balls we packed. Of course all four of them had their turn at bat. It was unbelievable how many potty trips we had to take. The swan boats were again fabulous watching all the ducks around the pond only we didnt see the turtles this year. After this trip we headed to the ducklings for the annual pictures with them. It was on and on until we ended up at the playground so mommy and daddy could sit down for a little relaxation....not really but they were so cute running around the swings and ladders and slides. Jimmy is looking so big around the other kids. So is Laura too....but they all played great together, especially Jimmy who sometimes complains about these trips but ends up enjoying them the most. He is so good with Jackie and was very very good all day!!

After the fun in the sun we promised them dinner if they were good....so off we went to Fire and Ice. They all have adopted that place as the favorite place to eat. You take all your raw food, throw it in a bowl and its cooked right in front of you. We all love that, especially the chatting up of the chefs right in front of us....What a great day it was!! The thing I loved the most about the day is looking back and seeing all the smiles on their faces. I hope they remember these days. I certainly know going through them that they will not last forever but we are sure as hell enjoying them as they happen!!