Happy Halloween!!

Just wanted to say hello to all my fellow bloggers & Happy Halloween to those of you who "celebrate."

I need to get on here more often, but work has been getting in the way. Bobby starts his new job next week & I've been working on a few projects on the weekends to hopefully make some money at craft fairs this year.

Emma has her first loose tooth, so we're very excited about that. It won't fall out in time for her to be a jack o'lantern for Halloween, but I'll try to post a picture as soon as it comes out.

Well, I really should clock in here at work if I want to get paid. Have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday, Little Man!

Today is Jakey's 4th birthday!!!! I just can't believe he's already 4. He got lots of Monster Trucks this morning and now we're waiting for cake & ice cream at Ma & Bumpa's house. Here's a pic of his Pumpkin Patch Cake. And here's 2 more of Jake & Emma this morning.

And here's a pic of all of us on Emma's first day of school almost a month ago.

Major Changes

Hey there everyone!

I know I've been MIA for over a month now, but a lot has been happening around here. Within the past 3 weeks I started working full-time again, Emma started Kindergarten, we moved in with my parents, and Bobby is now staying at home with the kids for the time being.
I'm back at my old job at Village Candle® in Topsham, ME. Before Emma was born I worked there as a customer service rep, but quit to stay home with Emma. I was offered my job back in August and decided that it was time to start working again. I really like my job, I just wish I had more time for all the things I'm used to doing on a regular basis.

Emma is loving Kindergarten! She has the same teacher that I had (as well as my younger brother & sister). Mrs. Scala is wonderful!

Jake & Bobby are having fun hanging out together at home every morning. They bike ride with Emma to & from school and then they all spend the afternoon doing things around the house. This is definitely a good change for everyone.

So that's about it in a nutshell. I hope you all are doing well out there in blog-land. I'll try to post on a more consistent basis again, but I can't guarantee any pictures for a while. Have a great day!

Wedding Pics

Sheri got married! Friday afternoon/evening we celebrated her marriage to Will, in the usual style of course. It was a lovely ceremony and the reception was fun, full of laughter & tears. Here are some of the pics. Bobby and I coordinated in our outfits (of course) & I think we looked pretty sassy together. He's so cute!



And then there's me and the girls. I love weddings & dance recitals because those are the only times we are all together to pose for pictures. Unfortunately there are no more weddings to be had for the 6 of us. But there will be more recitals.
Oh, and I made this really cute clutch purse on Friday morning to go with my new dress (I bought the dress, by the way). I think I have another new style to work on for the website, if I ever get around to starting it. Thanks so much for looking!

Happy August!

Yay! 3 weeks til my birthday! (hint hint)

Things are a little crazy & stressful around here right now. Not sure how the rest of the month and the rest of the year will pan out for us. I won't go into details right now, but could those of who are reading this please keep us in your thoughts? Hopefully we'll be ok very soon. Thanks!

It's been a little rainy & cool here for the past couple days. It's so damp & sticky. I just wish the sun would stay out all day & then we could have a few showers at night. I hate keeping the kids inside. Of course, they'd rather be playing in the puddles anyway..... I'll have to get some pictures of that.

Summer Yum!

This has been the summer of fresh produce for us. Working for my aunt Cathy has proven very beneficial to our health. First we had lots of yummy strawberries. Now her farm is producing an amazing array of vegetables. I've been working at the Farmers' Market in Bowdoinham for her for the past few weekends and I took these pics of the perfect salad ingredients. Mmmmm..... good!

Also, last week we had some rain which provided us with a lot of raspberries right in our front yard. Yes, in the middle of Bath we have raspberries. These particular berries only made it as far as my cereal bowl & the kids' mouths.

And I just couldn't resist taking this picture last Thursday. This is our "Beer Can Chicken." There is actually a can of beer up its you-know-what. I coated the chicken with olive oil & a garlic-rosemary seasoning, then baked it for almost 2 hours. It was delicious & so moist, albeit a little funny to look at in the oven. Man I love food!

Thanks, BriTT!

AWW! Thanks, BriTT, for the awesome nomination! I love your scraPPing style and aLL your beautiful pics.

BriTT nominated me on her blog for this cute liTTle award. Like her, I check many blogs and fEEL like I know so many of you, even though we have never personaLLy met. It's nice to know that I have friends out there aLL over the world! (note the BriTT-style typing in this post!)