So above is our little alcove….or beach.  We have yet to swim in it since we just got here yesterday and today it was too windy…..the waves were crashing and honestly it looked fun…but not with a 4 and 2 year old.  We hit the pools again and then this afternoon my dad and I …
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Sorry no pictures, I will try tomorrow when I have an adapter.  The one I packed is not working. It was a LONG 24 hours of traveling.  I had braced myself with the thought that it would be long, but in reality it was LONGER than I thought – by a lot and at one …
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We head to the airport this afternoon.  Yesterday we got the call that our flights were cancelled due to the strike.  We quickly made the game time decision to fly out earlier rather than later.  In Lanzarote, we are staying at the place that we own in Aruba so they were more than happy to …
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So this is most likely where you will find Aly in the afternoons during “quiet time”  patiently awaiting the laundry to be finished.  She LOVES the laundry.  Ohhh if only it would last! I am finding it nearly impossible to get a picture with the three of them looking.  This was the best attempt and already …
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After every child I have run a half marathon.  I was determined to do another one after Jackson.  Before his arrival I had looked at different races and was planning on trying a couple of small tri’s and a half. That was before he came. Then he arrived, and I was sick…..soooo sick for the …
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Definitely Ryans kid….already wants to eat beef…holding out till his first birthday…no doubt he will want filet mignon! We have been enjoying the fall weather…..

Ryan wanted this to make the 4 month pictures of Jackson…..look at those thighs….I just want to snuggle him….there is soo much of him! Ryan is staying in Philly for the next couple of nights….so the girls and Jackson have been hanging here.  Last night Aly scored her first goal in soccer – she was …
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Today Jackson is 4 months…..hard to believe how fast time has gone.  He is such a happy boy, unless he is hungry then all bets are off. Thursday night he watched his first football game with dad He is out of his infant car seat and into his big boy seat.  He is wearing 9-12 …
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Where did the little girl go……seriously.  This afternoon I put Brianna down and was nursing Jackson in his room.  I asked Aly to stay in our room so she did not wake up the others.  Five minutes went by and she came into the nursery….asking me if a shirt of mine was clean or dirty….she …
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We finished Labor Day weekend with a BBQ.  It was cooler out – mid 70s and Uncle Barry convinced the kids they should get ready for winter! Of course that did not deter them from eating smores! We had a great time playing on the swing set and kicking the balls around Jackson loved the …
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