Our 16th Wedding Anniversary ~ Boston & Maine Trip

Craig and I got to check something off our bucket list...going to Maine to see the changing colors of the leaves.  We spent one night (our 16th anniversary) in Boston and had a nice dinner celebrating 16 wonderful years together.  We took our first trip to Boston when we were first dating so it was fun going back.  We stayed at the Boston Harbor Hotel, which was right on the water with amazing views.  The next day we drove up the coast of Maine and stopped in Rockport to enjoy some fresh lobster.  We stayed at the Cliff House Maine in Cape Neddick, which happens to be the hotel my cousin Stu and his wife Sarah got married at (we couldn't go because it was right after Liam was born).  We drove to Kennebunkport, Maine and spent the day walking around the area and checking out the local stores.  It was such a fun trip and a great way to celebrate our 16th anniversary.

Happy Birthday, Marina!

We celebrated Marina's birthday (our au pair) with dinner at Mia Francesca's.  We surprised her with balloons in the morning, a new purse, card and money.  We are so lucky to have found such a great person to help us with our boys.  She's so sweet, caring, responsible and fun to be around.  We hit the jackpot with her.    

Liam's First Day of School

Liam had his first day of preschool full day 2.0.  He missed half of the school year (7 weeks because he broke his leg and could not walk on crutches, went back for 2 weeks and he missed another 12 weeks because of covid.).  After meeting with his teachers and the principal we collectively decided to hold Liam back a year and decided to repeat preschool.  I thought it would be easy to explain this to Liam, but it has defiiltey been hard to explain why he has to repeat preschool.  I told him Grayson did preschool twice, but he is still not understanding how it all works.   He wants to count down the days until he is in kindergarten to see his old friends (he doesn't want to make new friends because he really likes his old friends), but he doesn't realize that when he moves into kindergarten, his old friends will move to the next grade (1st grade) while he moves to kindergarten.  It's been a little hard to explain this to him, but we hope he will eventually figure it out and be happy with his new class.  

Grayson's 7th Birthday

Happy 7th Birthday to our sweet Grayson!  How can my first born be 7 years old!?  He is such a fun little boy.  He loves playing sports, but soccer is his favorite (MY FAVORITE TOO).  He just started playing club soccer, which is a big commitment (4 days per week), but made this soccer mom heart so happy.  (I cried when he made the first team).  He has improved so much from last year and loves to show us his "new moves".  He's doing moves I've never seen before so this is so fun for us to watch.  He loves playing soccer, pickle ball and frisbee in the alley with our neighbors.  We celebrated his birthday with a low key family party as it was Labor Day weekend so most people were out of town.  We had some appetizers, ribs, corn, beans, Sweet Mandy B's cookies, cupcakes and a cake.  We used the same theme as last year (minecraft) and he wore a fun birthday shirt that had a gaming console that said 7th level.  He had fun wearing his birthday shirt, taking pictures with his birthday signs and playing with his presents.  

We went to Dr. Cherian for his 7 year check up this week and he weighs 45 pounds 8 ounces.  He is 3 feet 10 inches (46 inches).  A few weeks after his 7 year check up we went to the endocrinologist for a follow up visit.  He weighed 46 pounds and was 45.9 inches tall with a bone age of 7.  They did a scan of his hand to check his bone age.  (He also had a follow up visit in March and was 44.6 inches tall and was 42 pounds.)  He wears size 12 1/2 in shoes, 8 in pajamas, size 6t in clothes.    

Grayson's 1st Day of School

Grayson had his first day of school (1st Grade) and was so excited for "in person" learning.  The first day was only a half day, but it was so nice for him to meet his new teachers, classmates and get back into a routine.  This year will definitely be very different with social distancing, masks, plexiglass in between the students at their learning pods and so many other changes, but at least they are doing in person learning (as on now).  I got him a cool "first day of school" shirt that said 1st Grade ~ Level Unlocked because he loves playing games on his iPad.  

First Day of: 1st grade

My School:  St Clement (I accidentally put AACA - his old school)

I Am __ Years Old: almost 7 (two days away)

I Am:  Full of energy, curious, happy, caring and smart

I Love:  Soccer, riding my bike, playing with friends and family

When I Grow Up I Want To Be: An archeologist

Date:  September 3rd, 2020