Smart Start Soccer

Adeline started soccer last week and she had a blast. About 45 minutes into it she said "I'm done mom". She has been pretty worn out from preschool lately and is dragging by the end of the day. I loved watching her run around with her little shin guards on and kick the ball. She has so much energy and this is a perfect source for her to get it out... Plus Abe LOVES it since he has to be involved :)

I deserve the "Worst Mother of the Year" award....

So yesterday I got my friend (who just had a baby three weeks ago) to come to Parlee Farms with me. I wanted to check it out because I have a clients that wants me to take pictures of their kids there. So as we were driving there, Adeline starts whining that she wants her drink. She is sitting in the very back of my SUV with her little friend and in the middle are our two little babies. I told her no because I didn't want to have to throw a full sippy cup all the way to the back of the car. As she complained a little more, I thought I would try and throw it to her. In an effort not to crash my car I turned and threw the sippy cup at her. Well, I could tell as it was flying through the air that it was going to hit her in the forehead. It did. SMACK in the middle of her head... a FULL sippy cup. She started screaming bloody murder and turned and hid her head in the side of the car seat. I of course felt SOO bad and was also laughing a little bit because it was such a horrible throw (and a great shot at her head). She wouldn't talk to me or stop crying for a good ten minutes. When we were just around the corner from the farm I said " Hey Adeline, can you help me find the farm? I think it's right here!" She popped her head up and said "There it is!". Wow, she popped up her head up and recovered quickly after all that! She had snot all over her face and her hair was a mess.


So, when we actually got to the farm we had a blast. We had a picnic with our packed lunches, picked pumpkins, fed animals, ran around... etc. It was Anna's first time "out" with her newborn and she did really well!

{Anna & Azelie}


{Adeline's pumpkin she picked for Norah. A baby pumpkin for a baby. I told her she could pick a huge one and hers was not that much bigger :) }


{Benjamin & Adeline}


{Feeding the goats}





{Running through the "pick your own flower" fields}




{running on top of the haystacks}

Labor Day Weekend

This is now all out of order, but sometime in the last two weeks we visited both Kimball Farms & Walden Pond for the first time.

Kimball Farms was a lot of fun. They had mini golf, water bumper cars, animals & really good food and ice cream. We took Adeline's friend Benjamin with us since his mom had just had a baby. They loved miniature golfing! Benjamin was quite the pro and Adeline... well, she did alright. At first she was interested in trying to hold the club right and hitting the ball from the start. But not too long after that she was holding the club in all sorts of crazy ways and the ball would end up in her and and be place right next to the hole for an easy hit. I was getting a little frustrated that she wasn't trying, but Abe had to remind me that she is 3 and just let her have fun! We didn't do the water bumper cars because the kids were too little, but we did get some amazing lunch and ice cream!








We have been meaning to go to Walden Pond for awhile, but have never got around to it. It is practically right down the road from us and now I am disappointed that we did not take advantage of it all summer. It was busy when we went (because it was Labor Day), but we still had a good time. We took a lunch and hung out on a little beach there. The water is pretty shallow right off of the beach, which is nice for the kids to play in. I spent my time making little castles out of the sand for Adeline and then she would hurry and stomp them down. Abe took Norah for a walk around the entire pond and found out it is not very stroller friendly :) We will need to take another trip over there!

Raspberry & Apple Picking

Last weekend we met a new family that recently moved here on base. They have two darling little girls that are similar in age to our girls. On Thursday we decided to get together and take the girls up to Connor's Farm in Danvers, Ma and pick some fruit. We ended up picking raspberries & Apples. The girls LOVED it. It's so nice to have met a new friend with cute little girls!





Too tempting.....




And on to the Apples... these were much too tempting as well. As soon as they picked one, they wanted to take a bite :)

First Day of School

On Tuesday we had a "meet & greet" in Adeline's new classroom so she could meet the kids and her teacher. Her teacher is really nice and I think Adeline likes her. There are 6 girls and 6 boys in her class. It was fun for her to see her name all over the classroom and she even has her own locker. Yesterday was officially Adeline's first day of school. We only live a 2 blocks away from school, so are planning on walking everyday. Unfortunately it was a downpour yesterday morning and I decided to drive. Adeline stood at the door and sang "rain rain go away, come again another day". She was really upset we didn't walk. It was hilarious because I have been not too excited about waking up the girls at 7am (they usually don't wake up that early). However Adeline ran into our room at 6:45 yesterday all happy. I asked her why she was up so early and she said, "Because today is my first day of school!"

I walked her into her classroom and helped her get her stuff into her locker. I sat her down at one of the tables where they were doing an activity and she was totally fine. I had to ask her to give me a hug and a kiss before I left and she was like, "bye!". Made me get all choked up for a minute but I was glad I didn't cry and freak her out. When I picked her up she told me that "No boys or girls were mean to me! They were all nice!" Glad she likes it! Crazy I have a preschooler.

{looking outside at the rain singing her rain go away song}


{Preschooler & proud mommy}

{Preschooler & proud daddy}



Picking her up from Preschool!



Walking home...


And of course Norah was happy Adeline was home from school too!


They gave us this little keepsake card where we can put a picture of her on her first day of school. I thought it was cute. It says:

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

I gave you a little wink and a smile
As you entered my room today.
I know how hard it is to leave
And simply walk away.

You've been together for several years.
You've been a loving guide.
But now the time has finally come,
To leave your child by my side.

Just know that as you drive away
And tears may start to flow,
I'll love your child as I would my own
And help your little one to grow.

So place a favorite picture here,
And cherish it in your own way.
And know your child will be safe and loved
As we work and learn each day.

{It did make me cry when I read this}