Summer in Boston

 I LOVE living in this city in the summer time...there are so many fun things to do!!  Last weekend we went to Frog Pond - Sam had a blast!  This weekend we thought it would be fun to visit one of the sprinklers downtown.  Sam was skeptical at first but ended up getting soaked in the end...success!

Daddy convincing Sam to give the sprinkler a try! 

Sam runs back to mommy because "the sprinkler is too big!" 

Sam is brave and gets his feet wet :) 

Sam tells daddy to get wet too! 

RUN!!! 

Family picture before going to see our sea lion friends across the street... 

The boys waiting for their food at our new favorite resturant - Craig had the BEST fish sandwich I've ever tasted!

Growing

We're expecting!  Our family is thrilled to welcome our newest addition in November.  Sam is very excited that he will be a BIG brother and tells everyone that will listen that there is a baby in mommy's tummy :)  This picture was taken a few weeks ago - about 20 weeks along. 

Sam gives the baby lots of kisses...here is one of them! 

1st family outing to the movies!

When we found out that Cars 2 was coming out a few months ago Craig and I decided this would be the perfect movie for Sam's very 1st movie theater experience!  We told him all about what to expect but the look on his face when he saw the big movie screen (and then the large popcorn that Craig surprised him with!) was priceless :)  The first 30 minutes were a little touch and go but once he go into the movie it was smooth sailing!  Here are a few snapshot of our family trip to the movies...

On our way to the theater...Sam is showing me that we are seeing Cars 2!

A very excited Daddy and Sam!

A quick picture with Mommy before the previews start.



Oh dear...my little Sam experiences Diet Coke!

Sam Graduates!

Last week Sam "graduated" from his 1st year of pre-school.  This year was actually pre-pre-school to be exact :)  He will go to pre-school for 2 years starting in September and then off to Kindergarten he goes!  Ahhhhh, I can't even begin to think of that...how scary!  Here are some snapshots of Sam's recent graduation...

A giant goodie bag from his teacher, Siobhan...I wish you could see the adorable t-shirt she made for all of the kids!

Sam & Kate enjoying their class rings :)



We are so proud of him - Sam had a great school year with Siobhan and all of his friends! 

My Sweet Sam

I have the sweetest little man! 

I wish I could take credit for these adorable playground photos but our very talented babysitter snapped these shots for us...

Enjoy!

Such a happy 3 year old!

 And silly!

My angel...

and my little monster :)



Easter

I am waaaay behind with this post!! 

I wanted to share just a few pictures from Easter this year.  Sam loved coloring his Easter eggs, a very messy but fun activity for him!  And on Easter morning Craig and I hosted a house Easter Egg Hung for all of the kids staying here - it was a blast watching the kids go wild looking for the candy filled eggs :) 

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

A few weeks ago we spent the afternoon planting seeds - flowers and herbs.  Sam picked out the pots he wanted to use and had a blast playing in the dirt and water!  The plants will live in the new greenhouse that was donated to the house last fall - it's beautiful!  You can see it in some of the pictures...

Sam is telling me all about the supplies we need to plant our seeds. 

The garden bed directly behind him will be full of delicious vegetables and flowers in a few weeks!  It is our house garden :)

Practicing his digging skills...

His favorite part about our planting day was playing with the shovels! 

I forgot to take pictures of our finished product - I'll post some at a later date when our plants are in full bloom :)