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Me and the boys at the Deerfield Fair yesterday!

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One of my favorite things about going to the Deerfield Fair is being able to see the Flying Wallenda's!!  Not only do they put on a really fun show, they always stay after to give autographs, chat and take pictures!  Here are all the kids with Alessandro Wallenda after the show!

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Posing for mom who was trying to work on back lighting!

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I spy three boys playing on a gorgeous fall afternoon!

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Shaun's class field trip to White Farm!  I got to chaperone for the first time since Evan had school during the field trip hours!

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All decorated for Fall.

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Making some great progress in his new class!  He still gets nervous where he can't touch, but he's moved passed simple doggy paddles!

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Since yesterday was the first official day of Fall we headed to cross off Apple picking off the Fall Bucket list!

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A belated Birthday dinner with Auntie Kristin!

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Ready for some soccer!

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I think we all have those moments when you feel like the worst parent on earth.  I have had my fair share of those moments but then you get an email from your child's teacher telling you about an incident at school that makes you realize that perhaps you're not totally ruining your kids lives!

I forgot to tell you today that Shaun had an "incident" with another student. They were reading books together and I think Shaun thought he would be funny and put his face down in the other child's book but when he came up, his head hit that child in the nose pretty hard. I didn't see this happen, but when I turned I saw Shaun sitting in a chair at a table looking like he was going to cry. I asked what was wrong and he said, "I'm in trouble>" I asked why he was in trouble as I had not spoken to him or told him to go to the chair. Then I saw the other child completely in tears on the rug, but silent. I was able to get the same story from both kids and in the end, it was a complete accident as a result of silliness.

The positive part that came of it was Shaun choosing to "Take a Break" on his own. It was the perfect example of how someone might choose to put themselves in take a break to think about something that has happened or regain control. This has never happened before so I praised Shaun for making that choice and let him know that it was a great use of Take a Break.  I could tell he felt a lot of remorse immediately and he was definitely more hard on himself than I would have expected. Then after recess, probably a half hour later, he approached the other child all on his own and apologized again. Even though someone got hurt initially, it was a very sophisticated way of dealing with the situation. He is always honest and forthcoming. He's a sweet little boy. As a mom, I thought you would be proud of him.

And I definitely was!

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This face!

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March of the little ducklings!

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Ladies and gentlemen, I present the most stubborn child on the planet.  Who chose to sit at the table for an entire afternoon, over eating 4 tiny cut up pieces of a farm fresh peach.  Sigh!

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He's starting to get the hang of it!  Right now his instinct is to push backwards but he's working hard to move his bike forward!

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Someone is mad at me for making the "wrong" sandwich.  Not sure what his issue was, he loves peanut butter and fluff, it's not like I made him a liverwurst sandwich with mustard.

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This is David's second year in Division 1 soccer and this year the volunteer coaches have the assistance of professionals from England!  They were working on learning the different positions.

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Evan dove under water for the fish!  He was very proud!

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Today was school picture day!  This is Evan's first time getting his school pictures done.  I was assisting the company today and was able to see Evan come down with his class.  You would have thought that this kid has never been in front of a camera before.  He completely froze.  The two staff members sat tried to get him to sit back and smile but he wasn't having it!  He was the epitome of awkward and goofy!  I think they eventually got a smile out of him but it won't be natural.  I can't wait to see how they turn out!  In any case, I'm glad I have this one!

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Evan's first official preschool painting!

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Finishing swim class with a big jump.

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Let's go fly a kite and send it soarin'

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First picture as a family of five!

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Soccer season has begun!

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This guy came to hang out with me while I sat outside waiting to go grab David from the bus.  I don't have a Macro lens, but these are the times I would want one!  I had to settle with my phone for this one...

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Birthweek dinner at El Rodeo with my boys tonight!  And ice cream from Granite State Candy Shoppe in the freezer for dessert!

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So we won't be sharing a birthday after all (she couldn't hold out for 11 more minutes!) but I did get to hold her and snuggle her today so it's a close second!  Welcome to the world sweet baby girl!

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Tonight I headed south to say goodbye to one of my adopted grandmothers, since I never met either of my grandmothers, I felt lucky to be able to have my friends grandmothers in my life.  My boys are lucky to have both of their grandmothers in their lives and even luckier to have 2 great grandmothers.  I'm inspired tonight to post this picture I snapped today of David and his Omi walking home from the bus stop this afternoon.

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Getting in one last hurrah before the reality of Summer's end hits!  But I'll be honest, I'm not very sad!  I'm so ready for pumpkin everything, cool crisp air and gorgeous colors!  Bring on Fall!

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A Halloween preview at my parents camp today!  It's always fun to see all the camp sites decked out and the kids love getting to go trick or treating.