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We took a picture like this last year except, last year it was Christel who was the pregnant one, this time it's Erica!  And NO, there will not be a retake next year with me as the pregnant one!  Ha!

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Even the cat enjoys the new deck!

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The landscaping to finish off the deck renovation began this week!  Tomorrow they will add all the shrubs and perennials.

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And last but not least....Evan's official first day of school today!  He went on Tuesday for his open house, but I stayed with him during that.

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And it fell out in his sleep the night before his first day of school!  This morning he woke up and found his tooth was gone and in it's place was some money!  BEST. DAY. EVER!  Well according to the kid who FINALLY lost a tooth!

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Happy FIRST day of School!

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Someone found a lose tooth yesterday!  It's still hanging on by a thread, and he keeps wiggling it so he can finally get his first visit from the Tooth Fairy!

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Impromptu BU get together!  Glad we were all able to make this work considering how last minute it was!  Next time we take this picture it will be in NJ and with another little girl in the mix!

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And baby #5 is a...GIRL!  It was a very exciting day hanging out with our friends and being together for their big reveal.  We cannot wait to meet her in January!

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Back to School haircuts!

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Headed south to hang out at the beach today!  We lucked out in the weather department as it was cold and dreary here.   But at the beach, it was absolutely gorgeous; sunny and 75 degrees with a nice cool breeze!  It was a bit cool for swimming but perfect for being buried in the sand and searching for sea glass!  We are really getting the most out of these last few days of summer!

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Back to school kicks!

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One week from today and it is BACK TO SCHOOL!   Making the last days of summer count with some breakfast at Panera Bread this morning and a picnic lunch at the school playground this afternoon.

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Headed to Grammy and Papa's camp today to try and squeeze in one more day of swimming before school starts next week, but the weather feels more like Fall, than Summer!  Not that I'm complaining, it's gorgeous, but definitely too cold to swim.  At the very least they got to use the indoor pool and play on the playground!

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The boys wanted to go to Whale's Tale Water park today.  It was definitely not hot enough outside to make us want to spend an entire day being wet!  So...we compromised and took them to Canobie Lake Park instead.  They still got to do some water stuff and we didn't have to spend an entire day freezing our butts off!  David finally got up the nerve to do the Yankee Canonball; he's definitely a fan of the good old fashioned wooden roller coaster.

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Completely transformed!

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David spent the week at an art camp run by the Currier Art Center in Manchester.   The theme was witch craft and wizardry, and all the projects this week were Harry Potter inspired!  

Here is David showing off his broom and wand!   He also made a self portrait where the eyes follow you when you walk by!   He had a great time and I was very impressed by the amount of work they did throughout the week!   For anyone local whose children love art, I would highly recommend this camp!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 60:  It's like it was meant to be here all along!  It's 99.5% finished, but it's close enough and all the work left to do are some finishing touches and landscaping.  I can't tell you how much I love being able to sit outside, especially on a night like tonight.

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Big brothers are at camp this week, so it's just me and Evan this week.  Today Omi met up with us and so there is only one thing to do when Omi comes for a visit and you've been forced to run errands with mom while big brothers are off having fun...go out for ICE CREAM!

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David has always enjoyed legos and building sets, but he has always built the sets he receives with a little help.  Recently he's been determined to do them on his own.  For his birthday we got him this set, from Guardians of the Galaxy.  It's the biggest set he's ever received and again he was determined to build it all by himself.  It took him 2 days, working little by little when he had some free time and tonight he finally finished!  He is so proud of himself!

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Shaun ready for his first Summer Camp!  He's doing the same camp that David started in at the Rec.  He must have had a great day because he fell fast asleep as soon as we got in the car to head home.

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Tonight we ended our vacation by having some leftover birthday party ice cream cake and singing happy birthday to the birthday boy!

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The birthday boy!

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The annual jumping off the dock into Swan Lake.

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Hanging out down at the rock beach.

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Took the crew to see Guardians of the Galaxy this afternoon!   Awesome movie, and the kids all loved it (except for Evan, who missed most of it, he was so tired, he fell asleep!).   After the movie we enjoyed some delicious fried fish!   And now the kids are in bed and the relaxation continues!

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Just hanging out by the fire pit tonight!

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Spent the day at Funtown Splashtown USA with our friends.   Kids had a blast.   Evan went on all the slides he was big enough to ride all by himself!   Shaun tried 2 fast slides, didn't like either one but he at least tried!  And David, went on Excalibur, the wooden roller coaster at Funtown!  They ended the day with a well deserved Dippin Dots treat.   Great start to out vacation!

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Everything is AWESOME!

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GG came for a visit today while MIL and I worked to get our house ready for their party.  She'll be moving to NH this fall and we are all looking forward to having her around more!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 55: The screen guys came back to finish the door, just missing one last piece on the end.  They were hoping it would be ready tomorrow, but since tomorrow is Saturday, I won't hold my breath!