Thursday, January 29, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 29

Long Day for these two...school, ski club, basketball, showers, dinner, homework and then finally bed!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 27

How to make the BEST Snow Day Ever:

1. Have mom's homemade Belgium Waffles for breakfast
2. Play in the snow
3. Make snow ice cream for dessert

Monday, January 26, 2015

Sunday, January 25, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 25

Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn!  You would have never known that today was her first time ever!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 24

Feels SO good to get out of the house after being housebound for the past week!  There is still coughing and stuffy noses but no more fevers, chills and achy bodies!  So long virus...don't let the door hit you on the way out!

Friday, January 23, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 23

Charlie finally got a chance to make Shaun a minion for his indoor soccer shirt.  They are the Mill Brook Minions!  I thought it came out great and just in time for the first game of the second session!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 20

Thought we were on the road to wellness...then the little nuggets fever spiked again.  He fell asleep waiting for Shaun to finish his piano lesson.

Monday, January 19, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 19

My sick little nugget found a place to rest in the fort his brothers built with the new treadmill box.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 18

What a day!  BU wins in OT!  Baby Zoey (the Stack's newest Pats fan!) was welcomed into the world today and now we are relaxing and watching some Patriots football!!  May the luck of today take us to the Superbowl!  GO PATS!

Friday, January 16, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 16

Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed...


Thursday, January 15, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 15

One medium hot chocolate with extra marshmallows and some whipped cream to top it off!  Not a bad way to finish the afternoon while we wait for the bigs to home from their first week at ski club!

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 11

Evan's first basketball clinic!  We need to work on his dribbling, but he had so much fun and has asked me more than once today when he gets to play again!

Saturday, January 10, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 10

Game Day!  Indoor soccer for David at 10, basketball for Shaun at 11:30, basketball for Evan at 1pm, away basketball game for David in Hudson, at 2pm, rush home to watch the PATS play at 4pm.  Ready, set Go!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 7

Evan and Momma Selfie ~ The baby it's cold outside edition.  Warm snuggles and Goonies on TV with the littlest while one big brother is at basketball and the other is at indoor soccer!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Saturday, January 3, 2015

365 ~ 2015: Day 3

WARNING: Cheesy self reflection post - continue at your own risk!

Shortly after my last baby was born (4 1/2 years ago!), I made a promise to myself.  I promised myself, that I would make time for me, that I wouldn't lose sight of my own interests and what makes me happy.  Perhaps that sounds selfish coming from a mother to three young children, but I don't care.  I am more than a just a mother and a wife and by taking time out from those roles, I become a better mother and a better wife.

I have had people comment to me that I look younger now than I did 8 years ago (when I became a mother).  And they want to know what my secret is...my secret is that I'm happy and fulfilled (oh...and yeah...a full nights sleep doesn't hurt either!).  I take time away from the hustle and bustle of this thing called life and focus on ME, whether it's cooking a feast for my family and friends, spending the day getting pampered at my favorite salon or hanging out at the studio to share my new images.

My advice to my fellow mom's who feel like I felt 8 years ago, when my babies were babies and life was overwhelming and hard, it's OK to be a little selfish!  Take a time out.  Find your own path.  Focus on you.  I only wish I didn't wait so long!