Apple Picking!!!

 Another successful year of apple picking.  Fun with tractor ride, picking, donuts, pumpkin picking, goat petting and the playground.  Fun!!!

Ezra's Gym Class

 Now that the big boys are in school - Ezra finally got his chance to do something fun.  He took gym last year - but now he is in an older class but still loving it!  I was so proud - he said his name name for the first time when they went around the circle and he was the example for the gym skill.

Justin's 1st Day of Preschool (2nd Year)

 Today we were all a little nervous for Justin's first day of school.  With a lot of thought, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave the school that Seth had gone to for 3 years and Justin for 1 year.  While we loved the school, we could not justify the amount of driving we were all doing (25 minutes one way for a 3-hour school day).  So we made the jump to a new school only 6 minutes away.  Justin will be here for 2 years with Ezra joining him next year for 3 years.  So it was the right time.  Justin had some tears at breakfast when we said today was school.  He pulled it together and it seemed that he just decided that it was going to be something he was excited about instead of scared.  We went to school he found his BFF Eitan, we gave a hug and kiss and then I left.  No tears, no asking me to stay.  He did it!  When I picked him up his new teacher said he did great.  So proud of our Justin!!!

Future Olympian?

For anyone who have spent any time with Justin in the last 6 months, you will know that he would rather be upside down then right side up.  He often is on his head upside down on the couch watching tv.  He loves to run, jump, roll - he needs gymnastics!  I was very nervous for his first day.  Justin can be very shy and if he decides something is scary or that he doesn't want to do it, it can become almost impossible to get him to participate (soccer last winter :-(  Thanks to a fun teacher, prepping from Jerald and I, and Justin's best buddy Eitan - Justin's first class went really well!  He went in on his own with no tears and participated.  It was so cute and Justin was so good!

[pictures are blurry because they are taken through the glass]

1st Day of 1st Grade!!!

Seth happily went with Jerald to school today.  Jerald reports back that he was happy and in a good mood.  Wait till all the hard work begins!  This afternoon he is taking the bus home for the first time and then taking it to school tomorrow.  Lots of firsts this week!

Mommy Camp

Today is the last official day of Mommy Camp.  It was great, crazy, busy, fun, stressful, relaxing and tiring to spend the last bunch of weeks with my 3 boys.  I am forever thankful that I am able to stay home with them (thanks Jerald!) and be able to give them both fun busy times at camp and lazy days around the house and the pool.  Next stop - 1st grade and a new preschool for Justin.

Zoo with Ari and Becca

 Fun day with Becca and Ari at the zoo.  Thanks for inviting us!  We spent the afternoon hanging out with them and then had dinner with them and Nana.  Really fun!

Goodbye Paci!!!

 Over the last 3 1/2 years I never thought this day would come.  Over the last couple of days, as we have been plotting the end of paci, I have been so nervous.  We came home from NY and Justin went from room to room finding paci's and putting each in a box.  When we found them all, Seth wrote on the box "For Baby Boys - from Justin."  We sang a goodbye paci song and marched the box to the front step for the mailman (I grabbed it later).  And that was it!  He was so amazing and brave.  He went to sleep fine.  Today he shed a few tears when he got into the car and realized paci was gone.  But he pulled it together.  We are so proud of you Justin!  We celebrated tonight with a goodbye paci party ~ pizza, cupcakes and ice cream.  I felt that after giving up his most prized possession he should get something more than a cupcake.  We will be visiting the lego store this weekend.

Trip to NY

Another great visit to Grandma and Pa's.  Jerald and I had an amazing 24 hours of fun in NYC seeing friends, eating and seeing Once (great show!) while Grandma and Pa took care of the three-musketeers.  BIG THANK YOU!!!

They had so much fun.  But saved the big pool fun with Grandma's BFF Susan for Monday when Jerald and I could join in.  This is hands down the best pool ever!!!  From the structure in the shallow end, to the huge swimming area and the giant water slide.... simply awesome!  Thanks SUSAN!!!

We had so much fun with Grandma and Pa - a quick visit from Uncle Joshy and Aunt Shir and then we got to have a lovely visit with Great-Gram on the way back.  What a wonderful way to end the summer!

Neighbors!

We are so excited that good friends of ours and their three boys moved to the other end of our block.  Here are my boys walking over to their house for the bris of the newest.

Cape Cod 2012 ~ other fun

Even though we loved being in the pool and at the beach - we had a lot of other fun on dry land!  Eating yummy food at the house (thanks Aunt Shir!), pirate golf, Cape Cod baseball league, and walking around Hyannis.  A huge thanks to Grandma and Pa for another wonderful week full of laughs, snuggles and amazing memories!!!