Olivia's 5th Birthday

For Olivia's 5th Birthday we hosted an afternoon affair at ArtAlive, a local craft shop.  Eight of her girlfriends joined us to make three crafts and eat cake and snacks.  We had a blast!

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And of course the big news of the last week is that Olivia is FIVE! On Monday we got share cupcakes with her class at school.  Her classmates had also made her cards.  

Riding in the new kid cart at Stop and Shop- not sure I like that the new kid cart at Stop and Shop counts as excitement in my life these days, but it does. hmmm....

Brothers who could be twins zoning out to "Frozen"- what else?!

Isaac crafting at the Family center- did I mention he fell and hit the corner of the heater last week?  He is ok- but we did take him to the doctor to make sure. I think its the first real scare I have had actually as a Mom so I am glad he is ok!

Playing at the Family Center with sunflower seeds and one of our favorite students- Luca. Sad for us that she is graduating this year and excited for her future!

Sam tried to help make coffee with tomatoes this week- maybe that explains why Nate and I are so tired.

No his lips aren't blue because its -17 outside, but because he decided to see what the blue marker tasted like...

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Nate and I at the end of the NEWC

UMASS group at the NEWC- we still are pretty separate guys/gals- BUT we had much bigger turnout than last year- 1 to 6!!!  3 guys, 3 girls!

As an early birthday present for Olivia and Isaac my Mom took us to see Frozen Disney on Ice- so fun!  GREAT seats.

Yes we were that excited!  and it was that good!

So much to take in!  I couldn't decide whether I should watch the kids watching the show or the show itself.

All the characters with different kind of love stories.

We weren't sure how Isaac would do- we had no need to worry!  He was enraptured and engaged the whole time.  He asked where the parents were (they left them out) and with all the characters, he asked where lightening mcqueen and tow mater were- his favorites.

Olivia watching 

This week is school vacation week and on tuesday morning they all helped clean!  How can i get this to last?!

I can't tell you how many comments I got going grocery shopping with all three- overall they did great:)