October Odds and Ends

Photos that didn't find their way into other posts.  We had a busy and fun-filled October!

Kate's 40th birthday party!

Magic napper.

Blessing of the animals at St. Pius.  We all felt that 14 year old Elliot could use it!

Before the Wickham Park Invitational.

Sporty girls on a sporty weekend.

Annual Halloween party!

Up at 5am. Two hour ride to Boston for a powerlifting competition.  These girls know how to play like a champion today.

Nice way to spend a chilly afternoon.

Emily with Adam at the town Fall Festival.

The JPII booth at the Fall Festival.

With the Mayor.

Elizabeth and the Lion!

June Odds and Ends

Some photos from June that didn't make the cut:

When she gives it her all, she is unstoppable.

Emily's premier team has several players from Cromwell and the two teams played each other a few weeks ago.  There was quite a bit of jersey changing during halftime, as the coaches worked out a system of who played for each team and when.  I don't think that anyone was keeping score and at the end, the girls ran across the field as one.  It was really great.

At the end of year lacrosse party, Elizabeth received the Energizer Bunny award from her coaches!

Sometimes, she's still the napper.

Touring Grandpa's gardens.

Snacking on rhubarb. 

Silly girl.

How Lee and I spent our time away from the girls - dinner out every night and a powerlifting competition......

At the pool.....

Beach Napper

Emily is not much of a napper anymore, now that she's older, but she still has the ability to fall asleep at the drop of a hat - anytime, anyplace, anywhere...

With Grammy.

On a boat - she was seriously out like a light in this position.

Lots of sleeping on the boat.

May Odds and Ends

Some photos that didn't quite make it into a post in May:

Crowning of Mary

Elizabeth and I, after the Magic's big win over Avon on Mother's Day. All of the players presented their mothers with a rose after the game.

Me, my sister and my mom enjoyed a belated Mother's Day lunch at Hanover Street Chop House - it was an awesome way to spend an afternoon.

Kathleen and I twinning at Alapage - where we went after the Chop House. Yes, we are wearing the exact same outfit, which we both now own. 

Baxter and Emily on Baxter's two year anniversary of adoption.

Elizabeth and some of the girls on her soccer team took a cupcake baking class at a local specialty supermarket.  They had a blast!

Elizabeth and her pals.

Elizabeth found this women's lacrosse jacket at the Groton bookstore - she's obsessed with lacrosse and now obsessed with Groton, so she was delighted to find it.

Two nappers on the way home from Groton - that looks so painful!

Tired girl.

Opening weekend at the pool club.

Me and Sarah at the Y Annual Meeting.  Sarah was asked to speak about her Y experience and gave a terrific speech.  She spoke about the three things the Y has given her, the third of which was friendship - with me! (it is a little known fact that Lee set us up on a blind running date four years ago - a huge success on his part!)  I was moved to tears by her words.  I am so lucky to have Sarah in my life.