This Moment . . .

Megan and her pre-school teacher, Mrs. McGovern, at her graduation ceremony.  She is officially a kindergartner!!!

Many blessings for a beautiful weekend ~ Wendy

Spreading Their Wings . . .

After weeks of anticipation and more than a couple failed attempts to catch a photo of the babies in our birdhouse, the moment finally arrived . . .

Pretty darn cute, huh?!!?  The nest is now empty and the constant daily visits of two chirping parents is gone.  The babies have spread their wings and flown away.

Speaking of spreading their wings . . .

It's a big day for us today.  Trevor (son #2) is graduating from high school tonight.  So hard to believe!!  We're having a little family dinner tonight before heading off to the ceremony.  When Connor (son #1) graduated three years ago, the weather was terrible so we had to be inside for graduation.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the weather holds out for tonight.  The hazy, hot and humid summer days in New York are upon us and today is no exception.  This means there's usually a chance of a late day thunderstorm.  It rained this morning so hopefully that's it for today.  If so, Trevor gets to graduate in the same spot that I graduated 29 (GULP!!!!) years ago.  The days are long and the years are short!!  : )


Many blessings for a beautiful Thursday ~ Wendy

Our Summer in Photos ~ Part 1 . . .

 It's been a whirlwind of activity around these parts since school ended!!  Brendan graduated from elementary school and will be off to middle school in September.  It's so hard to believe how quickly the time goes!!

Lots of happy faces after graduation!!

Mugging for the camera with his diploma.

When Hurricane Sandy came thru, Liberty Elementary School lost one of its beautiful trees in front of the building.  For their class gift to the school, the Class of 2013 donated and planted a pretty new tree in its place.

Cousins Brendan and Taylor.  In two years it will be Taylor's turn to graduate!!  

 And what's a graduation without a graduation party??

Meggie and Daddy joining in the fun.

 A couple of weeks ago, we attended my niece Annie's music recital.  She played the guitar and sang a duet with her instructor.  This was the first time I have heard her sing and she blew us all away with her beautiful voice!!! 

We've also been able to spend a little time on our boat, cruising up and down the Hudson River and taking a ride over to the Croton-on-Hudson beach.  This was actually the first time I've ever been there.  Our little boat looked like a toy compared to some of the others.  : )

Not our boat.

Not our boat.

Definitely not our boat.  : )

It didn't matter to me, though.  The sentimental value of our boat (it was my father's before he passed away and my husband restored it after it was left to rot in a field by my ex brother-in-law) far outweighs anything else and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. 

Swimming at Croton-on-Hudson beach.

Sing Sing State Prison.  In case you're wondering what it looked like.  : )

Hook Mountain.

One of the homes overlooking the Hudson.

It's nice to be back blogging again.  I was without a computer for a week.  It's back now and moving a lot faster and I'm a happy girl!!!  : )


Many blessings for a happy Monday ~ Wendy

Bitter and Sweet . . .

My son just pulled out of the driveway headed toward Hofstra University where he'll be attending his freshman orientation for the next three days. I feel like I'm in a dream and someone is going to be waking me up any minute and he's going to be the baby in the crib in our bedroom upstairs instead of my daughter. I don't think that anything can prepare a mother for how quickly the time goes from when you first hold your newborn baby to when you watch him drive off to the beginning of his adult life.

Roots have been pretty easy. It's the wings part that I seem to be having a little trouble with. : )


Many blessings ~ Wendy

A Whirlwind of Activity and Lazy Days Too . . .

It's so hard to believe that it's been a month since I posted last. I'm turning into one of those bloggers that I don't like very much. I have certain blogs that I love to read and, when they don't post or God forbid go more than a week without a new post, I lose interest or become obsessed with when they're finally going to be back. Obsessed might be a bit too strong of a word but you know what I mean. :)

Here are a few pics of what we've been up to since the last couple of weeks of school.

Brendan was a praying mantis in an adorable play that was written and performed by his class. His friend, Tristan, played an army ant. All of the costumes were made by parents of the students. Lots of creative people!!

The end of flag football season. It was Brendan's first year playing and he did a great job. He's like his mother and doesn't do well in the heat but he hung in there like a trooper!!

I could never understand why sports jerseys come in black for summer sports. I'm sure if women were in charge of this they would come in lighter, less sun-absorbent colors. Don't you agree?

We had a graduation from middle school to high school. It was a tough year for Trevor so we're very happy it's over. :)

Trevor and his very proud Pap.

Now two out of three grandsons are taller than their Pap!!

Trevor and his very proud parents!!

We look a little worse for wear due to being in an auditorium without air conditioning (except for the bathrooms!!) and it was 90 degrees and humid the day of graduation. My poor husband came straight from work and wasn't able to change so he was drenched by the time the ceremony was over. UGGHH!!

Our oldest son graduated from Fire Training School and is now officially a firefighter. He didn't attend his graduation from the class so I don't have any pics to show but he did get his name in the local newspaper so we have that as a memento. He is also now a senior in high school. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. I remember his first day of pre-school and now he's going to be graduating next year. The day of our baby shower for Megan was the day that Connor left to fly to North Carolina to look at colleges. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum!!

Which brings me to a couple more pictures . . .

Miss Meggie is now almost 8 weeks old!!! She is smiling and starting to coo and is such a sweet baby. She makes the sweetest sounds when she's sleeping on her Mommy and Daddy's shoulder. I feel like I'm constantly holding her but I can't help myself!!

This is one of my favorite pictures of her.

I have to admit that I'm really enjoying dressing a little girl!!

Many blessings ~ Wendy