Friends for Life . . .

On Saturday, my beautiful friend Ophie and her daughter Cybele came to spend the day with Meg and I.  We knew when we moved that there were going to be some people that we wouldn't see very often anymore, if at all.  Then there were the people who had come into our lives that we were not willing to let go of so easily.  Ophie and Cybele are for keeps.  : )
 

The girls spent the entire day in the pool and catching up on the hammock while Ophie and I drank Diet Dr. Pepper (crack in a can is what I call it!!!) in the shade and talked about what's in the stars for us in the not so distant future.  I'm always so fascinated by the depth of her knowledge and the accuracy of her predictions.  Ophie is an Astrologer and a published author.  She and her sister Tali are also known as The Astrotwins.  Check out the link to their webpage.  It really is some interesting and amazing stuff!!!

While I was writing this blog I decided to look at some old photos of Cybele and Megan to see how much they've changed in the last few years. 

Ophie with the girls in Cold Spring, NY a few years ago.

I just know they're gonna be friends for life!!!  : )

Many blessings for a happy Monday ~ Wendy

There's No Place Like Nana's House . . .

This weekend we visited our favorite little home away from home . . .  Nana's house!!!  Our weather here in New York has been bitter cold and snowy for most of this month and cabin fever starts to creep in every so often.  It hasn't been so bad because we know we can take a forty minute drive north to my Mom's little house in the woods where we feast like kings and forget about the hustle and bustle of everyday life!!

As you can tell from the photo below, there was a house full on Sunday!!

A pile of kids' shoes by the front door!!

  Cousins caught up with each other . . .

and even roasted marshmallows in Nana's fireplace to make s'mores after a delicious Sunday dinner of tenderloin, cabbage and potatoes!!!

My nephew Tristan.

My middle son, Trevor.

Megan was in her glory!!  Got to eat s'mores AND have her hair braided at the same time!!!!!  : )

  It flurried the entire time we were there.  So peaceful and beautiful. 

 
 It was such a wonderful afternoon and I know my mother was so happy to have her house filled with love and laughter.  And lots of new memories!! 

 Many blessings for a beautiful Wednesday ~ Wendy

A Few More Rhode Island Memories . . .

Many blessings for a happy and healthy Thursday ~ Wendy

And so it begins . . .

It's the official start to summer around here and we now have an official 11th grader and 5th grader among us!!

Our 11th grader,

 

 

 

 

Daddy and our 5th grader on a sweaty afternoon.

It's also the official start to all the neighborhood kids in our pool, not knowing how many people will be stopping by for dinner on any given night, endless sleepovers and visits to the local ice cream shop.

This is what happens when you run out of clean towels for the neighborhood kids.  They're forced to use your two year old daughter's bath towel.  : )

Megan and our neighbor Bernadette enjoying a snow cone on our front porch.  Don't you just love how perfectly Bernadette's shirt matches her snow cone??  LOL!!!

I'm so looking forward to taking lots of photos and making lots of memories this summer.  These days will be a distant memory before we know it. 


Many blessings for a memory-filled Thursday ~ Wendy

Over the Weekend . . .

we had lots of ten year old boys hanging at our house.  After two years of promising to let Brendan have a camp out in the backyard, it finally came to be!!

 Jim was able to get the pool opened up on Saturday with the help of a few friends.  The water was amazingly clear but the water was FREEEZING as you can tell by the look on Brendan's face!! 




 



 After a dip, the kids thawed out on the driveway.  They all wanted to cuddle up to my husband because he was so warm from setting everything up in the backyard.  My husband's new nickname is "Furnace" which was given to him by one of the boys.  LOL!!  
  

Hotdogs, cheeseburgers, french fries, chips and watermelon were on the menu for dinner.  S'mores for dessert.

A tent city was built in our backyard.  It was the perfect nite for sleeping out.  Jim left the tent ceilings open so the boys could see all of the stars ~ in between wrestling matches and scary stories, of course!!  : )


You're never too old to play in a sandbox, especially when it's with army guys and legos!!

 This is where the s'mores were made.  I'm sorry I didn't get a photo when it was lit up at night.  It looked so beautiful and did a great job at keeping away the bugs.  : )

 Our "First Annual Backyard Camp Out" was a HUGE success and great memories were made for the boys.  I wouldn't be surprised if there ends up being another one before the summer is over!!


Thank you to my husband who made it all possible.  And God bless him for sleeping in a tent with all of those 10 year olds!!!!  : )


Many blessings ~ Wendy