tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14315421701775033892024-02-20T19:50:46.204-05:00All about ElizabethThe adventures of Miss E and her Mom...Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.comBlogger666125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-28117360762159374202014-08-07T20:29:00.000-04:002014-08-07T20:29:38.929-04:00Going privateSo, I have decided to make this blog private. Elizabeth is getting older and I'm feeling like having more privacy is important. This blog actually was private a very long time ago, when E was a baby. After her adoption was finalized, I made it public.<br />
If any readers would like to follow the blog, please send me your email in the comments section and I will be happy to send you an invite :) I will be making the blog private probably by Saturday or Sunday.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-75071204960405350332014-08-03T15:14:00.001-04:002014-08-03T15:14:59.252-04:00Snuck away for a long weekend<p>Ahh...We are up in Maine again, at my parents' place. E and I came up Friday and go back home tomorrow. It's been awesome as always. </p>
<p>Yesterday, we went out on a boat to watch a regatta. Cool and overcast, but still fun. </p>
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<p> E has also been having fun with the neighbors' kids and playing outside.</p>
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<p> It's a long drive to get here, but incredibly worth it...</p>
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<p> The water was freeeezing...but that bothered Miss E not one bit. I, on the other hand, stayed safely back on the dry sand:)</p>
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<p> I had told E for her birthday, she could either have a party or take a friend to Canobie Lake Park for the day. She chose the latter, not surprisingly. She went to CLP once last year has not stopped talking about it since! It's an amusement park in Salem, NH, only about 30 mins from us.</p>
<p>So on Saturday morning, I took Elizabeth and one of her BFFs J up to the park. The girls were soooo excited!</p>
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<p> Finally, we arrived...E said, "This is a dream come true!" Lol:)</p>
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<p> And omg...the girls did not stop...for 8 hours...so many rides...so much fun!!</p>
<p>Love how they held hands most of the day:)</p>
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<p> Lot's of not-so-nutritious food was consumed...</p>
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<p> There was a water park inside CLP too, which was crowded, but fun:) </p>
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<p> Elizabeth's absolute favorite part was going on the roller coaster (three times!) that looped around and turned upside down. Yikes! This girl is an adrenaline junkie, I think...</p>
<p>Neither girl wanted to leave when it was time to go ("Just one more ride, pleeeeze???"), but we ended the day with some dinner and headed out.</p>
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<p> All in all, an awesome day! </p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">This is my new favorite picture of E. This was at the neighbors' pool.</div>
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<p> With my brother and SIL, watching my nephews' sailing lessons.</p>
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<p> And of course, since we were in Maine, we had to have Lobster. Yum...</p>
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<p> And three people celebrated birthdays- My Dad, my BIL Don, and Miss Elizabeth( who unbelievably will be 7 on the 11th).</p>
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<p> And on the 4th, we went to a parade where my little fashionista wore this adorable new outfit from Grandma.</p>
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<p> That night we had a rainstorm, and woke up on Saturday morning to no power. Luckily, my parents' wonderful neighbors with generators let us use their showers, and refrigerators and freezers! My mom had planned a party with all the neighbors at our house for that night, but with no power, she almost cancelled it. However, one of the neighbors generously offered to let her move the party to their house. We all ended up having a great time, and the kids got to use the fire crackers and sparklers they hadn't been able to use the night before when it was raining.</p>
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<p> This morning we very reluctantly hit the road to head the five hours back home. Elizabeth was especially sad to leave. She'd had such a fun time with the family and the friends she made. </p>
<p>Bye for now, Maine. It was fabulous as always! Hoping we can make it up again this summer. </p>
<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-84068207157735053092014-06-24T15:15:00.001-04:002014-06-24T15:21:18.842-04:00First day/last dayWow. Today was Elizabeth's last day of First grade. At the time, the Winter months here seemed endless. But looking back today? It feels like this year just flew by. <br />
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Oh my...I really was not expecting to see too much of a difference between September and now. But looking at these two pictures together...wow. I see such a big change. My baby girl is growing up...sniff, sniff...<br />
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When we got home around 8:00, I thought E would be exhausted. No. She wanted to go for a swim in our pool. The girl never stops or runs out of energy! For proof that, here is a quick little video I took that night, as we closed down the pool...<br />
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On Sunday, after a day at the pool, we went to see Maleficent in 3D. E had been begging to go see it for a couple of weeks now. I was worried that she would be terrified, and we wouldn't make it through the movie. I was wrong. She.loved.it. She's already trying to get me take her again. It was a great movie, actually. I surprised myself by really liking it. Here is Miss E waiting for the movie to start. She was so excited about the "3D" aspect, because "things jump out at you." She spent most of the movie on my lap, but loved every second of it. I kinda liked it, too. :)<br />
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This book cracks me up! Especially #8. I'm flattered that she thinks I work hard at cooking, because anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT a big cook. I mean, I can cook pasta and cut up vegetables with the best of them, but that's not exactly hard work...<br />
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-66090690974449616832014-06-01T23:01:00.001-04:002014-06-01T23:01:23.734-04:00 I am awesome!<p> Wow! I am like a blogging queen lately, yes? Three months of nothing, now wildly overcompensating by posting almost every day. ANYway, just wanted to share the loveliness that was our Sunday today. The weather was muy bonito, so we spent most of it outside at the...wait for it...pool...</p>
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<p> Even more fun when Paden came to hang out with us...and Misty bought the kids new goggles. Thank you Misty!</p>
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<p> Hope you all had a great weekend!</p>
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<p> This afternoon, we went to the playground at her school and she joined in an impromptu baseball game...</p>
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<p> And tonight, we went out to dinner with Misty and Paden, then came back to the apartment. Misty and I thought the kids would just play in the back yard and sit by the pool...silly us...</p>
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<p> I guess it goes without saying, we are ready for you, Summer!!</p>
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<p> "It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."</p>
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<p> Had a great day! Started off at Misty's house, where E gave cute little Leo some love...</p>
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<p> Then to a parade with LOTS of candy...</p>
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<p> Then to a cook out at Misty's friends' house...</p>
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<p> We came home afterwards hoping the pool in our apartment complex would be open, but sadly, the gate was still locked. They filled up the pool a couple of days ago, but haven't opened it yet. I can't wait until they do.</p>
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Not sure if I'm coming back to blogging regularly or not. I alternate between thinking I am going to close it down altogether, and thinking I am going to post every day and put up a glossy new header. We shall see which wins out.<br />
So anyway, let me catch this blog up a little...<br />
All has been really, really good around here. Sooo happy that Spring is finally here and Summer is close by. Miss Elizabeth continues to grow about 10 inches a day, it seems. <br />
We took some fun day trips over April vacation...<br />
To Southwick Zoo with Misty and Paden:<br />
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And I won two tickets to the New England Aquarium in a raffle at work!<br />
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And then the annual May event around here...the Enka Fair...<br />
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-74529878632673863032014-02-09T07:29:00.001-05:002014-02-09T07:30:54.528-05:00What's new?I know I've been a terrible blogger lately. So much for my New Year's resolution that I was going to blog every day...Ha!<br />
Anyway...not a lot new going on around here. Winter has seemed very long, and E and I are both looking forward to Spring. In the meantime, we've been busy with gymnastics...<br />
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and school projects...<br />
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and hanging out with bffs...<br />
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Elizabeth is half way through 1st grade and doing great. Her reading is improving every day, which is so exciting! I really hope she will grow to love books as much as I do. I love her school and her teachers (last year's and current). <br />
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<p> "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." MLK Jr.</p>
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<p> She did get wet and cold after a few minutes, but had a great time until her sled cracked apart after it banged into a rock. At that point we headed to the car and cranked up the heat...I promised E we could go back the next day, and we would get a new sled tonight. Of course, when we went to Target last night, they were all out of any possible form of snow transportation, and rather than being disappointed, E became fixated on an Ariel doll in the toy aisle. Against my better judgement, I bought it for her. I was actually pretty mad at myself for giving in, because I know I only bought it for her to avoid a tantrum in the middle of Target. But I did buy it and taught my daughter a great lesson that making a fuss is a super way to get what you want. That's some awesome parenting there...my Mother of the Year award should be arriving in the mail any day now.</p>
<p>Anyway...we went to Lowes this morning and bought some duct tape and patched up her sled, and were back in on the "slopes"by 1pm...</p>
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<p> Even got some playground time in!</p>
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<p>And because of the snow storm here, school was closed yesterday and today, so she got an extra long vacay...:)</p>
<p>She did a great job helping me shovel out the car this morning...</p>
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<p> And then wanted to try to go sledding, but it was very cold and windy, so we didn't last too long... </p>
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<p> This year's show was "Passport to Adventure" and E loved it, especially the "Little Mermaid" sequence. Like last year, she was tearful when it was over. We were both tired, though, and glad to get home after a long, cold subway ride back to my car.</p>
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<p>Enjoying some "kids' Champagne"...</p>
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<p> She got some Flower Power make up in the Yankee Swap...</p>
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<p> Getting the party poppers ready for midnight...we actually made it past 12 this year!!</p>
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The best part though was when Grandma and Grandpa came with a huge box. The present that E has been asking for almost constantly for months...the Barbie Dream House...<br />
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It only took me 3 hours to assemble!<br />
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It's actually a very cool house. The doorbell rings, the toilet flushes, it has an elevator...Very fun! E has been having a great time playing with it over the past few days (me too!) Thank you so much Grandma and Aunt Betsy! Just wondering how many years this will be residing in my living room...?<br />
We spent Christmas afternoon and evening at my parents' enjoying delicious food and opening more presents:) Oh, and and practicing our gymnastics, of course...<br />
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Hope everyone has a wonderful day today! xoxoxoxAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-21470190843538948492013-12-23T21:35:00.001-05:002013-12-23T21:35:53.247-05:00Visit with Santa 2013Tonight, E and I braved the mall to see Santa. Sure, she's seen some of his helpers around town over the past few weeks, but this guy is the real deal.:) She made sure to tell him exactly what she wants this year, too...<br />
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222871697045360999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431542170177503389.post-70382092972451791992013-12-21T20:24:00.001-05:002013-12-21T20:24:57.058-05:00First sledding of the year and gymnastics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">After a week of cold and snow, today was a balmy 50 degrees. We took the sled out of storage (aka the trunk of my car) and went out behind our apartment building where it's nice and hilly. I was so surprised there were no other kids out sledding. E had a great time, and it was nice not to be freezing while outside!</div>
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<p> In the afternoon, E started a gymnastics class. She did great and was all smiles throughout the class. Not very good lighting in the gym for picture taking, but I got a few...</p>
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