A "Witch" Way Did They Go?

To Salem, of course! 

We learned about witches and the history of Salem.  The we had lunch and headed back home.  What a fun day we had with our cousins.

Thanksgiving 2019

One more critical post before 2019 comes to a close:  Thanksgiving.  This was a record-breaking year:  three tables of family and friends (27 people in all, for those who are counting). 

What did it take to pull this off?

• 3 three sets of china, with many thanks to MLG for schlepping MLGG's set all the way from NY
• two turkeys on 1 pellet smoker
• 12 carnival squash
• 6 bags of dried bread (for stuffing)
• enough butter to make a cardiologist faint
• the right crowd to make it all worth the effort

Here are some fun photos from the meal:

Special thanks to MLD, Nicole and everyone who pitched in to make this evening a success!

"Unwrapping"

Thanks to today's technologies, it's possible to ship a gift overnight.  While that's wonderful for the gift receiver, the gift giver misses out on the excitement. 

With the help of a smartphone and this blog, problem solved (although a wee bit late):

Gift #1:

And then Gift #2

Thank you!!!!

Catch Up?

Is it even possible to catch up from the last few months?  We'll give it our best shot. 

Speaking of best shots, here's Adam giving it his all during his first attempt at pitching during a game.  He lasted the whole inning. 

The same could not be said for MLM's smartphone battery.

Year Four

My goal before the end of 2019?  Post photos from Tate's birthday.  With this post, goal is accomplished!

We jumped on in with our friends and had a blast!

Yes, this is an upside down photo, but that's where I had to stand to capture the birthday boy when we sang to him...

Sleeping Beauties

I never tire of watching these two sleep.

I mean, sure, I'd like to be sleeping too, but....  there are photos to be snapped!

Trip up North

We hopped in the car one late fall afternoon with our au pair, Nicole, to visit a street festival in Gloucester.

Our pirate fell asleep on the way there:

Once we got there, everyone had a fantastic time learning about knots, sailing, and all sorts of fun stuff:

First Day of School

Yes, loyal readers, it's been a busy fall.  So busy that you're still waiting to see photos from the first day of school.  Happy to announce that your wait is over!