October Has Been Busy!



I know that we haven't been great about updating since we've moved...but we've been busy.  Here is a quick summary of the past few months in pictures.

 

 

Tommy has been spending a lot of time at the dentist.  We learned that we didn't win "Parents of the Year" about the same time that we learned that our son had 8 cavities.  Who knew you were supposed to floss your kids?  Luckily, Tommy's dentist uses laughing gas for fillings, so he really didn't seem to mind it at all.

 



 

Kate had her first cleaning this month.  As you can see from her face, they don't gas you for cleanings :(

 

 

Amy and the kids have been going to church every Sunday.  The kids hate wearing "handsome" clothes, but they look so cute when they do!

 

 

The kids have been enjoying their new big backyard.  We even have a rope swing!

 

 

Kate has been taking after her dad and she has been working on her culinary skills.  Her dollies like to help.

 

 

 

 

 

Amy has been working on her Pintrest skills.  Here is her latest Halloween decoration.

 

We finally got around to getting Kate her first haircut.  She insisted that Daddy bring her...

 

It started out well...

 

 

and then they brought out the hair dryer!!

 

 

Final product.  Next time Mommy will bring her.

 

Now on to Halloween happenings....

First we had The Halloween Howl at Tommy's school.  It was at Veasly park which provided a beautiful backdrop for a great event.

 

 

Our little Cinderella and Ninja had a blast.

 

There was donut eating...

 

 

 

 

and playground fun.  It is a good thing that Daddy remembered to put shorts on under Cinderella's gown.

 

 

Our next event was the Halloween parade at Tommy's school.  Mommy, Daddy, and Kate rushed over to the school to watch Tommy and his friends walk around the circle about a hundred times.  We clapped and cheered every time they came around!

 

 

I think Tommy is getting knighted in this picture.

 

 

 

Next was the Halloween party at Kate's school.

 

 

The other day Michelle and I caught Kate wearing her dress up bridal veil chasing Evan around the house asking him to marry her.  Apparently Evan still isn't over it...just look at that face!

 

More donut eating...

 

Crafts...

 

 

We don't have any more pictures of Tommy from that night because he was too busy running around with his friends.  They kindly asked me to stop following them.  Ummm...what??  You're five.

 

Next, on to trick-or-treating in the old neighborhood.

 

 

 

 

Last night we started to get our pumpkins ready for Groveland's trick-or-treating which is this Wednesday.

 

Tommy went for the traditional carving...

 

As usual, Kate decided to do it her way and opted for paint.

 

 

 

More to come as Halloween continues...

Our New House

So as we mentioned previously, the Dubows are becoming are becoming major real estate players in New England.  You can't swing a dead cat in Merrimack Valley without hitting a piece of property owned by the Dubows.  So anyway, we moved into our new house the other weekend and have been very busy unpacking, hanging pictures, arranging furniture, etc.   Here are a few fun facts on the new house.

• It is really old.  It was built in 1897 (we think).  The age definitely gives it some character with some neat features. 

 

• We have a curved wall.  Did you know this is to keep the ghosts from hiding.  Apparently they only hide behind corners, so if you have a curved wall, they won't be able to hide.  Because of this we won't have to call the ghost busters crew that hangs out in the parking lot of our new grocery store. 

• The oldness of the house also means we have a creepy dahmer like basement.  Stone walls, dirt flow, limited lighting.  I think I found a femur down there.  Tillie loved it.

 

Tall Ships

So went to Newburyport the other day to check out the Bounty, a tall ship visiting the east coast.  It was pretty impressive.  Ropes, sails, cannons, intricate wood work every where.  Here is the description we read:

The HMS Bounty is one of the most famous ships in the world. Known for the storied mutiny that took place in Tahiti in 1789 on board the British transport vessel

We were so impressed we decided to spend the 10 bucks to get on the boat for a tour....YIPPIE, we were going to tour a real pirate ship!!!.......you know what we learned Bounty = Fraud.  On the tour we learned that the ship was built in 1960.  Out new house is older than the Bounty.  The ship is a replica, built for the Marlon Brando film, Muitny on the Bounty.  It also was in a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. 



 We overcame our depression by hitting up the Gelato place afterwards.  It was hot, so the kids ended up drinking their ice cream. 

Nuestra Casa Nueva

So we took the plunge and bought a new house. Here is a picture of the upstairs and downstairs.  Check out the wide pine floors and stained glass window on the door.  

  

 It was like built it 1503, so it has a ton of character.  Stained glass windows, molding, old school mail slot, dirt floor basement..........Woo Woo!!!!  Here is the front of the house.

We are super exited to move in.  We close at the end of August, just it time for Tommy to start kindergarten in the new school system.  (one of the main drivers of the move)

Cape Cod 2012

This photo album made with Smilebox

Cape Cod 2012

Make your own slide show at Animoto.

A Wedding on the Water

This past weekend we were down in Old Saybrook, CT for Brent Lanterman and Susie Howarth's wedding.  It was a great time.  We got to see old friends, relax in the sun, meet Eater X, stay up way too late and best of all attend/participate in a great wedding.  

Here is the wedding party.  Both Joe and Tommy were in the wedding.  Tommy did a great job as the ring bearer.....he held on tight and walked right down the center of the church with no problems. 

This past spring, we did not get together with the crew, so it was nice to have everyone around.  It is always great to see everyone.  The last time we were all together was over a year ago, but no one missed a beat. 

The crew hanging outside at the wedding reception.  Clockwise from the bottom left.  Lindsey, Ken, Josh, Connor, Jackie and Amy.

Here are the boys at the rehearsal dinner (Brent, Joe, Connor and Ken)

Connor, Jackie and Amy enjoying some afternoon drinks while Joe was taking a nap with the kids....word on the street is that he was sleeping off a hangover from the previous night's activities.

Tommy was a ladies man with the flower girls.

Cute pic of Tommy and Kate....you have to love those curls.

Hide your daughters.....

because the T-Man is in the house.

A day at the farm

Saturday in Newburyport

Showing some attitude, and chilling at the play ground

 Checking out the Katie May....or some ducks

Enjoying a some lunch with Mom