Family Reunion at the Mansion

The first day of the family reunion we arrived at our "Mansion in the woods." We enjoyed exploring the house and the beach by the lake. My mom brought with her two canoes and several other toys for us to play with. The beach area was clean and the water was cool and refreshing. We were excited to spend the week here.

Southwick Zoo

On Monday, we woke up to find that it was a rainy day. We decided to go to the nearby Southwick Zoo. It was a cute little zoo that had many animals. I was going to post a ton of pictures, but Gret beat me to it. Seriously, she posted all the ones that I was going to post. :-) Good Job Gret. I did want to post one for each of my girls since it was such a fun day. Juls loved feeding the deer, and Sienna loved riding on the Camel.

Newport, RI

One of my favorite days was spent in Newport, RI. I love the beach and so do my girls. I thing Sienna spent the whole day in the water, even though it was very cold and Juliette loved playing in the sand.









Later that afternoon, my brother took Steve, my dad Dallen and myself out on a sailboat. It was pretty exciting, especially when the sky turned dark and we found out there was a Thunder storm warning. Thanks Dave and Nicole for the fun day.







Yes that is me steering the boat.

Berry picking and Boston

One of the days we were able to go blueberry picking. It was a hit! My girls loved finding (and eating) the blueberries. They were pros, since we have done it already this summer. Sienna informed me that we had to find the blue ones, not the purple ones.

The next day we went to The Boston Children's Museum with Julia and her family. The bubble room was a hit! Notice the bubble that Ali and Juliette are standing inside.

Ali and Sienna got lost in the amazing three story maze.


They made a movie with Aurther.


And they drove in a sports car. I don't think Josh left the car much. He was so happy to sit there and drive.




My mom and dad drove all the way into Boston to pick up the kids,


so we could enjoy a date night in Boston. Julia looks good in this picture. You would never guess that she spent the night sick as can be. It's too bad, cause Steve and I enjoyed our night. I love Boston. It is my favorite city.

Picture day

I love taking pictures. I have to admit, between my mom sisters and myself we had thousands of pictures. Friday was the day we decided to take family pictures. We took pictures of my parents with all the grand kids and surprisingly they cooperated. These are some of my favorite shots of the day.