University of Utah Alumni BBQ 2015

 I've been on the New England University of Utah Alumni Board for 3 years now.  This is our 3rd Alumni BBQ and each year the people change.  It's always fun to connect with other Utes and see the incredible things they are doing.  

I love getting my kiddos all full of Utah Ute pride!  

First Grade for My First Baby

 And he's off!  My baby is in the first grade!  He is reading level 2 books like a champ, and is finally enjoying it!  We have a fun year ahead of us (hopefully).  

 These two will miss their morning routine of playing legos together before breakfast.  Oh man, I always hate it when summer is over.

I'm so proud of this handsome kid and the sweet and smart boy he has become.

Exploring our new hood

We moved to Framingham, MA about 3 months ago, we are loving our house, the neighborhood is nice and friendly, but we are still exploring the area and trying to figure out what to do, where to go, etc. etc.  It is hard to leave a community after 8 years and Somerville will always have a piece of our hearts.  We are however very excited to be staring a new chapter in the "Fram" or the "Ham"

Sunday afternoon we headed to a newer park in the area, Cushing Park and the kiddos had a blast.  It has a great play area, but also had a lot of space for Berkeley to ride his bike around.  I think I will come back and jog here as Berke ride's his bike next go around.

Hello, Nana

  My mom came to visit us for an entire week and we had such a blast with her!  I love my mom and it is the VERY BEST when we get her all to ourselves and don't have to share her with anyone else.

She took a red eye and arrived in Boston on Monday afternoon (after a little connecting flight hiccup).  We explored Boston, starting off with Frog Pond, because it's my kids favorite.

 We enjoyed the sights of the freedom trail, even with a little boy with a high fever who slept in the stroller most of the afternoon.

 We also visited the Salem Willows which was beautiful and lovely and perfect for picnicing.

We also visited the arcade and played pin ball and skeeball and all the fun arcade games you could imagine.

 We visited the House of Seven Gables which was really beautiful, historic and fascinating.

 We ended the day in Rockport for a yummy seafood dinner.

 We finally made it to Maine after a day of cleaning up puke from a car sick baby and a little outlet shopping for back to school for Professor Gentry.  The beach was beautiful!

 Vivienne put on Grandma Lucile's dress and it was stunning.  

 I also got my mom for 1:1 time as we attended a Red Sox game and got make overs at Sephora.  

Mom was wonderful to help me turn my yard into a breathtaking place; we spend 7 hours in the heat working our tails off.  

The kids loved seeing Grandma and it was a wonderful trip!

Thank you for being so gracious mom!  We love you so much!