Happy Birthday Mom

An equally important birthday is happening on the 4th of July. Happy. Birthday to my mom. I can’t imagine life without you. You were an amazing mother to us. Laid the perfect groundwork of love, support and discipline.  You are an even better grandmother. Zachary, Cameron and Colette are lucky to have you as their …

Happy 7th Birthday

This Saturday, Zachary turns seven years old.  And this is the 6th birthday that we get to celebrate as a family. It’s hard to put our love for him in words, but I’ll give it a try The transformation to a young boy is almost complete.   He’s become a handsome lad with perfect Korean …

Wedding Anniversary

This weekend, we plan to celebrate our 13th anniversary.  Hard to imagine life without my husband, in so many ways our souls are intertwined.  We’ve been blessed with a bountiful life. Been granted many amazing opportunities. Trips of a lifetime. An adoption that rocked our world. Pups that bring us joy Friends and family that …

Disney

When we got back from the cruise, we spent one day at Disney. Went to the Animal Kingdom Park, mainly to see Pandora.  The new ride was amazing, virtual reality like.  The boy loved it Somebody got super wet at the rapids, which felt awesome We hit the Disney Swan afterward and their amazing pools. …

Disney Cruise

Last week, we spent the week on the Disney Fantasy celebrating  50th wedding anniversary.  Very cool time spent with 17 relatives. We started at Port Caniveral where we checked in and ran into Mickey.  After lunch, we toured the ship We had our formal night and everyone cleaned up nicely Our first day was at …

Prepping

So, the party prep began months in advance. Chris and family traveling from all over. Jason and family with a van full of goodies. Mike and family pulling really cool photos together (you’ll note, the famous Maine picture made the final cut, after all Families that Puke Together-Stay Together. We all worked together to make …

50th Anniversary

Last weekend, we celebrated a special milestone, the 50th Anniversary of Mom Mom and Pop Pop  They really are a cute couple and it’s clear to see the love that exists between them. They have given so much to their family so we wanted to make the anniversary memorable So, we invited friends and family …