Back to School

Spencer started 1st grade today, and Bryce started preschool! Spencer had his backpack on and ready to go about an hour and a half before the bus came, while Bryce was more interested in riding around on his scooter up until the last second! Abigail clearly didn't want her big brothers to leave!

Bryce's Great Faces!

Boys Will Be Boys

Mimi has turned Bryce into a spider lover! He is now the best spider catcher you've ever seen! It's particularly funny watching him trying to catch ants! Spencer is mommy's boy and just walks away!

More Abigail Photos!

I lucked out with the NICU getting full and being one of the only moms staying over ... they moved me to the "family room" which is usually reserved only for parents to stay with their baby on the night before they are discharged. I called it my 5 star hotel room; it certainly made the week in the Manchester NICU more bearable!

She's even too small for the infant car seat!!

Welcome Abigail Rose!!!!!!!!

Here's a few photos of Abigail's first days! More pictures to be coming soon, but first, she's ready to eat now!!

Abigail Rose

Abigail's Arrival!

Here I am on my last night of bedrest!

Here she is! Tiny, but precious!

I got to touch her while still on the operating table!

Daddy and his little girl!

Cape Finale

This is the last photo I took at the Cape ... the boys and their cousin Sophia (Shawn's sister Meredith and her boyfriend Matt's little girl). Then I stood up and felt my water breaking ... the rest is history! Then Barbara panicked and wanted me to take an ambulance to the hospital (since the three men of the family were at the bar waiting for the take-out food to be ready ... all 3 without their cell phones!). So I finally agreed to let Barb drive me, but then in her panic she backed into a tree and the bike rack on the back of her car went through the back windshield!

Cape Vacation

Here's a few shots from our vacation on the Cape with Shawn's dad's family. In the bottom photo is Peg (Barb's sister), Barb, boys, Kathy, Shawn, Jana & John. It was a great week, including beach time, mini golf, baseball in the backyard, and of course good company!