Prescott Farm Harvest Festival

This past Saturday, Prescott Farm had a Harvest Festival.  It was a beautiful day and they had a ton of things to offer for the kids.  The great thing was that majority of the activities were free of charge.  The girls were able to ride ponies, walk oxen, get there faces painted and go on a horse-drawn hay ride.

 Todd and Brynn

 Clark

 Snack time...notice the look on Brynn's face.  Not happy!

 Aside from Em's eyes being closed, I love this picture.

 The Blackwelder's

 This rock was the biggest hit of the whole festival.

Dance Class

 Emily and Abigail  are both taking dance class this year.  Abigail is taking Pre-ballet and Tap.  Emily is taking Jazz and Tap.  Those of you who know me know that most of my knowledge of dance comes from the TV show So You Think You Can Dance.  The important thing is that the kids are happy and love it. :)

 Emily Dancing

The only video I have of Abby is with my phone and I can't figure out how to get it onto the blog.  Here is a link to my Facebook page to see video.

Abby Dancing Video

Abigail's First Day of Preschool

It was a bittersweet day when Abby went to school.  In my mind, she is still my little baby.  After Todd and I dropped her off, I noticed some moms crying.  One woman was completely devastated.  T looked at me and asked me why I wasn't crying. I was asking myself that same question.   At first, I felt a little cold-hearted until I realized that I was just so proud of our little girl and how grown up she is.  Don't get me wrong, it was a little strange not having my sidekick around.

 So excited!

 Abby loves her Daddy!

 All set!

This is how we left her.  Smile on her face.

The Watson's Come to Pawcatuck

At the last minute, we decided to head down to CT and visit our friends, the Driscoll's.  On Saturday, we headed into Mystic for the Taste of Mystic. 

'

 BFF's

 

 The Mystic Drawbridge

 Dave and Chase

 Emily breaking a board

Ending the night with some S'mores.

Thanks Dave and Keelie!

Family Day

We decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather on Labor Day by spending in on the boat.  We couldn't have asked for a better day.

 T and his girls

 Lunch with a view!

  Followed by a nice nap.

Labor Day Weekend

The Friday after Emily started school, we decided to take the boat out for dinner at Emily and Abby's favorite restaurant, The Town Docks.  The kids love it because they can play in the sand and have fun.  We like it for the very same reason.

 Captain Emily

 Pre-dinner snooze

 Sunset leaving the restaurant

 Dessert on the boat.

 There she is!

 The Mount Washington

 Loon

 The view on the way home

 Nana, Emily, Abby and Pada

Nana and Emily trying to keep warm.

It was a great way to start the weekend.

1st Grade!!!

I knew the day would come but I was in no rush to get there.  Emily's started 1st grade today.  Last night she was a little nervous and said she was going to miss me.  I tried not to let on that I was going to miss her just as much, if not more. 

Jenna, Aly and Emily