Trains, Cars and More Trains!

Another exciting weekend full of things that little boys love to do! On Friday, Nana and I took the boys to Klickety-Klack Railroad in Wolfeboro NH. Its a hobby shop that also has an HO train set up built in, and kids can run it as long as they want for $4. It's really fun and John loves it! So K&P got their first taste of the RR!

John showing his brothers how to view the trains!
They were so cute, moving the stools around to get a better view!

Look Pat! I see trains AND cars!

Kevin really likes the circus scene!

Patrick got his first Thomas the Tank Engine Conductor Hat,
just like his big brother!

John also went to a birthday party on Saturday at Checkered Flag in Haverhill, MA. It's a cool indoor go kart track. The little kids go on a smaller track and use karts that are like bumper cars. John loved it!

John and his friends from school!

John choose the green car,
just like his hero, Junior!


Speaking of Junior, here he is!!!

And on Sunday, John got his birthday gift from my mom. Nana (and Auntie Beth) took him on Amtrak Downeaster to Boston. They got the royal treatment (so much nicer than the commuter rail!) and they went to Fanueil Hall and the Aquarium, and Legal Seafood for lunch. He even ate Lobster Bisque! I was shocked to hear that! My little boy is growing up fast!

John and his Downeaster train!


He even got to ride the Green Line, which he LOVES!

We have Fencing!

Thursday night we finally went and bought the fencing to be delivered. $1100! YIKES! That does not even include the cement and gravel we need! OUCH! Anyway, Dave is starting the staking today and soon we will know exactly where the posts are going.

We got rid of the old tree branches today all over the yard and so at least that is done for another year. :) Now our yard has so much sun, which will be great for the grass!

The boys are really enjoying the sandbox and playset!

John has two birthday parties to do today, boy is he busy! One at a GoKart place and another with a High School Musical theme! LOL He doesn't even know what that is! LOL

Fences, Neighbors, Tantrums and the Sand Box

So it looks like we are going to get a fence after all. It's just going to be seriously downgraded to a chain link instead of wood. Very expensive wood, and vinyl is too much so chain link it is! Anyway, we worked it out and it will cost us about $900, if we do the labor ourselves, but we really need one to have a pool again this year (city ordinances and such). And WE HAVE to have a pool!

We also need the fence because the boys will not stay in the yard! They (well Kevin at least) start heading over to our neighbors yard because they have toys in their yard for their grandchildren. I am so tired of fighting with Kevin (and Patrick) about NOT going in that yard. A fence would fix that! And I talked to my neighbor about it so I don't think they are going to be upset about the fence going up. :)

Yesterday, the twins, John and I went down to visit a friend of mine and had a great time. We also went to Lowe's on our way home to get playsand and fertilizer -- Patrick and Kevin (mostly Pat) had a KIBBY in the store! I was so embarrassed! Their outburts of emotion these days is getting really awful -- terribles 2s are really upon us in the worst way. :( I am not looking forward to the next 1 1/2 years. Ho hum.

On a lighter note, Patrick LOVED the sand box so much that I could go up on the deck and light the grill, go in the house and get the hot dogs and hamburgers, and get the milk cups etc with him and John hanging out in the sand box. He DIDN'T MOVE ONCE! It was so cute how much he loved it. Kevin still needed a fence. ;-)

Happy 6th Birthday John!

John's 6th Birthday was on Tuesday, April 15th. John choose Spaghetti without sauce as his dinner and we had the last of the birthday cake from the bowling alley Birthday party last Saturday! John got tons of Transformers, framed picture of his hero, Dale Jr., and tickets to his first ever NASCAR race (in Loudon NH, June 28th).

Yummy Spaghetti!

Pat likes it too!

Kevin loves pasta too!

Happy 6th Birthday John!


Dale is the MAN!

WOW that is a lot of Transformers!

Raccoons and Tree Limbs!

Here's the latest drama! About a week ago, our neighbor noticed that a raccoon was living above the kids' playset. So in order to get her out of the branch in that tree, we called a trapper. $300 later he sprayed some male raccoon scent in the hole and around the tree to get her to leave the nest! YIKES! We haven't seen her since, so we are hoping she relocated.

So now we have to remove the tree limbs in order to make sure someone ELSE does not move in! $700 because of the height and location of the branches! HOLY SH&T! (pardon my French folks) So $1000 later and we don't even have new cabinets in the kitchen. :-(

On a happier note, Spring Break started yesterday, and despite the fact that I finally came down with the kids' stomach bug, today I am better and it is a beautiful sunny day! And I did get paid for the long term sub work I did in 1st grade too! Thank God since we needed it to take care of our raccoon and tree limbs! LOL

First Post!

I'm trying my hand at this blogging thing! Never too late! I'm going to try and update it regularly with pictures of what is going on here since time is limited for me keep up with my scrapbooking.