Proud Sports Mama

This weekend was a sports filled weekend! I am so proud of my kids and how hard they work when it comes to sports.

Oliver played a great final game for his spring clinic. The other team chooses the MVP of the game and this game they chose him! He loves hockey so much and I am so proud of how hard he works. Oliver wants to be in every clinic there is and when he is not on the ice he is playing hockey in the street or on video games.  When he isn’t  playing hockey he is loving lacrosse. Right now he is playing box lacrosse and even though it is a bit violent, I LOVE to watch him play! 

 Claire has been crushing it playing JV as an 8th grader. I am so proud of her. It was hard to leave her friends and I know she misses playing with them so much but she is doing so well. She has started every game and I LOVE to watch her play!

My biggest regret from high school was not playing any team sports. I love seeing the kids work hard and be part of a team. I know I keep saying it, but I am ridiculously proud of these two!

Grey Gardens Update

 Grey Gardens is coming along!

So my cupboards are done (thank you very much)!  Now we just need new countertops and backsplash.  It may not seem like much but we are getting there!  Mark has been sanding the walls for days and days and days but we are almost ready to paint (ignore the wallpaper by the cupbaords, we are putting a sliding glass door there).  Then the new floors go in! It is taking some time but we will get there!

I had lilac bushes in my backyard growing up and the smell of them totally reminds me of the end of the school year!  I could not be happier that I have not one but....

TWO bushes at our cottage!!!!  The smell makes me want summer to be here sooooo badly!

I also love my Lilly of the valley plants! And that super cut birdhouse.  I apparently am obsessed with birds these days.  I could sit and watch them all day.

Every time we go to work on the cottage we make sure we take a walk down to the beach to remind us why we are doing all of this work.  We timed it today and it is a 3 minute and 22 second walk from our drive way to the water!

I love this crew and I CANNOT wait for summer!!!!!!!

Lacrosse Season

 Lacrosse season has begun!  I have to say, I absolutely love watching my kids play lacrosse.  It is such a fast paced and fun sport to watch.

I have to brag here for a moment.  Claire made the JV lacrosse team, AS AN 8TH GRADER!  She has worked so hard and I am so proud of her. She really loves lacrosse and it shows when she is out there! 

This was the best shot I could get since Claire wouldn't let me take a picture before she left for her game!  I love her so much.  She is turning into such an awesome young lady.  She was always an amazing little girl but now she is just a great young lady.  I really thought her middle school years would be rough and she would get that attitude that most girls get (like I had) but she really hasn't at all!  Claire is honestly really fun to be around and super helpful all the time.  She is definitely my favorite daughter!

This guy started his lacrosse season too. Here he is playing box lacrosse, which is a little rougher than regular lacrosse but I have to be honest, I love it!  

He may be a bit smaller than the other kids but man does he hold his own!  I love watching him play!  I am so proud of him.  He goes out there and gives it his all at every game.  Oliver takes care of his team mates and holds his own.  Oliver is also growing up to be a really cool kid.  I love his sense of humor and his positive attitude.  He is so easy and fun to around. I can't believe that he is going to be in middle school next year! He is definitely my favorite son.

Mother’s Day Weekend

This year it was more of a Mother’s Weekend than an actual Mother’s Day. Since we were going to busy all weekend Mark surprised me with a PF Chang’s dinner for my Mother’s Day celebration!

Our traditional “waiting for our table” selfie.

I loved our dinner! That is the thing I missed the most over quarantine, going out to dinner. And not just because I love not having to cook. I love that we all love to try new foods and we have some the best conversations when we all go out together!

Oliver couldn’t wait to give me his gift that he made at school. He told me, “Other kids were writing stuff like my Mom is pretty or I love my Mom. But not me, I told everyone my Mom is super funny!” ❤️❤️❤️

Then on Saturday we had Liam’s birthday party. And Mark really wanted a picture with me for some reason! 🤷‍♀️

Afterwards my side of the family came over to celebrate my mother. We had such a great time but I forgot to take pictures!!!

Then today for Mother’s Day, we all met for brunch to celebrate my Mother in law!

Then we all walked down to Olivers lacrosse game! 

Then me and the kids went and bought my Mother’s Day gift, a new juicer! We had so much fun making all kinds of new juices! 

Overall, it was a wonderful weekend filled with family! I do have to say that my favorite part of the whole weekend was when my kids bickered over who got to sit next to me at dinner. I LOVE that my kids like to spend time with me and don’t find me annoying! THAT made my whole weekend! Happy Mother's Day!