Grampie Dutchie Celebrates His 90th Birthday!

Grampie Dutchie celebrated his 90th birthday on July 30th. We had fun enjoying this special day with him, at his home with family and friends. He still lives on the farm and cuts, splits, and puts in all his own firewood every year...(he has this years all done!!).

The Pool Guy

This is my sexy pool cleaning guy!! This was by far the easiest, best way to clean the pool...great job Ben!!

~Pool Party~

Jacob celebrated his 13th birthday with a pool party..everyone had a great time!

Caleb Comes to Maine

Caleb with birthday goodies and eating German Pancakes for breakfast!

The Birthday Boys...Jacob and Caleb with birthday cakes and ice cream!

Caleb eating red hot dogs and Humpty Dumpty BBQ chips...eat your heart out Dad!!

Ashley Goes to NYC!

Ashley went on a school trip to New York City last week! They had an awesome time, taking in a Broadway show, participating in a music festival, and seeing all of the sights of the city.

Hanging with my Sistas!

Having fun with family this weekend!

My "baby" brother!

Houlton 5/6 Girls at the Bangor Y Tournament

Scenes from the Bangor Y Tournament

Tough Lady Shires! Runners-up in Bangor Y Tournament

The Houlton Lady Shires 5/6 grade team were runner's up in the Bangor Y tournament this weekend. They did a great job!

Houlton Boys win Orrington Tournament

Jacob's All-Star travel team won the Orrington tournament this past weekend. It was a great time and a lot of fun watching all of the games! GO SHIRES!!

Sleepover at Grampie & Nana's

Well, I'm down to my last few days of school break, so the kids and I ventured to Mt.Chase for a fun two day sleepover at Grampie and Nana's house! Going to their cabin in the woods is a real treat and one of our favorite places to be We had such a good time playing in the snow, eating fun food, playing games together and laughing! Jacob and I went snowshoeing which was breathtaking after 5 inches of new snow. Liz and Max also spent the night with us and we had a really good time sleeping in one big room with bodies sprawled everywhere!! Good times we will never forget.....we LOVE Nana and Grampie's cabin in the woods!!!!

Sleepover at Grampie & Nana's

Treasure from Grandpa

My Grampie, who is 89 years old, drove out to my house today to bring me a treasured gift. This silverware set was a wedding gift for him and my Grandmother. It was given to them by his parents. I will do a little research to come up with an exact date, but we do know that they are nearly 70 years old. He has had them stored in his attic since my Grandmother passed away nearly 9 years ago. He still had the silver polish that came with them! What a priceless treasure these are to me. When I saw them memories came back to me of my Grandmother getting these out for special dinners and the fascination I had with them as a little girl. We will polish them up and they will have a special place in my dining room hutch. I would also like to use them in her memory at our own special family dinners!

Merry Christmas

We had a very special Christmas Eve dinner with 20 of our closest friends and family members to join us! It was such a wonderful evening!! We enjoyed a great meal followed by lots of laughter, games, and gift giving. We also had a pretty rowdy ping pong tournament. We are so thankful for this time of year and have treasured every minute....Merry Christmas to all of you! Enjoy the slide show of some Christmas pictures.

Christmas Slideshow

A Dream Come True

Jacob had the chance of a lifetime last night! He and his AYBL basketball team got to play at the Fleet Center, just before the Celtics played the Portland Trailblazers!!!! They had the court for about 8 minutes and then got to watch the Celtics game. Jake and Ben went together for an unforgettable Father/Son trip. They spent the night and took the train into Boston. The whole team ate dinner at the famous "The Fours" restaurant before heading to the Fleet Center. An unforgettable time that's for sure!! They were also shown on ESPN in the pregame show!! Check out the slide show below, you can see Jake on the Fleet Center court, and watch for a sleepy Jake when he got home!! A HUGE THANK YOU TO JACOB'S COACH, Marty Bouchard, for making this happen and giving Jake such an awesome memory!

Jacob Plays at the Fleet Center