Author Archives: Erin

The rain this morning kept E and I away from Natalie’s soccer game. (I’m really proud of her for her good spirits and trying even though her team has only scored one goal all season) Elliott: we get mommy and … Continue reading →

The Big E is a western Mass tradition. The horror stories about 1-hour traffic jams for a place 3 miles away from our house deterred us last year. This year we went on a Thurs (abandoned the morning attempt after … Continue reading →

Mom and Natalie do I look like a famous artist? – Elliott Yes you do bud. Do I look like a famous artist’s student? – Natalie Yes…. I love you Nat! (Huge grin) – Elliott 20 minutes later… Should we … Continue reading →

STORY 3 Elliott: “Mom, do you know there is 1 dinosaur left on earth?” Mom: “Wow, I didn’t know that.  Who is it?” E: “You have to guess.” M: “Is it your rhinoceros brother?” (Every since visiting the rhino at … Continue reading →

PreK which is different from preschool (that’s for 3 year olds says Elliott, even though he is in a Montessori program that spans many ages) he was also surprised to hear that PreK is a nickname for Pre-Kindergarten! Natalie is … Continue reading →

I love when I get to drop off or pick the kids up from school!!! Impromptu playground play afterwards…. We were playing various forms of Chase. Here I am a shark or sea dinosaur and I captured all the kids … Continue reading →

Kids worked hard this morning – at the Moms Club almost mile race on the town green.  And then this afternoon with their first lemonade (and cookie) stand. Cookies or lemonade – $1 each. Made $12 and had fun playing … Continue reading →

We went to a Hawaiian themed birthday party tonight. On the walk home, Elliott transformed into a Triceratops. Here is a pic of him running towards me to “power up” the stroller (which later resulted in him getting his head … Continue reading →