Fall 2015

I had an enjoyable fall coaching both kids soccer team. It is amazing to me how grown up they seem. I am happy I am able to share time with them in their activities. 

Anna before a game

Anna and me before a tournament in Marlborough

Owen on his last day

Owen and me - he came along way from the first day. 

Waiting for warmer weather

This spring has wanted to start slow - even though we have been playing outside more and more each day we would still like some warmer weather. The kids are making the best of it 

Easter 2015

We spent the afternoon on Easter  in Belmont. Not a large crew , it is hard to get everyone together at the same time. We woke up had an egg hunt at home , went to church in Maynard then to Belmont for lunch and another egg hunt. We wrapped up the day riding bikes. 

A cold day for ice cream

In the cold and wind we took our 1st trip to Erikson's Ice Cream. 

Pineapple Project 2015 has begun

Tonight I start to see if I can regenerate this pineapple top into a health plant

Only the Best ...

After a birthday meal interrupted by a clogged toilet and a vomiting 4 year old son, Matt stopped by to save the day with GOTY (gift of the year) a cold four pack of Heady Topper! Cheers

Maple Sugaring Summer Street March 2015

My first time tapping the trees at our Summer Street home

 The set-up 7:50am

 getting rid of the ice build up

 starting to boil

 my wing man brought some Heady Topper

 starting the change color

 transferred to smaller

 finished product

Our personal 7 year old chef...

Anna has been watching a lot of cooking shows lately - which is better than some of the other programming on today. Her is her first meal she did all on her own! With only minimal help from Dad

 the prep work - cutting up the asparagus and tomatoes

 boiling the bow tie pasta as the tomatoes and asparagus simmer

 combining the two

getting ready to eat - it was delicious.

Catch up

The past (almost) two years since moving out of Prospect Street have been busy for us, new job for Erika, taking more classes at Wentworth this blog has taken a back seat - a way back seat. I hope to keep this more up to date now.

Getting back in the game...

after a record breaking winter we are trying to transition into Spring. Usually by now , I would have my syrup made but this year with the cold temps the sap didn't start running until late in the season.

One of three of our buckets on our maples...

  collecting the raw sap - needed to fill one of my growlers up

 Anna with a Tupperware full of sap

a frozen sap spout