Boston with Mike's fam

This is outside of the Mexican restaurant that we went to in Harvard Square for Diane's Boston Marathon Celebration dinner. We had such a great time with everyone and we were so proud of Diane. She cut 30 min off her time from 2 years ago, YOUR AN ANIMAL Di!

We finally got to ride on the famous Swan boats, we have been to Boston 3 times as a family and every time miss the Swan boats it was great and worth wait!

All the kids playing on the famous ducks in Boston Commons.

The whole group in Downtown Boston after finishing up the Freedom Trail.

B and P in their new Boston shirts. Thanks G & G they love them!

Grandma & Grandpa Rich with B and P in Boston Commons

Our little Yankees

P was pretty proud to be on the Yankees Tball team - Should be a great first year for him.

B is hitting the big leagues, moving up from Farm to AA.

P and his neighbor friend showing off at Madison baseball Opening Day Parade.

Easter Fun!

The boys had fun coloring eggs this year and even pulled out the glitter kit.

B said he wanted the Easter Bunny to hide his basket in a hard place this year. Mission accomplished!

The Bench and Rich boys taking a time-out from the egg hunt to grab a quick picture.

H went over his egg limit, claiming that he didn't know how to count to 12.

We only hid the eggs outside about an hour before the "Big" neighborhood hunt and the squirrels managed to get into several eggs. This was one that H found with the candy still in tact.

South Mountain Reservation

This weekend we went to South Mountain Reservation with our friends the Franks. They have three little boys as well. We had a great time. It is only about 15 minutes from our house. There were tons of trails, bridges, waterfalls, rocks, & creeks. Need I say more! To say the least the boys were fully entertained for three hours. We have been lucky and have had a great week of nice weather. The Franks introduced us to this neat tucked away place. It is right off a main road and if you blink you'll miss it. I am sure we will spend a lot of time there in the future. Thanks for a great time and the pics A & C!

BREAKING NEWS!

This week was a big week at the Rich house. Both P and B came home from school with some BIG news. B announced on Mon that he had recieved the "Artist of the Week" award at school. So his art picture that he had done was in the glass case right in front when you walk in the school. I went in and read to B's class this week so afterwards he took me down to see it. I have to say I was pretty impressed. It showed a lot of creativity. It looks like he is taking after his Uncle Ben. So just when I thought that it couldn't get any better Tues. P came home from school and said that he to had won an award at school and it was in his backpack and to be careful not to bend it. When I pulled it out it was a certificate for "Student of the Month". He was so pleased and so are we! We are so proud of our little boys! I will post a picture of B's Art picture when he is aloud to bring it home.

Return of Frosty

It was a winter wonderland this past week and the boys took full advantage of the snow day. It wasn't long before all the kids (and adults I might add) joined us in a massive snowball fight, snow forts included. Once our arms were too sore to throw another snowball, we all teamed up and brought Frosty back to life - standing about 8 feet tall and weighing in at ?? (well I don't know the weight, suffice it to say, it took all of us to get him put together). Nothing like a "snow day".

Princess H

We have discovered recently that H is very comfortable with his masculinity and is not afraid to dress for the occasion. He has had a few playdates with his neighbor girl friend and rather enjoys the change in playdate activities - playing dress-up, especially his very important role of "Cinderella". And yes, the glass slipper was a perfect fit!