tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84662286801156537842024-03-14T02:24:27.927-07:00Shaw ShowcaseJody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-91503977721296999792013-08-29T18:21:00.002-07:002013-08-29T18:21:32.095-07:00Staycation 2013Since moving from our little hometown in Illinois over six years ago, we have ventured back to visit family and friends every year....usually at least twice a year. This year though, we decided to stay put! Several reasons....1. Money 2. Money 3. Money And so, with those reasons in mind, we planned a Staycation for our family vacation this year. Living in the Northeast made the planning for this week pretty simple and yet overwhelming at the same time. There are SO many things to do up here and we are close to it all. We had no problem filling up the week with sites and activities that we had not yet experienced. We have a bucket list of items that didn't make the cut this time but that's what lists are for, right? Before we made definite plans for the week, we asked our three children what they would like to do.....our little guy said New York City and specifically the M&M store, our middle child wanted to go whale watching or something boat related, our oldest wanted to go to a water slide or The Cape. We made a few modifications to a couple of the suggestions and thankfully everyone was agreeable.<br />
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Our Monday venture was NYC. We said we'd aim for 7:00 a.m. to leave our house, knowing that it would be 7:30. It was more like 8:30 by the time we got ourselves out the door. But, that's the joy of a staycation....no "firm" schedules. After a couple of pit stops and a quick run into Target, we got to our parking deck by Central Park around 11:30. We had a coupon for this place, it was perfect....right across from the Time Warner building and we got to see several really, really nice cars there - one was a Lamborghini (which "L" called a Zucchini). It was lunch time so I asked Suri if she had any suggestions. She directed us to <a href="http://www.merilupizzaalmetro.com/%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Merilu</a>, the highest ranking pizza joint around our location. We ranked it high too, delish!<br />
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Here's our foodie eating her mushroom slices.</div>
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After getting fueled up, we headed to Times Square for our visit to the M&M store. We only spent $25 there this time....with the purchase of our annual Christmas ornament from a vacation spot and a little over a pound of M&M's. </div>
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While at Times Square we saw a scene from the TV show Cold Case being taped and we also saw Robert John Burck, otherwise known as the "Naked Cowboy". Thankfully our kids were too focused on all of the police around, both real and actors, that they didn't ask why there was a man in only his whitie-tighties, cowboy hat, boots and a guitar on the street corner.</div>
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We then hopped on the subway, which made for a very happy four year old, and headed to Battery Park. We stopped on some park benches to relax, sip some Starbucks, observe the Statue of Liberty from afar and figure out our next stop. It was here that we also got to see <a href="http://www.strongevan.com/%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Evan Strong</a> in action. He is the 2012 Para Snowboard Cross World Champion and 2014 Paralympic Snowboarding hopeful. Check out his story, very inspirational!</div>
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Our next stop was <a href="http://www.chelseamarket.com/%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Chelsea Market</a>. We shopped around a bit, taste tested a few specialty foods, had dinner and grabbed dessert to go. "F" had a giant stuffed ravioli for her dinner.</div>
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We headed back to Central Park to let the kids eat their desserts and to play for a bit before the drive home. Always a fun and exhausting time in New York City! Staycation Day 1.....check.<br />
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Tuesday was kind of a dreary, rainy, coolish sort of day. We had walked about 75 miles the day before and got home really late, no, more like really early on Tuesday morning from our city visit. So, we slept in, had a lazy morning, ate a late breakfast and Jeremy worked a bit. We decided to head to Providence, RI for the afternoon. We did a little shopping at the <a href="http://www.providenceplace.com/%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Providence Place Mall</a> and then went to our 5:00 pm reservations at <a href="http://www.meltingpot.com/%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">The Melting Pot</a>. We have a family tradition of fondue on Christmas Eve but we've never taken the kids to a fondue restaurant. It was a huge hit with everyone, especially dessert!! Staycation Day 2.....check.<br />
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Wednesday was gorgeous! We filled our Camelbaks, packed lunch and put on our hiking shoes. We headed to <a href="http://www.mountainsummits.com/mountains/newhampshire/monadnock.htm%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Mt. Monadnock </a>in New Hampshire. The hike took four hours round trip and was a little under four miles to the Summit and back down. It was challenging and beautiful all at the same time. Even though the trek down was full of complaints, we were proud of the kids. "L" did the entire thing with his own two legs, impressive indeed! Staycation Day 3.....check.<br />
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Thursday was another perfect August day and we had another groupon to use. It was for kayak rentals at <a href="http://boatinginboston.com/locations/hopkinton-state-park.html" target="_blank">Hopkinton State Park</a>. I didn't get great pictures because we didn't want to chance the boats tipping over and our camera sinking to the bottom of the lake. I'm happy to report that no boats were tipped and it was such a blast! And even though we didn't see any whales, "S" was still satisfied with this outing as a slight modification to her ferry boat idea. She loved helping paddle. "L" was a great paper weight of sorts in the middle of the row boat. "F" didn't need an ounce of help, could have kayaked the whole lake alone if we'd let her. Staycation Day 4.....check.<br />
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Friday was another travel day. Just a side note first....we decided to NOT turn on the DVD player but instead had the kids listen to <a href="http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/adventures-in-odyssey/" target="_blank">Adventures in Odyssey</a> on-line instead. It was awesome! If you have kids, give it a try sometime. They have to use their imagination as they listen to the stories and they learn some good lessons along the way. Anyway - back to the trip....We headed south, back to Rhode Island. This time we went Newport. It is our new favorite place in New England. Such a quaint, clean, beautiful, fun town! Because we had become the "Physical Fitness Family for the Week" - we decided to continue our exercise-cation by walking all over creation yet again. We started on one side of Newport, then walked to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elms_(Newport,_Rhode_Island)" target="_blank">Elms</a> and did a mansion tour there. We then walked a little further and did a second mansion tour of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakers" target="_blank">Breakers</a>. These tours were fantastic. Not only are the houses gorgeous, but that era of history is fascinating. If you are a fan of Downton Abbey, these homes bring that show to life....the wealth, the lifestyle, the servants. We walked around with headsets on, listening to the details of the rooms. The kids enjoyed it all too. Next, we walked the <a href="http://www.cliffwalk.com/" target="_blank">Cliff Walk</a> for a bit, which is located in the back of many of the mansions and overlooks the ocean. We walked back to the harbor and had dinner at the Landings. After that, we walked to Ben and Jerry's for ice cream and then walked around the harbor checking out yachts (the 21st Century picture of extreme wealth!) We walked through some cute little shops and finally walked back to our car. Staycation Day 5.....check.<br />
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Saturday was our "catch up" day of mowing the lawn, doing some laundry, cleaning the house, etc. We then headed to Patriot's Place later in the afternoon. We did a little shopping, ate dinner outdoors at <a href="http://www.patriot-place.com/tavolino" target="_blank">Tavolino Pizz</a><a href="http://www.patriot-place.com/tavolino" target="_blank">a Gourmet</a> and then headed into Gillette Stadium for an MLS game between the New England Revolution and Chicago Fire. It was the perfect night for a game and the Revs won 2-0! Staycation Day 5.....check.</div>
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Back to reality now, but what a fun way to spend a week of vacation time! We created some wonderful memories with our kiddos, had some really great laughs throughout the week, got to experience God's creativity and beauty all around us and burned lots of calories along the way! It was a win-win-win-win kind of week! </div>
Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-37599815662154746362013-02-09T18:18:00.001-08:002013-02-09T18:18:16.368-08:00Feb. 2013 BlizzardWOW! So, it's been a LONG time since I've posted to the blog! I thought that surviving our 1st blizzard was blog worthy and interesting to all of you that have been tracking our weather. The state did a great job in prepping everyone for the upcoming storm and most, if not all, schools in line of the storm were cancelled for Friday. So, we woke up to nothing but it started snowing around 11:00 a.m. and jumped to full force for the next 24 hours. The wind kicked up Friday night and gusted up to 65 mph at times with the snow still falling in buckets! We woke up this morning to a beautiful winter wonderland! It was still crazy windy and still snowing tons until about 11:00 a.m. this morning and then it quit. The wind stuck around for the rest of the morning but the snow tapered off and we spent the morning playing while Jeremy spent the morning digging us out! Here are a few photos, enjoy!<br />
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This was taken at around 8:30 on Friday night. The dip is a path that Jeremy had shoveled at around 7:30 to get more wood. Within the hour it had nearly filled back in.</div>
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This was our view this morning when we opened the drapes!</div>
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Jeremy took the kids out to play this morning and this is the scene when they opened the garage door.</div>
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Fiona and the neighbors made two igloos and then connected them with a tunnel. Here are my 3 hanging out in the new snow fort!</div>
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Our mailbox and driveway.....before Jeremy dug us out.</div>
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Poor Linc. could hardly walk....none of us could really! It came up to my thighs in the front yard. Thankfully he's light and was able to stay mostly on top. Here he's blazing his own trail back to the driveway. He crawled most of it.</div>
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Our street this morning. So peaceful!</div>
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She thought it was so cool getting to hang out in the middle of the road! We played chase, tag, ran and slid and I threw the kids into the snow piles. It was too deep to sled.</div>
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Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-8860934256123407502012-09-09T14:32:00.001-07:002012-09-09T14:33:23.802-07:00Showcase #10 - Portland, Maine<br />
Labor Day weekend was coming up and Jeremy found out he had two free nights of hotel stays to use before the end of September. We originally planned on going into NYC for the weekend, since the kids have been asking to go back. But, we decided to do a little exploring in the North East instead. Jeremy has been into Maine for business but the rest of the family had not, so we decided to head north 2 1/2 hours and check out Portland, Maine.<br />
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Traffic was Cuh-RAZY on Friday night as apparently EVERYONE in Mass. had the same idea as us! So, it took us an hour longer to get to Portland and with the sun setting earlier, it was dusk by the time we made it to Cape Elizabeth and the Lobster Shack. Cape Elizabeth has the most famously photographed lighthouse in the world - the <a href="http://www.portlandheadlight.com/">Portland Head Light Lighthouse.</a> Here you can see it in the picture behind the family. <br />
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Obviously, Maine is known for it's lobster. So, we HAD to have it for dinner. We ate here at the <a href="http://lobstershacktwolights.com/">Lobster Shack</a> and ordered 2 lobster dinners, 1 lobster roll, 1 bowl of clam chowder (or clam chowdah as they say up here) and 1 cheeseburger - - - for the less adventurous. <br />
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Here are the kids checking out the area before heading to our hotel in Brunswick, ME.</div>
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On Saturday, we headed to downtown Portland and had breakfast at a little cafe called <a href="http://www.morningsinparis.com/">Morning in Paris</a>. It was good, but the kids all agreed that they'd much rather had Grandma Z's cinnamon rolls!! We then headed to the <a href="http://www.cascobaylines.com/">Casco Bay Ferry</a>. After several recommendations from locals, we decided to visit <a href="http://www.peaksisland.com/">Peak's Island</a> in Casco Bay for the day. Lincoln LOVED the ferry ride!<br />
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Just enjoying the 20 minute ride.......and the view.<br />
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The island is only about 6 miles around the perimeter, so we rented bikes for four hours and toured the island while taking lots of breaks to play in the water or climb the rocky coast. </div>
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Jeremy dared her to walk over to that little rock island but it got too deep without a swimsuit on and the boats going by were making too big of waves...So she made it half way and then had to come back.<br />
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A little different "beach" scene than what we're used to seeing - - - so beautiful though!!</div>
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A little tidal pool to get our feet wet and to find kelp snails (we think), shown by Lincoln.</div>
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We ate lunch at Peak's Island House, which overlooked the bay. </div>
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We returned the bikes, rode the ferry back across the bay and then headed to Freeport, ME to visit the headquarters for <a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/1000001705?qs=3006413_pmd_google">L.L. Bean</a>. If you need anything outdoorsy - this is the place for you! It was huge!!</div>
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Welcome to L.L. Bean!</div>
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We then headed to our hotel to shower and get ready for dinner. We decided to eat at a place called <a href="http://seadogbrewing.com/">Sea Dog Brewing Co.</a> in Topsham, ME for dinner. </div>
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The restaurant was in the neatest setting - the deck overlooked a beautiful rocky river. See Fiona's face - it is one of concern. While the scenery was gorgeous ..... we were unable to enjoy it due to spiders. Seriously, as I type this, my stomach has knots in it from remembering the FEAR we lived in as we tried dining here! I'll save you the nasty details...just know that we moved tables three times - twice out on the deck and then into the restaurant.....Scarlett was in tears at one point.....our waitress killed one swinging in midair......and well, let's just say that we all had the hee-bee jee-bee's that night! Bllahhhh!!</div>
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Moving on.....Sunday was a rainy and cool day. We ate breakfast at a little diner and then headed back into Portland to do a <a href="http://www.portlandfiretours.com/maine/Home.html">firetruck tour </a>of the city. Again, Lincoln was SOO excited for this! We were thankful that the firetruck had a little roof so we were able to weather the rain and get to see and hear the history of the port city.....very interesting!</div>
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The rain came and went so we decided to just walk around the city and visit some of the local shops. We found a little toy store so each of the kids picked up a souvenir of sorts - - Lincoln got a Blue Angels Airplane, Scarlett got a bracelet and Fiona got a puzzle of the Head Light Lighthouse. We ate lunch at a pizza place on the bay called <a href="http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/">Flatbread Co.</a> It was delicious! Here the kids were watching our pizza cook in the brick oven.</div>
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We made one final stop before heading out of town....<a href="http://www.mdiic.com/">Mt. Desert Island</a> for their famous homemade ice cream. Fiona had blackberry - Scarlett had vanilla - Lincoln had cookies and cream.</div>
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We came home Sunday night. Monday was Labor Day so Jeremy made pancakes and Fiona did a little church service for us. She read the story of Jonah and then had coloring sheets for us. We then sang a couple of praise songs and closed out our service in prayer. Oh how precious this time was!</div>
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Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-86551103805238322152012-08-29T18:31:00.001-07:002012-08-29T18:31:26.209-07:00Showcase #9 - Last Weekend of Summer BreakIt seems like just yesterday that we were unpacking Fiona's backpack and putting everything away for the summer. In the blink of an eye, we are pulling the backpack out again and reloading it with fresh, new school supplies. Scarlett has now joined the "packing party" and getting her backpack ready for kindergarten. My baby girl is heading off to full day kindergarten, what in the world??!!! When did that happen? As we walked down the hall to meet her teacher last Thursday, I had this wave of emotion sweep over me and about "lost it" right there! Both my girls are growing up way too quickly!!<br />
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We celebrated the last weekend of summer with a couple of fun things. On Friday afternoon, Jeremy took a half day vacation and we headed to <a href="http://boston.skyzonesports.com/">Sky Zone</a>. This place was SOOO fun! The kids were dripping wet by the time we left and they can't wait to go back! Giant trampolines everywhere!!<br />
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On Saturday, Scarlett's kindergarten teachers planned a Kindergarten Round-Up for everyone. We went to a local lake and got to meet the families, play and enjoy a potluck dinner.<br />
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Sunday was a beautiful day and evening. We told the kids we'd do a movie night.....so we did, on the deck. It made watching Barbie and the Fashion Fairytale enjoyable! It was Scarlett's turn to pick the movie.....that was her choice. I made a tray of finger foods and Jeremy made some super delicious popcorn. Everyone got a bath, had their jammies on and settled in for Movie on the Deck. It was so fun! We'll be doing that again I'm sure!<br />
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Here's the set up, it was perfect! Great idea Daddy!</div>
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When summer began, we had a little meeting and came up with a chore chart for the kids. Each day they had a list of things to do and if they did them, they colored the chart for that day. I told them that I would pay them at the end of summer for the work they did. Well, Fiona was not about to let me forget my promise. Monday, August 27th - - it was pay day! We went to the bank and I got the cash needed to pay my little employees. We then headed to Walmart to buy their treasures.<br />
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He picked 3 cars. Here they are all lined up, which is how I find his cars on most days.</div>
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She's been wanting Alvin and the Chipmunks Chip Wrecked. She didn't have enough money from her chores but broke into her piggy bank and was able to come up with the difference.</div>
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After shopping, we took the kids to <a href="http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/purg.htm">Purgatory Chasm</a> for an hour of rock climbing. It was a gorgeous day and the kids love this place, so do their parents!! Jeremy tried out his new CamelBak...Awesome!</div>
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By the way, we crawled through that cave behind us and came out on the other end. I conquered my claustrophobia this one time!</div>
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After our rock climbing adventure, we headed home for dinner and then went to West End Creamery for one final treat before heading home to an early bedtime. <br />
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And here the school girls are on their first day of school, August 28th 2012......<br />
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<br />Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-27801522498811590712012-08-13T13:20:00.000-07:002012-08-13T13:20:09.907-07:00Showcase #8 - Visit Back HomeIt's been awhile since our last post. We were vacationing back in our hometown with family and friends for 17 days. It was a super fun visit but it is always nice to return to some normalcy too. Here are a few photos from the end of July - beginning of August - - - all from Illinois<br />
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It's Go Fish! My sister-in-law found out they were coming to a nearby town so we took our older kids to see these guys. They are awesome!! If you're looking for fun, clean, entertaining children's music, check them out! <a href="http://gofishguys.com/">http://gofishguys.com/</a> Their motto is that they make "Great music for kids that won't drive parents bonkers!"</div>
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It was about 100 degrees out and 99.99999% humidity but everyone still had a sweaty blast at the concert! </div>
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Fiona's cousin was gecko sitting while we were playing at their house. After several attempts, she got it out of the cage. It tried to escape so we didn't keep it out too long!</div>
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Big sister jumped off the high dive for her first time and little sister jumped off the low dive at the same time.</div>
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4 Wheeling at Grandpa and Grandma's house!!</div>
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Grandma Z. bought a balloon kit and the kids were entertained for hours! When they made their appearance from the basement, they modeled their creations! So clever and funny!</div>
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Grandma S. treated us to a day at the <a href="http://www.magichouse.org/">Magic House</a> in St. Louis, MO. We had never been before, such a cool place! If you live in IL or nearby states, put this on your To-Do list. Here the kids were climbing a contraption.</div>
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A fireplace? No, a secret entrance to a detective room. </div>
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After eating lunch in the cafe, we were freezing so went outside to warm up. I think it was like 106 degrees in St. Louis that day so we warmed up quickly. They are standing in a mini lazy river.</div>
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Nice hair ladies!</div>
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Thanks for a fun day and a new hair do Grandma!</div>
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Because she can't stand to be outdone by her big sister....she jumped off the high dive too!!</div>
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We had a family dinner at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse and the cousins all left with to-go cups.</div>
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Girls Night Out group reunites once again! Always such a joy getting to spend time with my dearest friends from childhood! Even though half the group is now out of the state (MO, MI, MA) and one that is out of the country (Mexico) we always pick right up where we left off when we get together. Just missing one out-of-towner in this picture. She tried to get back but it just didn't work out. </div>
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Brent, Kari and Drew arrived on the evening of July 3rd. On the 4th, Jeremy made his killer cinnamon roll pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit salad. We then took everyone to Purgatory Chasm to do a little rock climbing.</div>
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We then came home and grilled out hamburgers. The girls made our festive strawberries for dessert.</div>
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After an early dinner, we headed to Providence, RI for fireworks. Our evening consisted of hearing Miss USA 2012 (a R.I. native) sing, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra perform and then watching an incredible firework show on the Narragansett Bay at India Point Park.</div>
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On July 5th, we headed to Narragansett, R.I. and did Scarborough Beach.</div>
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The water was COLD but that didn't stop anyone from jumping in! Did I mention that it was COLD??!!</div>
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These two got buried and then broke free!</div>
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This one was freezing!</div>
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This one had a blast bobbing in the waves, body surfing and playing in the sand.</div>
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On July 6th, we headed into Boston for the day. We did the Freedom Trail, Beacon Street, Cheers and a couple of other sites. Here we are at the Boston Common Frog Pond. Lincoln & Drew ended up strolling around Boston for about half an hour in just their skivvies after this! It's just too hard to resist splashing, especially in a "puddle" like this one!</div>
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After a long day of walking around the city, we headed to Legal Seafood for the best seafood around! Here's our little foodie with her half lobster - - - which she loved!</div>
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And here's Brent with his whole - stuffed lobster! A little bit of heaven right here in the NE!</div>
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And we would not be good tour guides if we didn't take our guest to Mike's Pastry for dessert! That place always brings huge smiles and a few inches to the hips!</div>
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Puzzle putting together team - - - 300 pieces = 3 days</div>
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Out on the deck with their ice cream cones before bed.....Always a great ending to a great day!</div>Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-5777343957723889152012-06-25T16:24:00.002-07:002012-06-25T19:07:10.627-07:00Shaw Showcase #6 - Vacation in Stowe, VTBecause Jeremy's job has landed us in the Northeast, we want to take full advantage of the opportunity to experience New England and all there is to do here. So, for our family vacation we decided to head four hours north to the mountain town of Stowe, VT. This town is at the base of Mt. Mansfield, one hour south of Canada and full of adventure for just about everyone! We arrived on Monday with plans to leave on Thursday but after the first two hours in Stowe, we decided to bump our stay to Friday because we were having so much fun already! Here's a recap of the week with a couple of pictures from each day......<br />
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We left our house at 9:30 a.m. in order to make our 3:00 reservation at <a href="http://www.gentlegiantsrides.com/">Gentle Giants</a> for an hour carriage ride. Here we were with Jack. Fiona got to sit up front with Mr. Scottie our driver. </div>
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There is Mt. Mansfield and if you look closely you can see several of the ski runs. </div>
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After returning to the park, Jack was rewarded with three carrots. Here is Lincoln feeding his to Jack. </div>
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We then drove to the <a href="http://www.brasslanterninn.com/">Brass Lantern Inn</a> where we stayed for the week. This was the best Bed & Breakfast Jeremy and I have ever stayed at. The owners, Mr. George and Mrs. Mary Ann were so wonderful and awesome with our kiddos! The breakfasts were out of this world! Our room was big, clean and perfect for the five of us. And they had so many fun things to do in the house and outside that we were never bored or in want of entertainment. In fact, Scarlett said one day that she hadn't played with the iPad all week because she was having sooooo much fun!</div>
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Here's Lincoln perfecting his game of bocce ball. </div>
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Every afternoon at 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. there was a fresh plate of homemade cookies, hot tea, lemonade and ice water sitting in the dining room. Here are the two little ones enjoying this special treat on our first day. We enjoyed this special treat EVERY day!</div>
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Jeremy and Fiona played rounds of horseshoes. They both were pretty good. I, on the other hand, well lets just say that you never quite knew where mine were going to end up! </div>
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Scarlett fell in love with ping pong....this was far from a regulation size table so it was a bit challenging but we played this for hours and hours and hours!</div>
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To end the day, we ate dinner at a mexican restaurant in town called Fridas, which was really good!</div>
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TUESDAY!!!</div>
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Here we are at our first of four A-mazing breakfasts prepared by Mr. George! Fresh fruit, omelets to order, walnut muffins and juice was this day's menu....So Good! We ate indoors on this morning but the rest of the week we ate our breakfasts outside on the patio...made breakfasts even that much more enjoyable!</div>
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We then headed to <a href="http://www.edendogsledding.com/">Eden Dogsledding</a> for a morning of dogsledding-on-wheels (since there's no snow). Probably the coolest thing we've done! Linc. was a little, ok - a lot, nervous so we held him most of the morning, but the girls jumped right in with lovin' on the dogs, putting on their harnesses, hooking them to the line, giving them treats and cooling them down after our run. Here we are with six of our nine dogs that were on our team. They bring them in two at a time so you can get used to them and they to you. Unlike my children, they got to climb all over the couches! These dogs were the most friendly, affectionate, loving dogs! Of course, Fiona thought we needed one after this experience was over!</div>
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Scarlett was harnessing up Phyllis. </div>
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Fiona was helping hook in Maski and Phyllis to the line.</div>
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We were all set to go! Jeremy and I swapped out every 7 minutes, everyone else got to ride the whole time. Our guide was Andy. </div>
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Lily, Lucky, Fusilli, Brain, Phyllis, Maski, Hosta, Abbie & Leonard could not WAIT to run! You can see them lunging forward, they were barking and howling like crazy!! They were super excited!</div>
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These dogs are Alaskan Huskies and their ideal temperatures to run in is 0 to -20 degrees. Today was in the mid 80's so they were HOT! They love running though and would go until they passed out if they weren't stopped. Here they got to cool down, drink some water and eat some kibble before hooking back onto the line for the last part of our little journey. If you ever get the chance to experience this, I would highly recommend it! What a blast!!<br />
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After dogsledding-on-wheels, it was past lunch. We decided to tour and enjoy "lunch" at <a href="http://www.coldhollow.com/">Cold Hollow</a>, a cider mill in town. All of our items being displayed here were made right there and they contained apple, therefore they were nutritious!<br />
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After our oh-so-healthy "lunch", we drove a mile down the road to tour and indulge in our afternoon snack at <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/factory-tours">Ben and Jerry's</a>. We got a small glimpse into how they make their ice cream and we got to sample the day's flavor.....Chocolate Nougat Crunch....would recommend! And because that wasn't enough, we each got a scoop of more ice cream at the ice cream shoppe located as you exit the tour!<br />
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After dinner, we tried out the hot tub on the back porch, which looked out onto the Green Mountains. <br />
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After another fantastic breakfast, we were energized for our day of hiking. We started out going to Moss Glen Falls. This was our first little break on the way back through the forrest. Jeremy is teaching the kids to skip rocks. There were tons of perfect-for-skipping rocks here.<br />
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We then decided it was time to cool off, so all the shoes and socks came off and everyone jumped in - Geesh, it was COLD! Can you tell by their faces?<br />
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And here are the Moss Glen Falls. Pictures don't do it justice, absolutely beautiful! It starts at the top of this picture but you can't tell with all the shading from the trees.<br />
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And this swimming hole was at the bottom of the falls. The kids had a blast splashing around in freezing cold, crystal clear, mountain fresh water!<br />
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We had another late lunch at the Snack Bar....little shack along the road with Creamies - - - another word for soft serve ice cream. It was in the 90's today so this hit the spot!<br />
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After refueling from lunch, we headed to Sterling Gorge. This is another water fall, and it was gorgeous too! Here we are at the bottom of it....attempting a family photo. I set the camera on a rock about 10 feet in front of us and had a game plan to hop on four rocks sticking out of the water, jump up on this rock and smile for the camera before it snapped in 10 seconds. As you can tell, my foot slipped and I nearly pulled two other family members into the water with me! My knee slammed into that unforgiving rock and I've got a lovely bruise and scab as a result! It made for a great laugh though, after I got feeling back in my shin!<br />
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Another shot from the bottom of Sterling Gorge. It was getting to be late afternoon, so we headed back to the B&B, showered, ate dinner and the kids crashed!<br />
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Lincoln had been a bit scared on Wednesday of the possibility of seeing bears. Mrs. Mary Ann came up with this bell necklace for him to help "scare away" the bears. He was much more confident today and took his job very seriously! He also found three rocks at the bottom of our 2.2 mile, 900' elevation climb that he wanted to carry the entire way up so that he could throw them in the pond. There were a trillion other rock along our entire journey but these three made it to the top and are now sitting at the bottom of Sterling Pond!<br />
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And this is Sterling Pond....Gorgeous!! The view was definitely worth the hike.<br />
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Lincoln climbed the entire 900' elevation without one complaint. On the way down though, he was pretty tuckered out so he went down the mountain as Daddy's backpack.<br />
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As if our 4 mile morning hike wasn't enough, we decided to do a 10 mile ride that afternoon. We rented bikes and traveled the Recreational Path that runs along a brook at the base of the mountain. It actually reminded us of the golf cart paths we miss in Peachtree City, GA. Here are Fiona and I going over one of the bridges.<br />
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Jeremy got a major work-out on the 1st half of the trip...all up hill and pulling these two.<br />
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Here was his reward at the end of the five mile, up hill trip....cooling off in the mountain stream. <br />
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Well, that sums up the week. Jeremy, Fiona and I are all in agreement that this was the best family vacation we've had thus far! We had a very full week with getting exercise, enjoying God's creation, spending quality time together as a family and creating priceless memories but there is so much more to do in Stowe....both summer and winter. If you ever want to make the trip with us, we'll be going back and would love to take you too!</div>Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-42729248380608943282012-06-16T20:20:00.000-07:002012-06-16T20:21:13.744-07:00Showcase #5 - 1st week of Summer BreakWe have had an action packed 1st week of summer break. In the mix of our daily routine and chores we had three birthday parties, two slumber parties, two play dates, a trip to Connecticut to visit friends, a dance recital, a visit to the zoo and a gondola ride in Rhode Island. Here are a couple of pictures from some of the events.<br />
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We have tried several times to get with our friends from GA, who come to our neck of the woods every month for a week. It finally worked out and oh what fun we had!! We ate dinner at Bertucci's and then went back to their Double Tree hotel for a swim, coffee, conversation and cookies!!<br />
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It was time to move our little guy into a big boy bed. We found this one on clearance and it arrived on Friday of this week. To say he loves it is an understatement! </div>
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Fiona and I were at Barnes and Noble the night before his bed arrived and she found a firetruck Lego kit and decided her little brother needed that for his new room. So, she and Jeremy sat at the table and put it together on Thursday night so he could have it first thing Friday morning.</div>
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He LOVED it!! And no, it no longer looks like this! Thankfully we saved the instructions!</div>
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On Saturday, Scarlett had her ballet and tap recital. She did so well and looked precious! She's on the right in the picture with her little class.</div>
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On Sunday afternoon, we visited the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, RI. We have a membership for here this year so we'll be back often I'm sure. </div>
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On Tuesday evening, Fiona had her 9th Birthday Party with four of her friends from school. She decided on a "cat" theme...since cats have 9 lives, and she was turning the big 9. </div>
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Then the girls decorated pillowcases. I had already ironed on 9 famous cats (Hello Kitty, Tigger, Garfield, Puss in Boots, Sylvester, Tom, Cat in the Hat, Pink Panther & Alex from Madagascar) to each pillowcase so they colored those in and signed them all. They turned out really cute!</div>
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Thursday night was spent in a gondola on the Providence River in Providence, RI. Jeremy and I had done a gondola ride on the Charles River in Boston when we visited the city two years ago. It was the coolest thing ever! I saw a groupon a couple of months ago for a gondola ride in Providence and they took up to 6 people so I bought it for a family date night. Fiona was sung "Happy Birthday" to in Italian and Jeremy and I were serenaded with an anniversary song as well. (Our Golden Anniversary is Sunday, June 17th - 17 years!!!) The weather was picture perfect, our gondolier was super fun, our accordion player was fantastic and the family loved it! Such a FUN night!! </div>
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And to wrap up the week....on Friday we had a play date with a friend that I haven't seen in probably 5 years or so? We couldn't remember the last time exactly. She was here visiting family and called so they came over for lunch and then we went to the West End Creamery here in town. The kids jumped on big "pillows", had ice cream and rolled down hills. It was so wonderful to catch up! Can't wait to see all of you again Amy!</div>
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<br />Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-83911423351660822232012-06-07T18:11:00.000-07:002012-06-07T18:11:16.001-07:00Showcase #4 - 2012 GraduateSo sorry for the void in updates on the blog. Last week was such a crazy week with end of the year activities plus Lincoln had some "bug" and then shared it with his sister. Good times. School is now out, as of yesterday, so things should settle down a bit and I'll be able to update more often. <br />
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Showcase #4 is of Scarlett in her little cap and "gown"at her preschool graduation on June 4th. <br />
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Of course, I had tears rolling down my cheeks as she walked in to the orchestra playing Pomp & Circumstance. It's not like she's "moving on" - same school and the kindergarten rooms are right next door to where she was this year! I guess I'm just a softy! It is hard to believe that she is going to be in kindergarten in the fall though. She's so excited for it to begin!<br />
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Back to graduation, they sang a couple of preschool songs, received their diplomas, sang "Jesus Loves Me" and then were ushered out. We went back to the room for a little luncheon and to say our good-byes to her wonderful teachers - - Mrs. Sue and Mrs. Sonia. <br />
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<br />Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-32817255180732523072012-05-25T20:03:00.000-07:002012-05-25T20:04:47.246-07:00Showcase #3 - Fun Run<b>Showcase #3</b> - Today was the "Fun Run" at WCS. The third graders run one mile on the track for time and the first three to cross the finish line get a medal. Check out who came in 3rd place for the girls, with a time of 7:56!!!!<br />
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And this little guy walked around the house jammin' on his guitar to "Sweet Home Alabama" while I did laundry. He can serenade me anytime!<br />
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<br /></div>Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-9026468566486416472012-05-23T18:41:00.001-07:002012-05-23T18:41:42.984-07:00Showcase #2 - Scar-Latte<b>Showcase #2 </b>- Scarlett is our Little Miss Independent. She doesn't back down from a challenge. She works at something until she gets it right. And when she gets an idea in her head, she figures out a way to make it happen. She's pretty much a mini-Jeremy! On Mother's Day/Jeremy's birthday, she decided she wanted to start riding her bike without training wheels. So, Jeremy took off the wheels and took her out for a little lesson. It didn't go very well. She kept falling over, couldn't hold her balance and forget about steering! She stuck with it for about half an hour and then it was bath and bedtime. It rained for the next three days, but finally stopped on Wednesday afternoon. Scarlett begged to get back out on her bike. So, after dinner I took her out while Jeremy was with Fiona at gymnastics. Scarlett put on her helmet, hopped on her bike and simply put - took off! I had to help her get her balance for about 10 minutes and then I was no longer needed. Jeremy and Fiona came home and they could not believe their eyes! She was off and biking! Way to go Scar-latte!!! This is one example of when her strong will and determination worked for the good!!!<div>
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<br /></div>Jody Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096654391309489380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466228680115653784.post-522045316228622022012-05-23T18:22:00.000-07:002012-05-23T18:22:28.554-07:00Welcome!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to our Shaw Showcase! I'm going to try this Blog thing out in an attempt to showcase some of our life up here in New England. Not everyone is on Facebook so hopefully this will be a way to connect with family and friends that are interested in what we're up to - up here. Forgive me if it is a little messy at the beginning. I have no idea what I'm doing so I have to muddle my way through all of this. </span><br />
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