365 ~ 2015: Day 31

My "middle" Basketball star!

365 ~ 2015: Day 30

Ready for some swimming!

365 ~ 2015: Day 29

Long Day for these two...school, ski club, basketball, showers, dinner, homework and then finally bed!

365 ~ 2015: Day 28

I see you.

365 ~ 2015: Day 27

How to make the BEST Snow Day Ever:

1. Have mom's homemade Belgium Waffles for breakfast
2. Play in the snow
3. Make snow ice cream for dessert

365 ~ 2015: Day 26

The littlest working on his "wedges" at ski camp!

365 ~ 2015: Day 25

Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn!  You would have never known that today was her first time ever!

365 ~ 2015: Day 24

Feels SO good to get out of the house after being housebound for the past week!  There is still coughing and stuffy noses but no more fevers, chills and achy bodies!  So long virus...don't let the door hit you on the way out!

365 ~ 2015: Day 23

Charlie finally got a chance to make Shaun a minion for his indoor soccer shirt.  They are the Mill Brook Minions!  I thought it came out great and just in time for the first game of the second session!

365 ~ 2015: Day 22

Someone has his appetite back!

365 ~ 2015: Day 21

Evan and Momma Selfie ~ Sick day

365 ~ 2015: Day 20

Thought we were on the road to wellness...then the little nuggets fever spiked again.  He fell asleep waiting for Shaun to finish his piano lesson.

365 ~ 2015: Day 19

My sick little nugget found a place to rest in the fort his brothers built with the new treadmill box.

365 ~ 2015: Day 18

What a day!  BU wins in OT!  Baby Zoey (the Stack's newest Pats fan!) was welcomed into the world today and now we are relaxing and watching some Patriots football!!  May the luck of today take us to the Superbowl!  GO PATS!

365 ~ 2015: Day 17

Flu shot reward.

365 ~ 2015: Day 16

Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed...

365 ~ 2015: Day 15

One medium hot chocolate with extra marshmallows and some whipped cream to top it off!  Not a bad way to finish the afternoon while we wait for the bigs to home from their first week at ski club!

365 ~ 2015: Day 14

Evan and Momma Selfie ~ Baby it's cold outside...part 2!

365 ~ 2015: Day 13

At least he's wearing gloves...

365 ~ 2015: Day 12

Snow!  The pretty kind!

365 ~ 2015: Day 11

Evan's first basketball clinic!  We need to work on his dribbling, but he had so much fun and has asked me more than once today when he gets to play again!

365 ~ 2015: Day 10

Game Day!  Indoor soccer for David at 10, basketball for Shaun at 11:30, basketball for Evan at 1pm, away basketball game for David in Hudson, at 2pm, rush home to watch the PATS play at 4pm.  Ready, set Go!

365 ~ 2015: Day 9

Evan works on his 'froggy' legs!

365 ~ 2015: Day 8

A little Disney Infinity 2.0 in the dark.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  This is now the fourth annual New Years-A-Palooza!  It's always fun and having the big sleep over means welcoming the new year without anyone having to drive home after!  Next year we'll have one more little girl in the mix and we can't wait!

The gang ~ 2014

It's always nice to get the grown ups in a few pictures too!  And we do them first thing so that we have the rest of the day/night to relax and enjoy each others company!

Baby Zoey stayed put!

Every year the menu changes slightly - we decided to keep it simple and stick with what works.  Lots of pigs in a blanket and other munchies!  It was really nice to not have to worry about planning a sit down meal.  The only problem this year was that there was probably too much food.  We'll work out the kinks for next year!  I was excited to try out my new fondue set though!

And it wouldn't be New Years Eve without our annual fireworks display and sparklers.  It was freezing cold (about 15 degrees) so we didn't light all of them off.  Plus the grown up boys were having issues with the lighters not working to light the fuses.   

Brian helps the boys light their sparklers!

After the fireworks, we had some dessert (chocolate fondue and some yummy pastries!) and let the boys toast the new year with some sparkling cider!

Then it was time for the kids to hit the hay and for the grown ups to have a little fun.  We played Cards Against Humanity and toasted in the New Year with champagne.  There is no better way to ring in the new year if you ask me!  May 2015 be the best year yet!

365 ~ 2015: Day 7

Evan and Momma Selfie ~ The baby it's cold outside edition.  Warm snuggles and Goonies on TV with the littlest while one big brother is at basketball and the other is at indoor soccer!

365 ~ 2015: Day 6

A cutthroat game of mousetrap with the littlest.

365 ~ 2015: Day 5

Little hands at work.

365 ~ 2015: Day 4

An arch made of trees.

365 ~ 2015: Day 3

WARNING: Cheesy self reflection post - continue at your own risk!

Shortly after my last baby was born (4 1/2 years ago!), I made a promise to myself.  I promised myself, that I would make time for me, that I wouldn't lose sight of my own interests and what makes me happy.  Perhaps that sounds selfish coming from a mother to three young children, but I don't care.  I am more than a just a mother and a wife and by taking time out from those roles, I become a better mother and a better wife.

I have had people comment to me that I look younger now than I did 8 years ago (when I became a mother).  And they want to know what my secret is...my secret is that I'm happy and fulfilled (oh...and yeah...a full nights sleep doesn't hurt either!).  I take time away from the hustle and bustle of this thing called life and focus on ME, whether it's cooking a feast for my family and friends, spending the day getting pampered at my favorite salon or hanging out at the studio to share my new images.

My advice to my fellow mom's who feel like I felt 8 years ago, when my babies were babies and life was overwhelming and hard, it's OK to be a little selfish!  Take a time out.  Find your own path.  Focus on you.  I only wish I didn't wait so long!