February 13 - "Pre-Ballet Class" for Abby

I was able to go to Abby's Ballet Class...Maureen and Kevin drove us there so I'd know where it is in Cambridge....what fun.!!! The instructor teaches them coordination and fun ways to pay attention and prepare for taking ballet classes.
Here she is at the end of class...all she wants to do is play on the "bar" and eat crackers....Sounds like her Mom Carrie!!!

February 14 - "Family Photograph"...Thanks Jim...

I asked Jim (Stacey's Dad) to take a "Family Photograph"....this is just how we are.....every photograph has some "goofy" things going on. Jeannie is "bossing everyone around" in one of them...
Lance is "hiding"....
Carrie and Brian are trying to get Gable to "get in the photograph"....
Ivy Jane looks cute...."This IS our Family"!!!!! Love it!!!!

The Sougnez/Hawkins family

Here we are with the Hawkins and the Sougnezs.....Thanks Martha for taking the photograph!!!

February 14 - Anthropology Majors for life...

I always wanted Theresa to meet Martha as they both majored in Anthropology...Martha at Harvard and Theresa at U.Mass/Amherst....Don't they even look alike? It was great to see Martha!!!

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Here's Riley helping herself to the pretzels and chocolate. I guess the "Lorna Dorne" cookies were a big hit with the chocolate. Carol warned us that it's fun to clean up the next day....Yippee...Jeffrey was kind enough to clean it up the next morning. What fun!!! Thanks Carol for letting us borrow this wonderfu "toy" for the kids and grownups!!!
The girls got rollerskates...Ivy Jane loves it!!!
Ivy and Sammy
Jen helped Ivy Jane with her presents...she loves to paint too!!!

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Ivy Jane with Carrie...Theresa took these gorgeous portraits...Thanks Theresa!!!
Stacey planned a "Valentine making" party for everyone....with glue and all sorts of ornaments to add to the "Valentines"....
Having fun with the Valentine Party.

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Theresa took this cute shot of Brian with Lincoln...do they look alike? I think Lincoln has Kathy's eyes though.....
I love this one of Clinton, Stacey and Ivy Jane....Stacey looks so happy looking at her daughter having fun...Love Stacey's haircut...
Our little "porcelean doll" Ivy Jane gets ready to open her presents...
Ivy loves her Dad...

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Here's Martha helping feed Morgan....
with the Chelmsford graduates!!!
Lance was so psyched that Ivy Jane allowed him to open up her "tool kit" and play with it at the party.....Theresa helped him open it up. New drills are fun!!!

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Give me a kiss Mom....
Elizabeth and Abby "copy" each other with the fingers in the mouth!!! Their Moms are best friends....maybe they will be too!!!
Lincoln loves Sammy.....It was great to have Theresa and Sammy here at the party!!! Theresa went to visit Mom and Dad too.
Love this one with the "girls"....

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Lance is so animated...here he is trying to grab some frosting...the heck with plates and forks!!!

Yum.....
The Boys from Bristol.....

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We go this wonderful "chocolate machine" from Carol....she actually came over and helped me get it ready....the kids loved it. I think Lance overdosed on the strawberries!!! He kept sneaking over for a few more...it was funny to watch the kids as they realized..."hey, this is delicious"....this was Carrie's idea....great plan Carrie.
Here are the "Chelmsford" kids....with a "aka: Chelmsford baby"...little Morgan Quirback....Andrea, Carrie, Clinton and Martha...all members of the class of 1993.
Here are the 2 sets of parents with the guests of honor. Stacey's Dad Jim and Anna brought up this delicious cake from New Jersey with strawberry filling and cream frosting...delicious. We had a buttercream frosting with a princess on top....of course these girls are "princesses"....
Lance got too much frosting on his mouth...so he just wiped it off on the tablecloth...priceless!!!

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Here's Miss Abby joining us downstairs....her cousin Lincoln likes her hat and gives her a quick kiss. This is one of those "yearbook" photographs for when they graduate high school!!!

Here are our "Girlys of Honor"
She's trying to "blow" the horn!!!