Sporty Shorty

Ian has played quite a bit of sports including soccer, t-ball, and basketball. Here he is at the Mini Green Monster. It is a scaled down exact replica of Fenway Park. He played his last t-ball game of the season there this year. The kids (who are mostly Red Sox fans, of course) ate it right up!

Nascar weekend 2007

Ian Said...

At Easter Dinner, Ian said his first blessing: "Thank you God for giving Jesus back to life!"

The Kayaderosseras House

Just after Christmas we were in New York visiting friends and family. We finally caught up with the Labrecques.

I met Eric in school and started working for Andre (his dad) in the summers. He taught me a great many things. Much of my interest in building comes from my experiences with him. Eventually, I became close to the whole family. They are wonderful people.

Andre, Eric, and Pierre (seen left to right) were at the site of Andre and Raymonde's new home, still in progress, along the Kayaderosseras Creek. Years ago Andre said he was going to build their home there. I couldn't picture it for a long time, but Andre had a vision. He was right! Looking out the back windows at the creek and the trees, I could finally see what drew him to that location. It is beautiful and serene. And these guys are excellent builders!

I'm happy that it is all coming together for them. It will be a wonderful place to live. I look forward to visiting them again when it is all finished!

Afterward, we went to their current home on the other side of town and had a nice visit with Raymonde. She was glad to see us and to finally meet Colin.

I wish we all lived closer!!!

Ian's Christmas Concert

Every year Ian's school has a Christmas concert. The kids sing, play recorder on some songs, then have a reception afterward. Last year Ian had a hard time sticking with the program (crying and rolling around on the stage seemed to be of great interest to him). This year, however, he did great! He was very enthusiastic about singing and sang the songs around the house for days leading up to the concert. What a great reason to miss a couple of hours of work! It was good fun and a wonderful way to get in to the holiday spirit! Ian appears in the third and fourth pictures. Joy to the world!

A Visit to L. L. Bean

We went to L. L. Bean in Freeport around Christmastime. They had a horse drawn wagon, sled dogs and a sled, ice sculpturing, a new fish tank with a peekaboo dome and, of course, L. L. Bear. My favorite part was the saxophone quartet playing inside. Good stuff.

Tub Time

Well, sooner or later these old boys were bound to tub together! Saves hot water, you know! And what could be cuter? We're lucky - they both love taking a bath. Now the challenge is to get Colin to keep more water in the tub than out!