Wednesday, August 29, 2007

BYE BYE...



The first day of school is finally here and I am overjoyed! Kelsey leaves so early I barely even saw her. I always get a picture of all the kids together, funny how the picture seems to grow every couple of years but, this year is different. I only got the boys in a full new clothes picture. Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty I am free at last! haha!

Monday, August 27, 2007

First Game of The Season






I promise my blog will not always be about football!

Anyway, this weekend was all about football. Saturday was the annual "Fantasy Football Draft Party". It is as much for the girls as it is for the boys. The guys were all downstairs in picking mode and no kids are allowed anywhere past the top step.(except Colin and Brendan) And all us girls and kids were upstairs stopping fights, watching hours of Big Brother 8 and pigging out. My kind of fun! It was a succesful party and my house is still trashed from it, I just don't have the energy to really clean after Sunday.

Speaking of that, we were up at 4:30 a.m. to be in Laconia for Brendan's 8:00a.m. game. It was his very first real game and he did really well. The medic was only called for him once. He got the wind knocked out of him from a helmet to the stomach. Luckily I missed all the hoopla because I thought the game was over and started walking to the car to clean and load the girls in the car. He was fine but, they did lose. They are all first and second year players and are still learning the game. We then had to go to Colin's game in Amherst N.H. at 3:00. After a stop at Friendly's for lunch we made our way there and won 26-0!!! Colin was phenominal! Not because he is my son, he was just so fired up and excited. He was in just about every play I saw and scored and an awesome touchdown and ran over 100 yards. It is so exciting as they get older because it is like a real game and moves along quicker. I hope you guys can come and see some home games!

(Colin is # 7 and Brendan is # 70)

Thursday, August 23, 2007

A New Haircut!





Erin's new hairdo! We cut about seven inches.
Check out the "up-shoes" .She has worn these to stores.

The Countdown Is on!!!

Well, this is what a majority of my summer has consisted of. Torture, teasing and name calling. I am really ready for these little hoodlums to get out of my house and go to school so I can have some peace and quiet again. How nice will it be to have the house stay clean for more than ten minutes? No teenagers sleeping all day and rolling out of bed at noon to come in and make a mess eating breakfast while we have already had lunch. This year will be great... four kids in school. What will Brooke and I do? Hmmm, maybe lunch at Mc Donald's everyday.haha.(that is what I tell the older kids we do when they are at school) I know some day I will miss all this chaos but, today I look forward to the first day of school with only happy thoughts.
p.s. these pictures were not posed or hugs. this was an actual brawl!





Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Football Jamboree



The official season has begun and I am already sick of blogging about it. Anyway, Brendan looks so damn adorable in his little pants and Colin is so handsome! (not to brag) haha! Anyway, I can totally understand Marie Barone(Everybody Loves Raymond) when I look at them on the field. It makes me so proud to see what they are becoming. Just like their Dad. Someday they will make some girl very lucky!

My Girls

I have not been able to post lately but, I'm back! We had a busy weekend, of course at the football field and then i was down and out with a weird flulike thing. No cold just achy, miserable and freezing! Anyway, Kelsey helped me out by taking her little sisters for a long walk and I was very grateful for the peace and quiet! I'll pay her back when we go school shopping at Hollister! OOOH, I just got goosebumps when I think of "the most wonderful time of the year"!



Thursday, August 16, 2007

Waiting for school to start...

Well, today has been long and boring! After watching my usual Big Brother After Dark I am bored out of my mind. Billy and Colin are at a father/son golf day and Kelsey is away with her friend's family for the week. I am home with Brendan, Erin and Brooke and somehow I am so bored. I should just suck up the quiet and enjoy it but, oddly enough I don't know what to do with myself. We went swimming earlier and made cookies. I think I just need to get out of the house. Ooooh, that reminds me that I have to work tomorrow. Well, at least tonight is a B.B. night!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Football Season 2007

Well, football season is upon us again and we have been spending our nights at the field in Raymond. Actually, Billy has done most of them but, my few with Brooke and Erin equal all of his! Let's just say practice is not as exiting as the games and the park is mosquitto infested. Last night was both of the boys first preseason games and Brendan's very first game. Anyway, Colin got hurt last night and had to see the medic. Colin is fine but, a phone call from Billy telling me that he was with the medics is torture. I was worried his season would be done before it even started. Colin's team beat the other team 28 to 0! On the other hand Brendan's team lost. He swears the kids were huge and probably much older than they should be for his age group!haha! Anyway, everyone had fun and is uninjured! A great night at the football field!




Sunday, August 12, 2007

Brendan's First Communion





Brendan's first communion. He did a good job. He was so worried about remembering all the prayers. Look at my baby boy in his suit! He has now graduated from church!
haha! wow, I am going to hell!




Shaughnessy Family Reunion Summer 2007

Look at all these girls!