Swingset Up

On Saturday during an entire day of rain the boys Swingset was built. Daddy, Uncle Jacob and Charlie spent 6 hours putting it together. Only one trip to Home Depot and a couple of trips to Jacobs for additional tools were needed. The weather this weekend could not have been worse, it has been raining since Friday night and snow is expected tonight? I think we probably should have built an arc instead.

Benjamin testing the slide....

Benjamin, Emmi and Tyler having lunch...

Snow update @ 7:30PM...Sunday, March 1st

Valentine's Fun

This past weekend Team Goguen was off on a Valentine's weekend trip to Myrtle Beach. Aunt Tami arrived in Charlotte on Wednesday and we meet up with GaGa, Aunt Amy, Uncle Pete, Kristie, Noelani and Sophie at the beach on Saturday. This was our second trip in the past month to the beach, as Aunt Sara just can't get enough of little Noelani.

Boys enjoying Valentine cupcakes!

Noelani Sleeping....

Mommy and the boys with Noelani.Tyler got up early with Daddy to watch the sunrise from the hotel balcony!

Boys playing in the sand at the beach.

Snow Storm...

Today in Charlotte we got 3-4 inches of snow, school was canceled and we all got to play in the snow this morning before Dad had to go to work. Unfortunately the Bank does not close for snow days and Dad missed out on the hot chocolate. It did bring back memories from when he was a kid and the anticipation of snow storms and if school would be canceled. In Massachusetts, snow like today would not have even delayed schools. Enjoy the pictures and video, the boys certainly did...

"It's begining to look a lot like Christmas..."

Falling Behind...

Falling Behind

We have had quite a busy couple of months so it was about time we got caught up. October was highlighted by a weekend away for Sara @ the beach with her girlfriends. That was followed by a trip to the pumpkin patch and of course Halloween! In early November we traveled to Chapel Hill for a football game which the Heels won, it had been a couple of years since our last visit! We also celebrated cousin Emmi's first B-Day as Memere was in town. This past week we hosted Thanksgiving as Grampa, Gramma Sharl and Uncle Joe were in town for some deep-fried Turkey.

Boys on the Run & Having Fun

Team Goguen has been busy with the boys being on the run & having fun! September began with the beginning of the school year for both Benjamin and Tyler- Benjamin is in the 4 day fours, and Tyler is in the Monday/Wednesday Toddler class. Both boys love their teachers and are enjoying all that preschool has to offer them! Benjamin is once again enjoying Spanish and has been practicing tracing his name, cutting and is very proud to have learned the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.......Tyler has been learning his colors and has been having fun making new friends and making pictures with markers and stickers......Both boys are benefiting from and enjoying My Gym, Science, Music and their all-time favorite part of the day: playing on the playground! When I pick them up, we always bring home lots of sand from the playground sandboxes :) Tyler as you can see from the pictures is literally on the run- running to and from, and is our definite boy with no fear- loves to climb and jump, but has no depth perception on the playground, which can be scary for Mom and Dad who have to be ready at any moment to catch him! It's cute though watching him crawl up on Benjamin's bed to snuggle with his big Bro! Tyler also recently got his 1st "big boy" haircut- Rodica who cuts Jason and Benjamin's hair too did a great job making sure he still had some of those cute curls in the back! Just as Benjamin did, the Barbershop was where Tyler experienced his first lollipop. Big Brother Benjamin was there to cheer Tyler on, and has been having fun playing with his friends, learning new games at home (Candy Land is still his favorite) and catching up with his cousin Emmi! Benjamin and Tyler love playing with their little cousin who is soon to be one-year old! We've all enjoyed visits from our friends Francesca and Scott, and Jason's cousins Elliot and Oliver, who Benjamin refers to as "the big guys." Jason has been extremely busy with work these days, working very long hours, so our weekends are very precious! I have resumed picking up some daytime hours at work on the days both boys are in school, along with Sundays and occasional week nights as I continue to work towards my license in Clinical Social Work. We are looking forward to some fun Fall activities and will keep you posted on them all!