Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

Everyone grab their Mickey Ears!  We just returned from a wonderful vacation to Walt Disney World.  We flew down to FL from MA, my sister and her beautiful family and my aunt and cousin all flew from CA, and my mom traveled from MO!   All 11 of us stayed in one beautiful villa right on the Walt Disney property and had a great time. We celebrated JillMama's 60th birthday in style.   We also celebrated my nephew's 2nd birthday while in WDW! Everyone had a great time! We celebrated Halloween a little early at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!   Can you tell we're the Avengers!?!  Eli was the Incredible Hulk, Tobias was Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man), James was Captain America, and I was Black Widow. By the end of the night, the Incredible Hulk was done, but still really cute! Gabe (age 4) and James got along great! Elias and Gavin (also 2) were fast friends too. Fun times on a ride with my little man! Rrrr Matey!  ...

How does a family of four get around a busy city like Boston?  On their super cool cargo bike! Cambridge has a lot of fun festivals.  The boys enjoyed the Cambridge Arts River Festival a few weeks ago. We also really enjoyed the Chinese Dragon Boat festival earlier this summer as well.   The Boston Public Gardens is so beautiful.   Here are the boys in front of a statue of George Washington. Another picture from the Public Gardens with the famous Swan Boats in the background.   You can't tour Boston without seeing something about the Pilgrims!   Boston also has some amazing parks that we all really enjoy! Another wonderful thing about Boston is that my best friend and college roommate, Jill, is nearby when she visits her family. Best friends since 1999! Jill's sister lives right on a lake in NH and the boys had a great time swimming, fishing, and boating! James and Jill's nephew took the paddle boat out too! One of ...