New Years at Disney with the Lawsons!

Christmas in Boone and Blowing Rock, NC with the Mildenbergs!

Swinging Bridge over Grandfather Mountain

Scott, Elle, and Pete (Uncle Ronny) are true Mountaineers!

Grandfather Mountain

Mast General Store, Boone, NC

Christmas 2008 in the Mountains

We spent the week of Christmas in Boone, NC with the Mildenberg side of the family. It was great having everyone together to celebrate. Pete and I were able to visit Appalachian State, where I went to school my first year of college. Then we took a small roadtrip to Misenheimer, NC to visit Pfeiffer, where Pete went to college.

Ruby is getting to be a real big fluffernutter now! She keeps us laughing for sure. However, I do see obedience training in her near future.

Her favorite pastimes include digging for trash, shredding paper towels, chewing shoes, torturing the cat, and bouncing like a kangaruby!

Ruby Gets Her Sea Legs

Don't piss off Richard Simmons...ok...you win Richard!

Absolutely nobody can resist brad pitt

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Guess who ate all of our reeses pieces?! "Stanley Mildenberg"

Marian Lawson as Sanny Clause....it's about time!

Amy Day and Brett Camyre as Dairy Queen and Burger King

Richard Simmons made his way to Northbridge, MA! Work it GIIIIIIIIIIIRRRLLLLSS!!

Welcome to the world Adele Nicole! Congrats to Chris and Tracy Gaston!

Painting pals....thanks for the help ma!

Chicago friends Sam...Ben...and father Jay stopped by the Lawson ranch on their 2008 Harley tour of New England!!!

Tearing it all down, one Bush at a Time!

We have made a couple minor adjustments as you can see.... but we all need a makeover once in a while! these are a month old, but this is the first time we have come inside all month to upload them since the yard has needed so much attention...

And then there were flowers.........

Gone Catchin'!

Cousin Tim Maloney (Green Hat) is getting married to Kate Atchue! To celebrate, the guys headed to Cape Cod for some deep sea fishing. The boys caught these beautiful strippers...or is that Stripers? Hmmmm.

There is nothing any finer than to be in Caroliner in the morrrrrrrrnin'!!!!!!!

Pete and I went to North Carolina for Father's Day. Boat rides, sun, good family, good friends, and good food.....so much fun!

Summertime in Maine!

Got to love summertime at the Lawson's cottage in Maine. That is livin!

Tra Tra's going to have a babay!

Tracy Gaston with her mother at Tracy's "surprise" baby shower! Tracy and Chris Gaston are going to have a baby girl in July! Can't wait to meet sweet little Adele Nicole!

Hard work pays off!

The lawn keeps growing and the flowers keep blooming!

Here is an example of how awesome my life is....Pete, Brett, Amy, and I decide we want to check out the Statue of Liberty on Sunday. Ferries leave every 1/2 hour to take people over to the island. It took us forever to walk to the docks and to get our tickets. We finally hop on a ferry that takes us to the Statue of Liberty. I walk downstairs to use the restroom and guess who I see?!!!!!! My bestest friend Amy Oster......!!!! It is great how every crazy moment leads to the next great one! We had a great time touring Liberty and Ellis islands together!

I think it would really be impossible to survive the pressures of the city without this beautiful park...Central Park was indescribable!

How can you not love Apple ...what a great entrance!

The trees were budding and the tulips were in full bloom that weekend. We ate lunch outside in a beautiful downtown park and enjoyed nature. I didn't know that was possible in New York City!

Brett and Amy next to one of the beautiful neighborhood gardens.

The City Life

New York...New York! Pete and I were living it up in the big city with friends Brett Camyre and Amy Day April 25-27 . Randomly Amy Oster and her brother Andrew were in New York the same weekend! We had a ball! We stayed at the luxurious American Youth Hostel just north of downtown. You really can't beat $30 per person in the city. Plus the room came with our own pet mouse! Oh well...the beds were warm....that's really all we cared about.

NeW HouSe

Hello hello! Here we now reside...smack dab in the middle of Northbridge, Massachusetts. Northbridge is next to Grafton, where we lived for the past 2 years and where Pete grew up. Pete's mom and dad live only a couple miles down the road and have been a huge help in the move!

Since we have moved in...we have fallen in love with the place. The man who used to live here was an avid gardener and apparently spent 8 hours a day in the yard. The yard has been unkept for the past year...but we are excited to get it back in shape! Everyday, we are surprised by a new budding flower.

The house was built in 1934 and we bought it from the original owner. There are lots of built-ins and nooks and crannies! Our puddy...Jean has also fallen in love with the place. There are so many animals outside for her to watch....

More pics to come!