Happy Holidays!
We hope this letter finds
you well, and that you had a happy 2015.
Our biggest news of the year
was the addition of one more to our family:
Nolan Michael was born on July 19th at Winchester
Hospital. He is a healthy, happy baby
and the entire family is excited to have him.
His older sisters are like little mommies and have no shortage of
nicknames for him: No-lees, No-tees,
Niles, and several more.
We otherwise had a busy year
keeping up with the kids. Our oldest,
Ava (5) is in her last year of preschool at Purpose School before she begins
kindergarten. She really likes going to
school to play and see her friends, especially on days she gets to stay for
lunch. Ava is really into her dance classes
(ballet and tap) and imaginative play.
Ava had her first dance recital this year where she got to dress up, and
we are sure she’s hooked. Reagan (3) had
a fun year becoming a big sister and with her dance and art classes. She likes to color and craft and have an
activity different than her older sister.
Reagan will start preschool next school year. The allergist cleared her to consume dairy
over the summer, so she got to eat her first bowl of real chocolate ice cream –
definitely a high light for all of us.
Marie keeps the family moving along and the kids entertained and
busy. She did travel to Cincinnati to be
Tess’s confirmation sponsor. Cary worked
for the most part, which is going fine, but also got to go to a good friend’s
bachelor party in Cincinnati. It was a
wonderful trip to visit friends and wish Nick well getting married. (And a special shout out to Marie for staying
home with a newborn and two other kids while Cary was in Cincy.)
We welcomed many visitors
this year, and really appreciate the effort people put into seeing us and baby
Nolan. The grandparents made several
trips over the year, with the grand moms here while expecting, during delivery
and in the aftermath to help out. Bill
and Mary Jo Brewer came to see the sights of Boston, and we had a great time
showing them around. Brandon, Becky,
Hunter and Bailee also came in to see Boston and take in a Boston Cannons
lacrosse game. Cary’s friend from
college OD came in for the weekend. Aunt
Bonnie and Aunt Nancy stayed with us for a week to meet Nolan. Again, we had a great time with everybody and
appreciate everyone taking the time to make our year brighter.
With Nolan expected in the
middle of the summer we didn’t take many trips this past year. We did, however, make a trip to Philadelphia
after Nolan was born. We met Carrie,
Lynn, Addie and Nick for a couple of days to see the city and go to Sesame
Place. We also spent time in Philly with our friends Dave, Danielle, Karen and
Gavin. Soon we will embark on our yearly
holiday trip to Ohio to spend time with family and friends, celebrate Christmas
and have Nolan baptized. Though around
home, one fun thing we did was join a pool for the summer and the girls had a
blast going swimming and playing in the splash park.
We hope you have
a great 2016, and to see you soon!
Marie, Cary,
Ava, Reagan and Nolan
