September Stuff

The month of September was busy, and it was over in the blink of eye.  Here's a peek at some of what we did.

 Reagan went to see One Direction with Allison.  They had a great time.

Reagan's soccer team.  She has teammates named Tyler, Collin, and Katelyn, and they all spell their names the same way our children's names are spelled.  How funny is that?

 Kate started taking swimming lessons at the Barrington Y.  She LOVES it this time and really looks forward to going.  Her teacher is wonderful.

 Kate and I went to a zoo class where we learned about giraffes.

After the zoo class, we spent some time with the goats.  Kate enjoyed feeding, brushing, and loving them.

 It was just about this time that a zoo employee told Kate she was giving out a little too much love.

 Reagan saw an orthopedic doctor at Boston Children's and we learned that she has extra bones in her feet.  She is doing physical therapy to help with her ankle pain.

 Spirit of Somerset was fun!

Disney on Ice was a birthday present for Kate, and she was very happy to share that experience with Reagan.  We had a great time!

 Reagan started playing the cello through the school strings program.

 Public Safety Day fun!

 I love Kate's corner kick.  So cute!

 Reagan is playing in a weekly field hockey league at Moses Brown in Providence.

 Magna Tiles are awesome; they are played with often here.

I took this picture looking into the top of Kate's Magna Tiles tower.

Kate enjoys patterns.  We have tons of these little erasers, and she used them to make a few different patterns.

We ended September with an early start on Halloween horrors!  Almeida's haunted hayride had some of us in stitches laughing, while some did not find it funny at all.  A few tears were shed that night, but it was fun to have a big group and overall it was entertaining.

Taylor Swift

Reagan, Addie, Becky, and I went to see Taylor Swift at Gillette Stadium.

 We knew of a few other kids going, and the girls were super excited when we bumped into Allison.  All three girls picked the same concert shirt.

 When we entered the stadium, we were given bracelets that flashed different colors to the music.  They made for a very cool concert experience.  Here is Reagan's flashing red:

 You can see how the entire stadium lit up from the bracelets; it was really cool.

This was definitely one of my favorite concerts for so many reasons.  Taylor Swift is an excellent performer, and she was very entertaining.  The set, the lights, the costumes - they were all perfect!  I loved that she had little video clips throughout the concert showing interviews of some of her friends talking about her.  There was one video of her with her cats that was very funny. I also liked that she talked a lot; some of what she said was a little corny, but for the most part, I found it interesting. Taylor talked about past concerts at Gillette which made it seem very personal to the audience; I knew this going in (because Tom told me), but she told the audience that Gillette was the first stadium she sold out and she also talked about it pouring at Gillette one year for the entire show!  She came on stage around 9:20 PM and performed for about two hours.  We sang and danced almost the whole time.  The best part of the concert was watching Reagan enjoy it so much!

There were three opening acts - Shawn Mendes, Vance Joy, and HAIM; we enjoyed the first two acts, but didn't care for HAIM.  We saw a lot of people wearing costumes (tutus, shirts that lit up, cat costumes, to name a few), but I think my favorite concert attire was worn by a couple of older women (60s maybe?); they had shirts that read, "We Never Go Out of Style" - AWESOME!  We had floor seats, and everyone around us was nice.  The girls ate frozen lemonade, popcorn, cheeseburgers, and cotton candy - ha! - kids are so funny at events, they always want to eat everything in sight!

Tom got the tickets, drove us to the concert, hung around and waited for us while we watched the concert, and then drove us all home.  I'm not the only one who declared him father and husband of the year!

One Direction

Reagan went to her first concert on August 9th.  She saw One Direction at Gillette Stadium with Debbie, Olivia, and Sophia.  Before the concert, Reagan decorated a shirt.

She was over the moon excited for the concert!

 Sophia, Reagan, and Olivia waiting for the show to start!

Debbie said Reagan and Olivia were up on their chairs dancing for most of the show.  Reagan had the best time ever!  I'm so happy she was able to go.

During the concert, Tom and Paul hung out at CBS Scene.  They were able to hear the music and see quite a bit of the show.

Reagan was so excited after the concert that when she saw Tom, she ran and jumped into his arms. I think that was one of the best moments of his life as a dad!