Family NH Vacation

 What an amazing time.

On Thursday we drove up, through the Kangamangus highway, with a packed lunch.

We enjoyed some scenic overlooks...I can photo their backs without any grumbling. 😜

We stopped at Sabbaday waterfall, amazing.

The trail in

Look out

Wow

They cooled off their toes at our picnic spot after the hike

We checked into our house, and enjoyed a canoe/kayak paddle on the lake before dinner.

  We cooked at the house and played games after dinner.

Friday we tried disk golf, a new fun thing for us.  This course was on a small skiing mountain, we got our steps in. Then we cooled off in the resort pool.

Took another paddle, then ate dinner at the resort restaurant. We had a nice fire pit time with s'mores.

Saturday we checked out at 11:00. Grabbed sandwiches, and stopped at a cool park with disk golf. 

Enjoyed lunch then headed home.

What a nice time together. (I need to get Dave's photos)

Graduation

 What a wonderful graduation weekend.  The ceremony was moved to Sunday.  But we had a lovely Saturday afternoon with Mataunte Andrea, Memere & Papa King. Fun, games, food.

Sunday morning, off to the graduation 10am, which ended up being nice and sunny. Grandma & Grandpa came too.

Then back to the house for BBQ and a few more friends to come over. A sweet time.

I made a photo board, and yummy treats... until I get more Dave photos.

Happy Graduation Nathanael!

♥️🎓🎉

Prom

 Look at this handsome guy. He had fun at prom with his buddies.

Memorial Day

 We went to the small town rainy parade in the morning.  Then Grampie &Nana came for a visit.

On a nice walk followed by board games.

Nashoba Tech Award Night

 Nathanael's recognized for being a dual enrolled student gaining an associates degree.

Nathanael's MCC Graduation

 

Over 1000 graduates of the class of 2026....@800 here. Let's go, Nathanael John Philips - graduated with an Associates of Engineering Science - Mechanical Engineering.

Me and my buddy. ❤️🎓

Dual Enrollment Celebration

 A dual enrollment celebration the night before college graduation.

Nathanael and his 2 school buddies in line to get their certificates.

They said their names, their high school, and where they are going to college.

Happy Mother's Day

 After church we went out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant, than took a nice hike around a pond.  The water level was high.  I walked through this part....my dudes managed the stones.♥️

My dudes!

19 Mother's Days. ☺️

I am short

Happy Birthday Nathanael

 Wow! 18!

Even 18 candles!

I am kind of excited about this chocolate & mint chocolate chip ice cream cake I made. Yum. 😋

High School Graduate

 It's official, we have a lawn sign.

Wahoo!

Track Guy

 He had a meet on Wednesday. 

400m hurdles - he got 3rd out of 4

100m hurdles - he got 5th out of 5.

The 1500m- so many laps. 😜

Happy 15th Birthday Jeremiah

 Wow! 15!

 This guy had a busy day - school and away track meet (2nd in the 100m hurdles) - and Dave took the good cake photo. Stay tuned.

This guy is lighting his own 15 candles on his Oreo ice cream cake.

Brandon Lake Concert

 We had a fantastic time at the Brandon Lake Concert at the TD Garden Friday night.

We enjoyed the food court before the show

Here we are all in one row - way up high. But what a fantastic Night!

(Adley is hiding behind Dave :) )

2nd HUGE snowstorm in a season.

 

We had a beautiful heavy 4 inches Saturday before the Big Blizzard.

It was so windy - we had so much snow in the window screens too.

Team Philips - hard at work.

Today - beautiful. But SO MUCH SNOW - 

I made some paths to the bird feeders.

Snowshoe challenge GO. :)

Basketball hall of Fame

 What a great visit to the Naismith basketball hall of Fame in Springfield Ma, the home place of the start of basketball in 1891. (Presidents day, no school and Dave had it off.) 

Tatum Time 😁

Peach basket was the first hoop.

Slam dunk

Slam dunk.

(I had photo trouble for Nathanael's dunk..)

Monday Snow Day #1

 But this one dropped a recorded 17", but with gusts...it is so deep.  Everyone had a no school day, Dave is working from home.  We had a noon time shovel party 🎉 all hands on deck.

Before....here we go team Philips 

Nathanael has the walk way

Poor Jeremiah has the baby shovel... Dave almost got another one at auto zone last trip. 😜 (That shovel was shared)

Big dudes tackle the plow truck dump end of the driveway.

Wow, they are doing great.

All done.... for now.  It will be lightly snowing all afternoon.