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President’s Day

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We haven’t taken advantage of living across the water from a presidential library, which is surprising given Aidan’s interest in presidents. We decided to change that on Presidents’ Day. The JFK Library hosted a kids festival and wouldn’t you know it- Abe Lincoln would be there! Both boys enjoyed seen Abe Lincoln and Ulysses Grant come to life. They loved the craft projects too. We didn’t have much time to explore beyond the festival but they were both interest in going back, and we certainly will be!

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Snow!

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It has actually snowed this year- a blizzard even! I love the seasons in New England and I love that the kids have a chance to enjoy them as well. Chris has been snowboarding for of a decade and now both kids seem to be taking to it too. Last year was not arrest winter and the lessons the kids took were less than exciting. This year they have had four snowboarding trips already. Brendan is already on level 2 and Aidan moved up to level 3.

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The last trip the boys took they went for just a boys day so I could get some work done. I’m sure there will be more like that and it will be fun for them they are getting older and boy time will be important. It is so much fun to see them interested in new things!

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The world of sports

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Come on teammates, let’s go play
We got a team to beat
Our pumped up spirits help us win
We know how to compete
We all contribute to the team
Skill and inspiration
And even though we work real hard
For us it’s recreation!
(to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

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Aidan sang this song he learned at school this morning.  It was the  morning after a swim team meet- a true sign of sportsmanship and what is right about competitive sports.  No scores are kept and kids cheer until the last swimmer touches the wall.  More importantly parents cheer for the last kid too.

Such a juxtaposition with all the other sports stories in the news this week- Lance finally admitting to doping, the Notre Dame football player who may or may not be lying about a fake girlfriend, the NHL getting back to playing after the lockout and the Francona book excerpts that reveal the meltdown that ended his time in Boston.

If only all those athletes could remember what it was like to be 7 and have fun with your friends doing something you love on a Friday night.  Everyone cheering for everyone else.  I hope my kids never loose sight of that.