LoRusso Frederic Family Day!

Another weekend Matt was able to make it home to see us.

We decided to go and see the fireworks in Frederic Friday night. The boys of course seen the activity going on at the park with the Band and the bouncey houses, cotton candy, swings, and the slides so of course we had to go over there. I don't know how last year we were able to hide those from them and we stayed put near the truck.

The boys had a blast. It did start to rain after a while and we took cover under a pavilian, but after ward the boys ran over to the DJ and decided to dance their little hearts out.

Landyn profected his break daning moves, and logyn thinks that running to the music is dancing.

And just as I was about to upload the video that I took of them dancing their little hearts out I realized I accidently deleated the darn movie! Ugh!

Oh well, it was great you would have liked it.

anyways...

Tailgating... waiting for the Fireworks to begin, or should I say the

Foder Girks, as Logyn calls the Fireworks.

Mom and Dad

Logyn and his glow stick

Logyn thinks that hiding under his blankie will protect him from the Foder Girks

Landyn thinks the Foder Girks are too loud.

It was a great weekend and a nice Family day for the LoRusso's

Last Day of School Picnic and Train Ride

Landyn's last day of school picnic was in Osceola at the park and boat landing. It was a great day for a picnic, there were lots of games and kids to play with. All immediate family were invited so Logyn was able to come and enjoy too.

After the picnic we all enjoyed a train ride!!!

The boys were so excited. This was the first time they have ever seen a train in real life. I took the day off work, Matt had to work, so it was a mommy son day.

Logyn taking in seeing the train for the first time.

The Train!!!!

Here is the train pulling away to switch tracks to get closer before we all climbed aboard.

Wow!

The ticket line

Here are some of the conductors checking everything before we get on

Landyn getting on the train

Logyn was so excited the whole afternoon until this point. We get close enough to get on the train and he panicked. He heard the train hiss after it stopped to climb on and he flipped out! Crying and squealing, he helled onto me so tightly.

Even afer we got onto the train and found our seats the entire ride he sat in one spot and didn't move he was so nervous


Landyn and he s buddy Anders found each other at the picnic and they stayed together all day. Amy and I had to beg the kids to get this picture of them

Me and my boys

Oh... so patiently waiting for the train to leave

Train tracks

Here is a picture of a train next to ours

When is it going to move?

so bored...

Its moving !

This is Logyn, so quiet the whole time. He wouldn't leave my side. He eventually fell asleep to the rock of the train. Landyn and Anders took a few trips to each of the cars with Eric, the ride was great and so different. I am sure Landyn will never forget it.

After the train stopped and we all got off, Logyn cried all the way to the car because he wanted to go back onto the train for another ride.

So it goes.

Emily Ann LoRusso is here!

Our new niece

Emily Ann LoRusso


Born May 15th 2011

Picture with uncle Matt

We were trying to get a picture with all 3 cousins but it wasn't happening, they would hold her, but as soon as we reached for the camera they would change their mind

Grandma Mary and Emily

Again the boys hiding from the camera

The entire LoRusso crew

Lively bunch aren't we

Baby emily in the stroller on our trip to the park, eyes open exploring her new worldLandyn and Logyn walking to the park

Brothers playing at the park

This picture is just too good

Brotherly love

Enjoy

Summer has come in full force again here in the LoRusso household.

The upstairs is a sauna, and our Maple tree out front, has dropped every seed, and helicopter things known to man kind.

If you want to see, just drive by and look at the end of our drive way. There is a heaping pile at the end. I find them in the kids' socks, and pockets, and embedded in my van floor mats.

Matthew has gone back to work, and there has come many changes that as a family, we have had to adjust to. Some good, and some bad. But I guess it comes with these times.

I have been hired, by myself, as Matthew's secretary. Having to keep track of every cent he spends and authorizing debit card transactions.

Matt's employer has now required us to pay everything "Up Front" and will only reimburse up to a certain amount. Which has turned me into a frugal furgie even more then I ever was before.

His co-workers may think I am crazy and they may even call me the" B" word. But to keep this family going, and pay for the things that we need, it's necessary.

Matt has been great though, listening to everything I tell him, "bring me every receipt you have" and he does it. " pack a lunch for 3 days because you only have this much money to get you through the week." I am determined to make sure every penny is a tax deduction thanks to the good old reciprocity laws.

His job has also sent him on a new job that " so far " requires him to be gone for 14 days at a time and home for 2 days, and then gone again. I am actually getting tired of the questions " how do you do it?" or "That must be so hard for you"

I just want to SLAP them some days.

YOU JUST DO IT!

GET OVER IT AND DO IT

I have never said I couldn't do it. This is normal for us now, it's not a negative situation either.

We are not the only family that does this.

Daddy is providing for us, and when he comes home we are so gratefull to be together again, and it makes our time in the Summer together even more special. We may not get to plan camping trips, or be postive on what time we are going where. I kinda like no one knowing where we are going to go, or what we are going to do.

It's like a new adventure.

I am not saying we never have our bad days. There are days when I want to pull my hair out trying to get kids to eat dinner, or go to bed on time, or dropping kids off at day care every morning at 6:20 A.M. Picking them up ontime after leaving work late, because of a bad day of not balancing, getting home at 5:30 and having to make dinner, eat it, and drive to Frederic for soccer practice by 6:00.

You know what.

I love it.

I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

My boys are growing.

And Matt and I are enjoying the ride.