Quincy Visit

Had the most wonderful visit back to Quincy (except for the dental surgery - but we won't go into details here about my dental woes).
Started with Josh's bday party. So GREAT for Atticus to see his friends again. What great boys they are. Started at Ellis Gymnastics (with Atticus swinging off of the rings like a monkey) then back to Josh's house for wii and cake (the Star Wars "rainbow star" instead of the "death star") and ice cream.
Then to Martha's home to stay overnight.
Monday morning Martha watched Attie for me, while I went to BU Dental in Brookline.
Then back to Quincy and now to Jack's home. We called around looking for people to come and join us at the pool, but since it was last minute we didn't have any takers. Atticus talked away LIKE CRAZY to Jack and I so we couldn't carry on a normal conversation. Luckily Margaret and kids were available at dinner time, so they came and joined us at the pool. Atticus just played with the kids and didn't bother us a bit - Jack told me to remember this when choosing a house to make sure it had lots of kids around.
On Tuesday we met up with Josh and his mom and brother at Hollis Playground and swung on the swings together and played for quite a bit. A couple of other families from MHMS were also at the playground, so it was SO NICE for me to reconnect with my mom friends. After the playground, a run to Hingham to pick up work paperwork, and calls along the way to arrange the rest of the day. We picked up Kelly Lau at her aunt's home, then picked up Stacey and Kevin Gallagher to join us too. A quick call to Margaret Hall rounded out our fun afternoon. Sharon and Bob Gallagher joined us too after Sharon got home from work. It was Bob's bday so we celebrated with strawberry margaritas (booze in a bucket).
After they all left, Josh's mom and brother can to swim for a bit.
After Josh left, it was time for me to take Kelly back to her Aunt's house. Was sad to say good-bye, but so nice that she was able to visit with us for a while. Safe trip back to California and hopefully, you and your brothers can come and stay with us for a month next summer.
We finished the night with the DVD - Race to Witch Mountain, which was pretty good considering that it got tons of bad reviews. I thought it was fine for a $1 rental from redbox.
Wednesday was french toast day and Jack watched Atticus as I drove back to BU Dental only for them to tell me, that they couldn't do anything today, but would need to schedule something a couple of weeks out.
Then back to Jack's to visit with his daughter-in-law and grandson and then pack up and head back to Holyoke.
Can't wait to go back again. SOOOO LUCKY that Jack let me invite others to use his pool. I think he liked the pool being used and the sounds of kids laughter. He really appreciated the company.