We're still here! It's been a long time since we've posted anything - a new laptop + a few room renovations + 3 crazy boys = not much communication, but we are still here!

The boys are now: Noah - 5th grade, plays on two soccer teams and snowboards. Does great in school. Caleb - 2nd grade and loves to snowboard and plays baseball - top notch in school! Benjamin - Pre-K and is a rockin' skier and plays soccer - and is another Lampron smarty! :)

Pictures to follow!

Birthday Season is over...

In our family, we have all five birthdays between August 9 and October 14. It seems I'm constantly sending out thank-you notes and invitations simultaneously! But tomorrow, when I deliver my last round of frosted cookies to Noah's classroom, I will be done. I began a new tradition of baking whatever shape cake the kids ask for and it has allowed me some artistic expression. And in the process, my boys turned 10, 7, and 4. I have my first "double-digit" boy, and that comes with a dose of reality: these years go by so fast. When Ben turns ten, Noah will have his license and Caleb will have just become a teenager!

So, I finish up the "Lampron Birthday Season" with a lot of relief to find it over, but also with the heavy heart of a mother who knows one day I'll wish my boys were 10, 7, and 4. In the meantime, I'll craft alligator-shaped cakes, figure out how to make a beach towel out of gum, and will actually serve guests cake decorated with black and red icing.

Other fun events happened since my last post: Caleb has started cub scouts and is the most adorable tiger cub ever! Noah made the Essex United "A" team, finally! Both boys wrapped up fall soccer last weekend with another fun soccer jamboree. And, Ben's best friend Thomas turned four! He loves to cook, so his party had a "Chef" theme and I got to make a stove-shaped cake with a little pink cake on top just for Thomas!

We have lots of trips coming up: I'm in Lake George with girlfriends this weekend and Mike and the boys are in Arlington. Next week the boys and I will drive down to Poughkeepsie to see Mike's condo, and then we'll travel wherever we have to to see the Arlington Memorial High School Boys and Girls soccer teams inch toward the State Championships, thanks to my niece Chrissy, my nephews Taylor and Jake, and Mike's brother Andrew. We are so proud!

Back to School!

The 2008-2009 school year is underway! Noah loves his new teacher, Caleb is psyched to have the same teacher Noah had in 1st grade, and Ben is back to charming his teachers at CPEC. Noah and Caleb are playing fall soccer and Noah is in his second year of drum lessons. Add Cub Scouts for both boys and that's a pretty full schedule!

Mike continues his weekly commute to Poughkeepsie. We're getting used to the schedule and make the most of our weekends. We're all excited to go visit Poughkeepsie in the next couple weeks and maybe see some of New York City since we're that close.

Noah's 10th birthday is around the corner! Double-digits! He wants to have his friends over to the skate park for a birthday celebration.