tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193872482024-03-14T00:29:45.033-07:00Russell's MediaSara, John, Emily, and Sam's links to pictures and other interesting things.John Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353468658746034377noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-65815791088591748282013-02-04T07:04:00.001-08:002013-02-04T07:04:15.226-08:00Christmas 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas! Sam and Emily were very good this year, and Santa treated them pretty well. We had a great time at Christmas Eve at the Matouseks' and Christmas Day at the Russells' - with a visit from Santa to complete the merriment!<br />
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All the Russells had a fun time decorating Nanna and Pop's Christmas tree. Great-Grandma even got to participate virtually through Skype!<br />
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, hosted by the Hoopers. Sam and Emily had a great time playing with my cousins (thanks Caroline, Jack, and Tom!), and dinner was delicious. The evening ended with a classic sing-along to Paradise by the Dashboard Light. Good times :-)<br />
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Trick-or-treat! Have some adorable <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157631902783939/show/" target="_blank">Halloween pictures</a>!<br />
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October was all about preparing for the big day - Halloween! We went to the Ecotarium's Pumpkin Fest, played in the leaves, and made haunted gingerbread houses. <br />
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Emily turned 6 this month and the family celebrated with pizza and cake. We also went to a great fall fair where the kids had epic pillow fights with John and launched a trebuchet. Throw in some apple and pumpkin picking with friends, and we had a perfect fall month.<br />
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We spent the last month of summer having fun in Rockport, playing with our new gerbils, and visiting the zoo. John and I also escaped for a weekend in Vermont to attend a fabulous wedding. <br />
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In bigger news, Emily started Kindergarten this month!<br />
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What a month! My high school friends all got together for Sarah and John's wedding party, the kids and I picked blueberries and strawberries, and we all had a great day at Canobie Lake Park.<br />
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The kids spent a lot of May exploring the neighborhood on their bikes, and John and I escaped for a weekend for a family wedding. This month's highlight, though, was Emily's graduation from preschool! She's off to Kindergarten in the fall!<br />
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We just got back from a week in Orlando with my parents, and we had a fabulous (exhausting) time! <br />
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The resort was beautiful and kept the kids entertained, with 7 different pools, several playgrounds, and a mini-golf course. Emily and John perfected "speed" mini-golf, while Sam mostly liked rolling the ball down the course. Emily loved lounging in the pools in her turtle float, and got brave with her swimmies. Sam apparently is a doggie-paddle natural! Looks like they can both take swimming lessons this summer.<br />
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Monday we checked out Islands of Adventure. Harry Potter World is incredible! The kids gnawed the heads off their chocolate frogs and were amazed by the Hogwarts Express and, of course, the castle. My parents swapped child-wrangling with us, so we all had a chance to ride the Hogwarts castle flying/video/crazy cool ride. And we got my mom back on the Dueling Dragons roller-coaster. She went on it twice. Go Mom! Dr. Seuss World was mostly a hit, especially the train, merry-go-round, and face painting, and both kids had serious fun exploring the Jurassic Park playground. Sam took a nap in the stroller while Emily ran through fountains to cool off. By 3, the kids were ready to head back to the condo for a swim. <br />
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We had a lovely lunch with Great-Grandma on Tuesday. The kids were excited to visit, and Grandma even decorated her house with pictures Emily had made for her.<br />
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Wednesday were were off to the Magic Kindgom. We arrived in time for the opening ceremonies (OK, my mom and I dragged us all there well in advance of opening time, but hey, you want to be the first on the carousel!) and the kids loved seeing the characters singing and dancing at the train station in front of the gates. We headed right back to Fantasyland for rides on the carousel, Small World, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, and Dumbo. Sam loved the all the rides, but Em was a bit "nervous" on the darker Peter Pan and Pooh rides. Then it was time to meet Princesses, defeat Zurg on the Buzz Lightyear ride, and crack up at the Monsters Inc Laugh Floor show. Sam conked out in the stroller while Emily rode the Magic Carpets and explored the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse a few times. We all survived the Jungle Cruise and another round on the Carpets. We saved the best for last - the Dreams Come True Parade. We were right up front and the kids were so excited to see all of the characters. Many of them came right over and gave Emily and Sam high-fives or waved to them from floats. Snow White even blew Emily a kiss! After getting the kids settled with my parents at the condo, John and I went back to the Magic Kingdom for dinner, a few rides (though Space Mountain broke when it was almost our turn!), and the Electric Parade. I dragged John into the Tiki Room show, for which he may never forgive me.<br />
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We all recovered by the pool on Thursday and then went out for a fantastic dinner. Sam fell asleep on the way there, but stopped screaming after about 15 minutes and was actually pretty happy for the rest of dinner :-) My birthday dessert was pretty fabulous!<br />
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On Friday we checked out Downtown Disney. We had a blast exploring the Lego Disney scenes, picking out "prizes" from the shops, and digging for dino bones at the T-Rex Cafe. Sam wanted to stay there for lunch, but it was a little (ok, a LOT) too noisy and dark for Emily, so she and John had a nice quiet lunch while my mom and I took Sam into the T-Rex Cafe. He loved it! Once the metor shower started though, and the dinos all started roaring, and the mammoth started trumpeting, I knew it was a good thing Emily wasn't with us! Craziness!<br />
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Saturday was another relaxing day by the pool, with a visit from my Aunt Bette and cousin Journey. It was great to see them both, and we had a nice time catching up.<br />
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The kids had a great Easter, coloring eggs, eating chocolate for breakfast, and finding lots and lots of eggs hidden by a very sneaky Easter bunny.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-21892594390157770802012-04-04T08:23:00.002-07:002012-04-04T08:28:58.460-07:00Happy 3rd Birthday Samicus Maximus!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157629374201956/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 265px;" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5039/7043445065_ee8c82787a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Our little Sam is growing up! To celebrate turning 3, we had three parties - one with the Matouseks, one with the Russells, and one with all of the Pilkanis grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Throw in celebrating at school with cupcakes, and you have one very happy boy who will be eating nothing but broccoli and carrot sticks for the next 11 months!<br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157629374201956/show/">our pictures</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-82635840099667822482012-04-04T08:10:00.003-07:002012-04-04T08:22:43.433-07:00January-March 2012<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157629738675837/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7043392523_77d761f9fe.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Superbowl, snowstorms, and sprinklers. What a fun and strange three months!<br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157629738675837/show/">our pictures</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-76950098594647632692012-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002012-01-15T15:02:38.459-08:00December and Christmas 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628886655601/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 267px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6702927549_d23396b81d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Merry Christmas! Emily and Sam woke up bright and early Christmas morning and couldn't wait to see what Santa had left in their stockings and under the tree. Nana and Grandpa slept over on Christmas Eve to watch the kids tear into their presents. Emily said the sleepover was her favorite part of Christmas this year! We spent Christmas Eve with the Russells, and a special guest - Santa! <br /><br />Enjoy this year's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628886655601/show/">Christmas pictures</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-74907533501828323972011-12-01T11:22:00.001-08:002011-12-01T11:27:08.434-08:00November 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628228667869/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 246px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6434283709_2302dc6966.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This month we had fun at our elementary school's new playground, hosted a holiday party with my high school friends, and decorated our Christmas tree. We lucked out with a warm and sunny day for picking out our tree, and the kids really enjoyed the tractor ride down the big hill to the parking lot.<br /><br />'Tis the season <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628228667869/show/">for pictures</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-16999825087704912532011-12-01T11:09:00.000-08:002011-12-01T11:20:51.224-08:00Thanksgiving 2011, Round 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628228676347/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 263px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6434226867_6f1d6a8ccb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And for Thanksgiving round 2 - fabulous dinner hosted by Paul and Christine. Sam was in a silly mood, and Emily loved the kids' Charlie Brown Thanksgiving menu.<br /><br />Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, too, and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628228676347/show/">enjoy the pictures</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628228676347/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 265px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6434234639_1990617534.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-71254893863520771922011-12-01T11:04:00.001-08:002011-12-01T11:21:52.181-08:00Thanksgiving 2011, Round 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628074461851/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 256px;" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6101/6373494787_769a968bfb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is our 100th blog post! Whoohooo!<br /><br />Thanksgiving with Sara's side of the family - lots of great food, fun with relatives, and a hunt for a giant turkey. The kids were beside themselves at the site of Farmer Brown chasing his escaped turkey around the backyard. Thanks Aunt Andy for such a fun idea!<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157628074461851/show/">crazy pictures</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-41965495912495417672011-11-03T17:26:00.000-07:002011-11-03T17:36:31.314-07:00October 2011 and Hallowasn't<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627919263307/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 426px; height: 318px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6308702957_21fb6f728f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This has certainly been one bizarre October! But even a snow storm two days before Halloween and the rescheduling of trick-or-treating couldn't ruin our spooky fun. Since we couldn't go trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, we invited the cousins over for an impromptu party and indoor trick-or-treating. The kids thought it was pretty awesome. To get ready for Halloween, I took the kids on an eerie trip to the zoo and we made lots of crafts, including some haunted houses and a creepy gingerbread house. <br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627919263307/show/">the pictures</a>! And don't worry, you will get to see a lot more pictures of my tiger and witch after we go trick-or-treating this weekend. <br /><br />Boo!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-32122348305046130162011-11-03T17:17:00.000-07:002011-11-03T17:24:59.886-07:00September 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6145386771_d09694fc60.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627677813860/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 269px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6145528085_b7e5893328.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We did a lot more in September than have birthday parties for Emily (although both of her parties were awesome!). The kids had a crazy amount of fun drawing train tracks all over the driveway and riding their bikes on them. Emily is getting really good at maneuvering and Sam loved having a "caboose" hitched to his bike. We also took the kids to Halibut Point in Rockport where we all had a blast climbing on the huge rocks by the sea.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627677813860/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 273px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6145386771_d09694fc60.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627677813860/show/">the pictures</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-27584066599911008232011-09-26T17:10:00.000-07:002011-09-26T17:18:43.448-07:00Emily's Birthday Party at the Discovery Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627637320177/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 440px; height: 293px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6183476644_d3dd5f1d6f_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We celebrated Emily's birthday (again) with all of her friends at the Discovery Museums. Pizza, cake, boat building experiments, and plenty of time to play in the museums with her buddies. We have one lucky 5-year-old!<br /><br />Thanks to all the awesome kids who joined us, and to the fabulous moms and dads for all of their help passing out food and wrangling children. <br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627637320177/show/">the pictures</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-80279801719327603172011-09-15T12:03:00.000-07:002011-09-15T12:07:12.816-07:00Emily Turns 5!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553789695/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 258px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/6145509435_98cbbb8ef1_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Happy Birthday to my awesome daughter! I still can't believe Emily is 5, but, as the mountain of presents can attest, she definitely had a birthday. Thanks to Uncle Paul and Caroline for being the paparazzi and thoroughly documenting the day.<br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553789695/show/">the pictures</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-43982974564285339702011-09-15T11:57:00.000-07:002011-09-15T12:01:49.611-07:00August 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553780875/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 287px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6145891486_36683a0fbf_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>August was a month of day trips - Davis' Farmland and Mega Corn Maze, Canobie Lake Park, the New England Aquarium, the Acton Children's Museum, and a friend's lake house. Good times! We certainly found a lot of ways to entertain the kids this summer!<br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553780875/show/">the pictures</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-43837045184926289522011-09-15T11:53:00.000-07:002011-09-15T11:57:29.455-07:00Russellpour-apalooza '11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553770111/show/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 299px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6145251531_25d2ba3a78_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Rasoulpour family came to visit in August, and fun was had by all! 6 adults, 7 kids, and 1 bouncy house - how could we not have a fabulous time??<br /><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/russellmedia/sets/72157627553770111/show/">the pictures</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387248.post-77946594973182478572011-08-09T04:24:00.000-07:002011-08-09T04:35:07.387-07:00July 2011
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<br />We were always up to something in July - Botanical Gardens with Nanna and Pop on the 4th, spending time with the animals and on the train at the Ecotarium, dancing at Jazz at Sunset, playing at Mirror Lake, swimming lessons, and hanging out with great friends.
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