Sunday, August 8, 2010

"Our" Turn!!

Two weeks ago this past Friday, Landon & I missed out on meeting 2 of our blogging friends:(  Illness struck the Gomes household.......and WE had to cancel our special play date.  I cannot begin to tell you how envious I have been watching so many of our blogging friends meet IN PERSON!!  Our children have brought us all together, and the little gifts that they are, gave us moms (and dads too) a priceless gift.........NEW FRIENDSHIPS!!  I still like to think of my blogging buddies as my EXTENDED FAMILY!!  And I LOVE watching our family grow!!

Well, I am quite happy to say that we were successful on "locking all the doors & windows"and keeping all those pesky little germs away.  That's right folks, TODAY, it was FINALLY OUR TURN!!  We got to spend the afternoon with a very cute & dear blogging buddy......COLIN from Love for Colin (who just happened to be vacationing in our neck of the woods)!!  We have been following Kelli's blog for some time now.  I was very drawn to Colin as he and Landon are so close in age (a couple of months apart).  Also, the fact that our little boys are like 2 peas in a pod.  After reading some of Kelli's posts, I felt like I could have written them myself.

So, Scott & I packed up "the boys"and headed to Plymouth, MA where we met up with Chris, Kelli & Colin at the "Cabbyshack" Restaurant for lunch!!  Good food, great weather and the absolute BEST COMPANY!!  This day, was well worth waiting for!!

Meeting the Tobin Family today, felt like visiting with old friends.  Chris & Kelli are the most genuine, down to earth couple with a great sense of humor.  I knew immediately within the first 5 minutes, and a crack  about our Massachusetts accent, that we were definitely in for a FUN time:)  Isn't that right, Chris??!!   I'm still not convinced that "we" have that accent.  Remember, you were on our territory, and if I recall correctly, your accent was not the "norm"!!  LOL

THE BOYS!!  ....sigh....where do I begin??!!  Colin.....this little boy just had my heart!!  He is even cuter in person (if that is possible)!!  And what a personality, the kissy face we see in so many of the photos on Kelli's blog, IS.TO.DIE.FOR!!  It was fun to watch Colin & Landon sitting in their highchairs next to one another.  A few minutes of checking one another out, then the drum playing on the table and the babbling began.  Seeing them side by side was just as I imagined.  TONS of CUTENESS!!

And then, I got to get my hands on that little BIG LOVE!!  WOW, now I know what it will feel like when Landon puts on a few more pounds!!  Boy, Landon really IS a peanut:)  I just loved how freely Colin moved from my arms, to Scott's and even Mason's!!!  You are a trooper Colin and you survived the Gomes boys!!!  YAY for you:)  Mason & Elijah were just so smitten with you!!  On our way home, all they did was talk about all the cute faces and noises that you made!!  I just love that they got to experience this too!!

After lunch, we ventured next door to Cupcake Charlie's (as seen on Cupcake Wars), for dessert!!  All I can say is YUMMY!!  I think that was the quietest we all were the whole time we were together!! LOL   After dessert, we let Mason & Elijah run off some of that sugar/energy!!  Thanks Chris, for being the referee!!!

Kelli, I really enjoyed getting to chat about the boys with you!  And I am so happy that we are able to share this journey together.  Another memory to add to our "Memory Box"!!  Hopefully a future road trip will find us in New Jersey, soon:)

Prepare yourselves for lots of cuteness!!!















































24 comments:

  1. Mass?! That is close to us!! we are in RI!

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  2. What an awesome day!! I'm jealous of your get together, but am so excited that you had such a great time!

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  3. Yay for bloggy buddies! Looks like everyone had lots of fun.

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  4. WOW that is a whole lot of cuteness all at one place! So glad you were able to meet up and enjoy some time together.
    What fun!!!

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  5. Looks like you guys had a great time!! Those two boys are adorable together!

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  6. Great pictures of all of you! Looking forward to seeing Colin's adorable face soon when he goes back to daycare with Tommy. He really does light up a room, doesn't he? I really love the photo of Landon and Colin holding hands! So sweet!

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  7. Meeting bloggy buddies is the BEST! You are right, TONS of cuteness!

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  8. I just realized I had a big smile on my face the whole time I was reading your post and even bigger smile looking at all of the fun pictures! so happy you all were able to get together!!!!!!

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  9. I was smiling the whole time too!! oooo I'm so jealous I would love to meet up with my blogging family as well! Aren't we all so happy we've found each other?!

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  10. How fun!!! What cute little guys and it sounds like a fabulous day! Yay for the T21 family! :)

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  11. FUN!!!! I love the picture of Landon and Colin holding hands....so sweet!

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  12. I'm jealous too! I would love to meet some of the Moms and kids on here! Looks like you guys had a great time!

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  13. Blogging buddies are fabulous! So glad you enjoyed your time together!

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  14. So glad that you guys were able to meet! It is amazing how comfortable we feel with our blogging buddies, isn't it?
    We missed you at our gathering :( Hopefully I can schedule another trip your way sometime.

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  15. Oh Kelly...it was wonderful and thanks for the great post about it too! I will be blogging about it as well...but I can't explain the feeling I have after having met you guys....I feel like I've known you forever! You have a great family...and it was so much fun!! :)

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  16. so jealous of your get together. The pictures are priceless! that is some way serious cuteness! :-)

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  17. Lucky, lucky, lucky!! I don;t know who is luckier..you or Kelli. I want to meet both of your families so badly. I am glad you finally were able to get together. And that "pucker face" that you refer to on Colin, that picture has been the big hit at the hospital. Everyone notices it. I also love the picture of your husband with Colin where he is looking up at him smiling. But of course the one of them holding hands and showing their "brotherhood" wins!! Someday I hope to be doing a post about meeting you!!

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  18. yay! so glad it worked out for you two!

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  19. How fun! That is some SERIOUS cuteness! Glad you had this opportunity! Hope you get your day with Miss Em, one day too! HUGS!!

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  20. when are my blogging friends coming to TX? WAH, i am jealous..I haven't had any "meets up" SOB :) Kelly, not sure about what I am feeding Parker, LOL..I always think he is so small :) He's still breastfed, but aside from that it is all good stuff, veggies, fruits, homemade organic oatmeal (all kinds of seeds) No dairy or gluten..with a diet like that I wonder how he will ever gain weight! Seriously those boys are SOOOO cute!!!

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  21. How fun! That's wonderful that you guys got together. I looove the photos. Looks like the boys hit it off!

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  22. Nobody has kids as cute as we do, do they...Love all the cute pics. So wish I could of been there with little Sam.

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  23. Oh, I'm jealous!! Wish I lived closer to some of my blogging friends! You guys look like you had a wonderful time, how sweet:)

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  24. It looks like it was an absolutely fun get together with bloggy friends!

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