The Jasons Great Outdoors: 2025

As usual, in the Jason household, there has been lots of change. In February I accepted a job as a second grade teacher in a new town. I now teach in Fall River. Same population of kids...just about a half hour away. My previous school was dissolving after this year and I was looking for job security and Henry Lord Community School was looking for a second grade teacher! I am SO thrilled with the leap of faith I took in starting with a new school and class after February break. It just meant that I had NO February break. I was taking down one classroom set up and building another...

Fiona completed her first year of college with a scholarship awarded to a student whom the faculty nominate due to character and overall achievement! She cannot wait to return to Boston in the fall. City life suits her.

Ellie has made Scott immensely proud by choosing to go to UMASS Amherst! She will live in the Honors College when she starts in the fall.

Ethan was accepted early into Wentworth Institute of Technology and will play on their baseball team. We have spent some quality time with the coach there and he seems like the kind of guy that will push his players just enough, while also understanding that there is a social importance to the team as well. Ethan has also found a roommate on the team and we now wait to see if he is put in a suite or a double.

There have been family gatherings at our home, Meagan's, and Mom and Dads. So much to celebrate between holidays and graduations! I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

Hard to recall those cold crisp walks in the woods!

Attacking my new classroom!

There was literally NOTHING on the walls when I arrived.

Birthday breakfast tradition.

Fiona baked his cake for the family celebration.

First warm March day I was out on my bike!

Local 5-K. Scott made it look easy and fun...which running is NOT!

Work...

First ball game of the season! It was FREEZING!

Acceptance day!

It's official!

Fiona met up with us since they are basically part of the same campus. We were so thrilled to eat with both kids!

40 minutes at Panera was not nearly enough time to visit with our college kid.

My baby who is taking a gap year and remaining with his parents because he loves us more than our other kids.

My students reward for great behavior was a pajama and popcorn party!

Daffodil park in town.

On our way to a concert in Boston!

These two hadn't seen each other since they were 10 years old! Only took a band on tour to reunite them!

Paul is the bassist in the band...and frankly, should be the lead singer.

So nice to see the early spring green in the forest.

It's like they sense that Scott is approaching...

Fiona and Kit on a beautiful family Easter walk.

My babies!!!!

The whole gang was there.

Even Olive!

Scott and I planned a two night getaway to Portland for our anniversary.

So relaxing...

Our favorite coffee in Portland.

AND...OOPS...a tattoo!!!!!

I suggested we get one as we strolled past a studio. Didn't really think Scott would be down. He called my bluff!!!

Awesome and overwhelming used book store in Portland.

Best restaurant ever..."Fore Street"...surprised us with this on our dessert.

My tattoo, after healing.

Note from Fiona's professor!

One of my students always glued these little "I love you" notes to top of her assignments.

Easter at Gammy and Gampy's means target shooting balloons with the BB gun.

Kit is now officially part of the family.

Squeezed in a birthday celebration for Jason along with Easter.

My adorable class with cards for their mother's.

My mother's day gift was a picnic on the beach with these two.

Two literal starving artists. This was the day we picked them up from college. They could hardly wait for me to take the picture before diving in!

Kit decorated Fiona's braids...

My strawberries came back!!!!

At last gardening season started.

Theo likes to wiggle his butt right in here and hang out.

Senior game.

I remember looking at these photos when Ethan was the little guy on the field and thinking it would be a while before he was the big guy with facial hair playing ball. And then that day came!

This is how I still see him.

Fiona got herself a new friend. A python named Marty.

Ethan's senior prom.

He and Emma make the most adorable couple!

Graduation day.

Dad took us all out to lunch at "The Black Whale".

Thanks dad!

I thought this was hilarious! Mind you...I was in a meeting for only three hours. They acted like I was away for days! This is how my students see me.