Beach Day #1

MA has hit some all time highs this month in temperatures. So we took advantage and went to the beach. We met our friends Dylan and Brenden there. The boys were in ecstasy. This day probably held some of my favorite moments in life. The boys just ran free, screaming and laughing. Telling me how much fun they were having when they stopped to show me seashells they found. Even with a ton of sunscreen they ended up a little burnt so I have since gotten swim shirts to protect them.

Alex tried to dig to the magma but it didn't take long for him to become distracted and move onto another game.

The mom of our friends, Kerri, had to leave at 1pm and so I volunteered just to take all the boys. Now that we have our new van this was very easy. We played for another couple of hours and headed off to meet Kerri at an ice cream parlor near her home.

Jonathan did take a 30 minute nap on the way to the beach but that was it. I was worried about how he would do that night since he is rather finicky. He slept for 11 hours straight; no sounds from him the whole night. This is probably the best he has ever done in his whole life. I think that we will be going to the beach a lot this year in hopes to duplicate this sleep pattern.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit!

A few months ago my dad got a job in New York. So my parents have moved to about 6 hours from us. We are very happy about this. This weekend was the first they were able to come visit. We celebrated by making homemade sushi. Of course, my mom and I don't like sushi so we had chicken with the little boys. But Adam and my dad feasted.

The next day we made it out to the park for a little bit. The weather was wonderful and the boys had a great time showing their grandparents around.

I never seem to take many pictures when we have visitors. Probably because I hate being behind or in front of the camera. Hopefully, when the baby comes I can get a few more of my parents with the boys.

Here are some cute pics of just the boys.


The day after they left Adam was once again craving sushi so here was another batch. Adam ate all that and then was wondering when I was going to make more. Yuck

Boston in May

On Adam's last day at work, the boys and I made our way into Boston with him. While Adam was dealing with last minute students and parties, we went to the Boston Science Museum. This time we decided to make our way into the butterfly exhibit. Jonathan is just in love with catepillars and butterflys so I figured I would give it a chance. I hoped it would turn out better then our trip to the Butterfly Place and it did. The boys loved it. Alex's favorite part was that they had a pitcher plant.

The boys had fun looking at all the exhibits and we stayed longer then we ever had before. They are really growing up on me. I have really enjoyed sitting back and watching the explore and I think this will make running after the new baby easier.



After such a fun morning Jonathan promptly fell asleep on the walk to our favorite pizza place. The next stop was the Tadpole park in the Boston Common, however, in some crazy twist of fate they closed the area just for that one day to fix a mosaic.

The park closure was sad for Alex but we played around the Frog Pond for awhile.

Jonathan was still napping when we got to the carousel so it was just Alex on the ride. He had so much fun and I was happy I didn't have to stand next to him anymore.

After the carousel we went to Adams work and picked him up. The boys got leftover dessert from the party which promptly gave them a sugar high. On our way home we went to a asian food store and bought sushi fixings. So in later posts you will see our creations.

The Dairy Farm Tour

The homeschool group we belong to got a special tour of a local dairy farm.

Alex had a big problem with the smell, so you can imagine I just loved it. NOT.

Jonathan was really into it. He touched everything he was allowed to and some things that he wasn't. This pic was when he was given the food that the cows are fed.

We got to go into the birthing barn and see a calf just hours old. You can actually see the afterbirth hasn't been cleaned up yet.

Then we made our way to the calves that we could pet.

Jonathan was very excited about this part.

He was even brave enough to stick his hand into the shelter.

They also had bunnies.

After a quick picnic and massive booboo repair(Alex fell and bled everywhere), we got some homemade ice cream. YUM!

It did cheer Alex up but he still started crying whenever he thought about his knee too much.

We had a great time and are excited about all the other adventures our homeschool group will help us experience.

Sushi Lover

A few days ago we took the boys to Adam's favorite sushi restaurant. Surprisingly, Jonathan ate tons. Tempura, gyoza, edamame. Alex even ate lots of noodles and edamame. So now we have tried to get them to eat better at home and the trick...chopsticks. They love them and actually use the training one very well.

Zoo Trip with Daddy

We were lucky that for this weeks outing Adam could join us. We made our way to the Stone Zoo for a Friday afternoon. The first exhibit was great. The bears were right up against the windows trying to sniff the kids.

Another favorite was climbing on the Earth.


Adam always thinks he can handle the whole world at once.

We had lots of fun with Daddy and are excited that his classes are nearly over and then he will be able to spend more time with us before his Europe trip.

The Boys Room Is Finished

After 8 months I have finally finished the boys room. Since we can't paint I decided to make model planets. It didn't actually take all that long. I had finished the planets within a month of moving in last year. Then the bedding and curtains came shortly after. It was the sun that was put off until last week when Alex started vocalizing even more then usual that it needed to get done. I think it turned out wonderful. The best part...they glow in the dark.