A New Obsession

It is been awhile since I have posted anything. Here are some pictures of one of the favorite new games. Keagan started it a few weeks ago. He must have seen a baby in a front pack somewhere and now he has to carry all of his bornnew (newborn) teddys in front packs. Now Maddie is getting into it too. They also use the belts to tie around their waists and use as a leash when they pretend to be cats. I will have to get some pictures of that out here soon.

A Visit to Grandma & Grandpa's

We spent last Sunday with Grandma & Grandpa. The kids love to play up there with all the tractors and mowers and I was able to get some great pictures of the four of them.

Getting Older and Older.... and older...

I turned 33 last week! I can't believe how quickly life is flying by. It seems like yesterday I was graduating highschool! Here are some cute pictures from my party. The little ones stole the show.

Lazy Days Inside

Last week had some rainy days and we spent the afternoon hanging out upstairs playing. Keagan is getting really into building with his MegaBlocks and his bristle blocks. Here is a picture of him with a tower he made and then Maddie saying cheese for the camera.

Mountain Adventure Park at Jiminy Peak

Here are some pictures from our overnight trip to Mountain Adventure Park. It was fantastic. A great place for kids. It was nice because it was all outside tucked into the side of the mountain. It is a completely "green" amusement park. They had a bouncy house, spider climber, ropes course, giant trampoline, mini golf, apline slide, alpine coaster and more. Keagan went on everything and loved it all! Maddy had a slight fever so I took her home that night and Ryan and Keagan stayed the night in the suite we had booked. They went out to dinner together, went back to the park and went down the alpine slide and mountain coasters again and again, and then swam until 10:00pm! In the morning they hit the buffet and then the playground before they headed home. I think we will definitely go there again soon.

Bird Poop

A bird pooped right on top of Keagan's head one day at the beach. He didn't mind the poop itself as much as he minded Dad holding his head underwater to wash it off. :-)

Two Weeks of Vacations

Well.. our wonderful summer vacation is coming to an end tonight. We spent a week at the beach with our friends. It was a great time! We had only one day of bad weather and the kids had a blast. It turns out vacation with kids is not quite as relaxing as I remember vacation being, but it was still great to hang out with friends for a week. And then we spent a second week at home. We thought we would finish a lot of house projects but I am not sure we did anything. We also went to Adventure Park for a night. Here are some pictures from the beach.

A little hello to Grandma

Here is a little shout out to Grandma who is in New York for the month and we miss her very much. Since Happy Birthday is one of Keagan's favorite songs, we changed it to Happy Thursday. Sometimes Maddy will sing along but not today.

Finally.. Professional Photos

well.. it only took me 14 months but I finally dragged both the kids into Sears to get some portraits done. Here are some of the pictures they took. I should have some pictures of our weekend at the Cape soon.

Maddy's Baptism

We got Maddy baptized this past weekend. Here are a few pictures. She was good at the church and then we had a really great little party back at the house.

Two Wheeler!!!

Keagan learned to ride a two wheeler today. Here he is out for a little evening ride.

A Day in the Life

Here are the kids playing after nap one day last week.

A Day at the park

Today we went to the park for a 3 yr get together with the families I met through the group at our hospital after Keagan was born. It was a gorgeous day!

It's Been Awhile (Again)

Since I made the last post a lot has happened. Maddy turned one! We had a great little party and she had a blast. She liked opening presents and eating her cake. I took one picture the whole day but I will post more when uncle Dan sends me his. He is the official photographer at all family events :-)

Keagan went away for the weekend to visit GG with grandma and grandpa on his first overnight without mom or dad. I cried when they drove away. He had a wonderful time though, and didn't ever want to talk to me when I called. He keeps asking about another sleepover with grandma and grandpa.

He also went on a big school bus to take a trip with his preschool to the butterfly museum. I was there with my camera to document him getting on the bus. He ran away from an lept onto the bus without so much as a hug goodbye. I had to circle the bus to find him for a goodbye.

Both kids are growing up WAY too fast!

Maddy's Playdate

Every once in awhile Maddy gets an activity just for Maddy. Today her friend Cassidy came over. They sort of played together :-) Here are some cute pictures.

Bowling

Keagan and his friend Chris went candlepin bowling with the Dads yesterday. Here is a picture of the monumental event.

Determined Madelynn

Maddy is growing up to be a very feisty and determined little girl. She learned to walk a few weeks ago, and now she thinks she can do anything. This is her dragging a shovel up the stairs to bring into the house. The last picture is her after I put her and the shovel back down on the grass.

Rock n Roll

Here are some pictures of Keagan doing what he calls Rocking and Rolling.

Easter

Here are the pictures from Easter. We had a nice Easter egg hunt with three of Keagan's friends, and then all the family gathered at a restaurant for brunch. It was a nice Easter, but I don't think we will take two kids out to brunch again anytime soon.