Hi All,Meant to post on Friday night but was busy vacuuming and falling asleep. Wanted to pass on the news that Friday was a b-i-g new word day at our house. Kicky started off the AM by standing at the nursery window and pointing to the neighbor's house and then he said "house". Yay Kicky . He also, said "out". So this was an impressive start to the day. When I returned from work, Sue told me that Kicky also said "horse" when he wanted to get on to the little tyke horse.
Both boys are doing an amazing job of walking. They are gaining confidence in their new found skill and are brave about trying it out. I see less of the "gauging the distance - can I make it?" and more of the "That's where I'm headed".
The boys had a nice adventure on Saturday, which was Free Comic Book Day. We drove up to Waltham to the Outer Limits and paid a visit to Joe's good friend, Steve. They boys picked out several comics and had a nice time checking out the store. Kevin was fascinated by a post of the Joker. Not the Jack Nicholson Joker but the Batman cartoon series Joker. The funny thing was that on the way to the Waltham, Jumpy dozed off. So, Joe and the Kickster went on into the store and Jumpy and I hung out until he woke up. When he did, we headed off and then rejoined the other half of our family. Joe and I traded boys and I carried Kicky around the store. Here's the funny part: as I walked around the store, Kicky was pointing and chattering away. He was showing me all the things that he'd seen when Joe walked him around and those items he found interesting. So he pointed to the Joker poster, the stuffed Stormtrooper doll, and several comics that had Wonder Woman on them. Very cute.
Jason seemed to enjoy watching the people. Lois Lane was there, not Clark Kent's Lois, but blogging Queen Lois and she had her 2 boys with her (shout out to Lois and the boys). Our boys were fascinated by them as they love to watch other children. People are infinitely fascinating to Kicky and Jumpy.
We followed up a visit to OL with a nice stroll along the Charles River. The boys enjoyed the geese and swans. A canoe came along and they were nice enough to canoe over to the boys and wave / say hello. The guys got a kick out of that.
We headed bk to Framingham and decided to have an early dinner at Joan and Ed's Deli, a family friendly place that the boys have been visiting since they were born. They had a GREAT time. We were seated in the middle of the restaurant which was good intially as they were fascinated by the ceiling fans. We sat down around 4:30 but by the time we left, it was 5:15 and there was a constant stream of people so the boys were riveted. Our center stage seating was now a drawback and they were totally distracted by all the people. All these distractions meant that very little eating was occurring. But before the dinner rush, the boys did eat matzoh ball soup. They loved it! Just like Mom.
No other big news. Teething is still a major issue. On Saturday AM I attended the WSCMMOTA tag sale and had terrific luck with summer clothing. That little heat wave caught us all off guard.
Well, I should run. Take care. Love, Kathy
