Wow...finally
a
blog
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It was so much fun and I recommend the zoo to everyone as it's a great place to walk/exercise and see animals. One of the funnier stories from the day occurred when we were strolling through the deer park and stopped to sit on a bench next to a bog. Jason pinched his nose and said "pfft" which was his version of "P.U.". And yes, the bog did have an odor.
This was the second year that the boys participated in our annual apple picking adventure. They had a great time running in the field, picking apples and eating apples. They both had an apple in their hands or in their mouths throughout the whole afternoon. They laughed themselves silly watching their cousins Molly and Joey. Interestingly enough, as exciting as the apple picking was....the boys were fascinated and obsessed with all the airplanes that flew over the orchard. At the end of our adventure, Kevin spied a plane and then chased after it through the orchard. I tried to explain that the plane was going home and so were we.
The boys are both seriously tall. And, someone keeps feeding them rocks or putting rolls of quarters in their pockets, at least that is what my back tells me. The boys can climb the stairs and are starting to experiment with going down. The words are coming fast and furious with new words on a daily basis. A sampling: cheetah, up, down, pumpkin, street light, pirate (new today in fact), bus driver, no, more, mower, and noodle. Kevin is our daredevil, practicing jumping down from anything and everything. Jason loves to be spun in the swiveling, rocking chair. Both boys are adept at figuring out how things work. Kevin knows how to undo the buckle in the stroller. Jason knows how to undo the babygate at the nursery door...good thing he doesn't know how to pull back the safety latch.
<-- Post apple picking exhaustion!
Belated Autumnal equinox wishes and
early Happy Halloween wishes.
The Autumn has been a busy and brutal one so the blog has been neglected.
The boys have been growing and changing minute by minute.
Here's some backstory and loads of pix to get everyone up to speed.
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<-- Cool white Bengal tiger at Southwick
Aunt Diane, Oma and Opa came to visit in May. They took the boys on many adventures that included visiting Joan and Ed's Deli - a family fave, the Christmas Tree Shop (a fave among the women in the family), a trip to the Southwick Zoo, and lots of fun running around the house, up and down the hall, and all over the backyard.
In July Oma and Opa visited again helping us out while Nanny Sue moved into her new cottage. Oma, Opa, Mimi and Papa took the boys to their favorite deli and then out shopping. Oma, Opa, the boys and I visited Southwick Zoo on possibly the hottest and muggiest day of the year. But what a great day and a fun time!
It was so much fun and I recommend the zoo to everyone as it's a great place to walk/exercise and see animals. One of the funnier stories from the day occurred when we were strolling through the deer park and stopped to sit on a bench next to a bog. Jason pinched his nose and said "pfft" which was his version of "P.U.". And yes, the bog did have an odor. The boys have had daily adventures over the past few months such as meeting the new mail person and getting to see the mail truck up close (this is a really big deal to them), meeting Police Woman Kathy who gave them cool police badge stickers and a balsa wood airplane kit, seing a Ferrari drive up our street (ok, I was the one that found that to be cool), lots of fun walks with Sue, blowing bubbles in the backyard, learning how to go down the slide, swinging on the playground and so much more.
This was the second year that the boys participated in our annual apple picking adventure. They had a great time running in the field, picking apples and eating apples. They both had an apple in their hands or in their mouths throughout the whole afternoon. They laughed themselves silly watching their cousins Molly and Joey. Interestingly enough, as exciting as the apple picking was....the boys were fascinated and obsessed with all the airplanes that flew over the orchard. At the end of our adventure, Kevin spied a plane and then chased after it through the orchard. I tried to explain that the plane was going home and so were we.
The boys are both seriously tall. And, someone keeps feeding them rocks or putting rolls of quarters in their pockets, at least that is what my back tells me. The boys can climb the stairs and are starting to experiment with going down. The words are coming fast and furious with new words on a daily basis. A sampling: cheetah, up, down, pumpkin, street light, pirate (new today in fact), bus driver, no, more, mower, and noodle. Kevin is our daredevil, practicing jumping down from anything and everything. Jason loves to be spun in the swiveling, rocking chair. Both boys are adept at figuring out how things work. Kevin knows how to undo the buckle in the stroller. Jason knows how to undo the babygate at the nursery door...good thing he doesn't know how to pull back the safety latch.
<-- Joey, Jason, Kevin and Molly
They both enjoyed the snowfall on Sunday and spent a lot of time standing at the nursery windows watching the big fat flakes fall.
New favorite songs: "Summertime" (as in "sum-sum-sum summertime, sum-sum-sum summertime), "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Row row row your boat", "Oom pow pow", "I Don't Want to Live On the Moon", and "Twinkle Twinkle".
<-- Post apple picking exhaustion!The still love to read. Kevin's love of cars increases daily. His favorite comic book is based on the movie "Cars". We attended the neighbors annual "party in the driveway" and Kevin spent the entire time hovering around another party goer's cherry red Mini Cooper. He was completely fascinated by it and I couldn't deter him.
Jason's love of music equals his brother's car passion. He typically picks our dinner music and will ask for music by making a funny clicking sound. Different clicks mean different songs. However, he asks for "Summertime" by saying "sum sum sum" and "Row Your Boat" is (obviously) "row row row". "Itsy Bitsy Spider" is "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" and the accompanying hand motion of a climbing spider. He also loves "Peer Gynt Suite" but hasn't figured out how to ask for it or perhaps I'm not getting his hints?
He plays the drums and xylophone and when we visit Mimi and Papa's he plays their piano and organ. He created an impressive fugue on the organ 2 weeks ago. A bit dark but impressive.
Both boys need a haircut. But, they are so cute with that mod shaggy look...besides...a haircut is going to just make them look older and more like little boys. Speaking of, they've lost their baby-ish-ness. They are truly little boys. I noticed over the weekend that Kevin, who was clinging to his last bit of baby, was finally, really toddler. Those photos at the top of them in swings....don't their legs look a mile long? Cuties.
Take care!
