SO BUSY

Mrs. Fix It - just like me :)

Watching the Giraffes at the Bronx Zoo

Watching the Polar Bear play with toys

OK so having 2 kids means I literally don't get any computer time unless Katie is feeling generous about not throwing a fit. Add in that when they go to bed I am A) EXHAUSTED and B) Trying to keep my Part Time consulting job and well, things like blogs get neglected....

I will post pics and try to add info later.
We are all doing VERY WELL. Ben is rolling over and Katie is being an AWESOME big sister. Sleeping has been an issue still in our house so I am more sleep deprived than I think I have ever been but I'm getting through ok:)

Dave and Katie went on a Daddy/Daughter date to Sesame Place because Ben is too small to go - so they get to go one more time this summer as we bought 2 day tickets and they don't have to be consecutive - MORE REASONS TO LOVE SESAME


They had a really good time and she can't wait to go back again

Might not look like it, but Ben gets to use the jumper now and he's rolling over - which is affecting his sleeping because he practices when he should be sleeping:)

We went to the bronx zoo and had a family BBQ and have just been busy busy busy.

Gotta eat dinner real fast and then log in to work - so catch you all later:)

Baby Parade

Dave saw in the paper that our town has an 86 year old 4th of July tradition - the Baby Parade.

Apparently due to budget cuts, it was canceled this year, but people protested and it was re-scheduled - so we packed the kids up and decided to go check it out.

You paid $5 as a donation to the local food pantry and were given juice, water, and a number - then they had different categories - best marcher, most original, best overall, best float, etc... it used to be HUGE on dressing up and costumes, but we weren't sure and decided to go last minute, so we just got them dressed and headed out.

There were about 20 entrants maybe from ages newborn to about 5.

Katie won BEST MARCHER!
(granted, there weren't many kids walking because most of them were in strollers, but still she marched high step in front of the judges and clearly made a mark!)

She won a hat, a savings bond, a lollopop and a ribbon.

ALL in all it was an AWESOME morning and now on to some 4th of July grilling and relaxing:)

Bens first photo shoot

haha, our kids are cute:) AND expensive... these pics cost WAY more than I like to spend - but I didn't have to go anywhere cause they came to me so for a one time thing, I'll take it!

we have been crazy busy... just grabbed a few seconds to post some pics!!
xoxoxo

Strawberry Picking

I decided to look for strawberry picking this morning because we always talk about it but haven't gone yet because we always think about it too late in the season! But, we found a farm about 50 minutes away that Dave and I went to on our last overnight away before Ben came and we loved it and it had strawberry picking so we piled in the car and off we went.

It was our test drive with a borrowed car seat for Ben to see if maybe in a different car seat he would be more comfortable and cry less and so far, so good - we had a SUPER successful day with no crying in the car!!! So, we are going to take trips every day to see how he does before next weekend to see if there is any way he will make the 7.5 hour trip up to Maine...

Anyway - back to the farm - who knew a bunch of dried corn kernels could be so fun! We got her the special kids pass so she could do everything as much as she wanted and it was worth it because she had a blast.

Strangely, when we told her we were going to a farm she kept saying there would be horses there for her to ride... and we never said that to her so I don't know where that's from... Sure enough - we get there and there are horses AND PONY RIDES.

yes, that is our normally SUPER SHY Katie on a pony ALL BY HERSELF - she went twice. I was sure she would freak out and cry but she didn't - she loved it and even let the guys working pick her up and put her on the pony themselves.... it was so much fun to see how much fun she was having!

Here is Ben and I after I fed him in the car - he was such a good baby all day long... He fell asleep while we were picking strawberries and stayed asleep in the carrier while we ate and did more stuff for Katie and then they both slept on the way home!

Things are looking up!
Let's just hope that he stays happy in the car so we can try to all get up to Maine next weekend instead of just Katie and Dave. I think 7.5 hours might be pushing it - but we'll see how he does for the rest of the week!

Happy Weekend!

He is such a happy baby as long as he's not in his car seat:(

Mo Mo had a Christmas b-day party and Katie actually hugged Santa!!!

That skirt was mine when I was little!!!

The aftermath of a fall off the couch with a direct hit to the nose on her red table.
I thought she was gonna have 2 black eyes - and was pleasantly surprised

Just chillin'

I'm re-painting her house with Krylon Fusion paint and it added years of play. We got it for like $20 used:)

I think she kinda likes him :)