Cape Cod 2011 - day #2

Day 2 began with breakfast (how cute is Ezi in his highchair?).  Then off to the pool.  We had a lot of new floats and toys for the pool.  Everyone was in the pool for a long while having fun.  Seth is coming along with his swimming.  His new trick is to throw toys at the bottom of the pool and then to get them himself. 

After lunch and naps/rest we all headed to the beach.  All the boys loved the water.  Ezra thinks the sand is just one big snack.  I put him in the middle of our blanket.  Within two seconds he had climbed over me to get the sand right in his mouth.  Yuck!

We got cleaned up and had a yummy fried fish dinner with ice cream.  Pa ended the day by reading to the big boys "Robin Hood."  Another great day!

Cape Cod 2011 - day #1

 We finally made it to our Cape Cod vacation!  There was a lot of packing, organizing, planning and traffic - but we made it to Brewtser and Grandma and Pa were here waiting for us!  The bad news is that Uncle Joshy and Aunt Shir will not be able to join us this year :-(  We are so sad and miss them already!  Uncle Joshy was not able to get off of work.  But we hope for a visit from them in Boston soon - hint, hint! 

We spent the afternoon exploring, unpacking and went to a yummy dinner.  Ezra is here eating his first bagel (thanks Grandma!).  After bedtime, Pa and I went on our annual food shopping trip.  Tomrrow we will head straight for the pool!

Camps...

The 7 week run of Seth's tour of camps has come to an end.  He did 2 weeks at swim camp [the first week went well, but the second week he was not thrilled and while he has improved in the water, is still not swimming].  He did 4 weeks at a regular sports and arts camp [he went last year and had another great summer with some old and new friends].  He just finished 1 week at farm camp.  This was the big hit of the summer.  Everyday he came home dirtier and happier than the day before.  They spent their time planting flowers, feeding chickens, looking at bugs, catching frogs, playing in the pond and much more.  In other news - Seth now loves to shower!  Every day after camp Seth had to take a shower and change his clothes because he was so gross - but happy!  

Next up - cape cod and then Mommy Camp [where I have all three boys home with no scheduled activities for almost 5 weeks before school starts up!]

8 Months Old!

Ezra is 8 months old today and he is officially on the move!  The big news of the month is that Ezra has started crawling - he is still doing the army man crawl - although he has been getting his belly off the ground recently.  He is into everything!  As for food - he still dislikes babyfood and much prefers what we are eating... be eat talapia, tofu, beans or even turkey burgers!  He is really coming into his own - really playing with his toys, engaging with his brothers, and enjoying his own class.

More Social Butterflies...

Great-Uncle Dave Visits...

We had a really nice visit and dinner with Great-Uncle Dave!

Meredith Visits!

What an understatement to say that we had a fantastic day with Meredith visiting.  She got to finally meet Justin and Ezra and play with us all day!  What a wonderful treat.  I love you Mere!!!

Seth's Camp Performance - #2

Ezra in the bath

Social Butterflies

Today I got to take Ezra to his very first class.  What a pleasure to have time with just the two of us - where my only responsibility is to have fun with my baby!  Thanks Nana for helping me juggle everyone's schedules to make this happen.  Ezra had a blast.  He was very focused on moving around the room - which came as a surprise to all the other mom's since he is the only baby that is crawling.  He would stop for a song but he loved the parachute and the bubbles (just like his brothers).

Enjoying the backyard

having playdates with Seth's friends is so nice when they want to go into the backyard - swings for all!

Music Class

Now that Ezra is sitting up - and in more control of his body.  He has been loving music class.  So cute to see him interested.

Ezra is Crawling!!!

Well - he is more scooting on his belly or army man crawling.  The point is - he is now moving!!!  Get ready world - here comes Ezra...

Seth's Camp Performance - #1

The theme was the jungle - Seth was dressed as a Zebra.  It was cute and Seth was so happy that Justin and I were there for him.

Heading home

What an amazing wedding weekend!  We finished it off with a farewell brunch and some pool time.  We love you Uncle Joshy & Aunt Shir!!!

On the way to the airport - most of the boys fell asleep.  I ended up carrying a sleeping Justin through part of the airport.  I wanted to also take a minute to thank Nana for all of her amazing support, help and love.  You are a part of my family and the celebration would not have been complete without you!

Dancing at the wedding

Joshy & Shir's Wedding - the party!!!

 Great-Pa and Shir's Grandpa got the party going with the prayers over the challah and the wine.  Josh and Shir were very impressive with their first dance.  The lessons paid off!

 There was so much wonderful dancing, food, love and fun and the party.  The only moment I cried was this one below.  After the father-daughter and mother-son dances the two sets of parents with the bride and groom all got into one big hug to share the wonderful moment together.  It was so beautiful!

There was a lot of great dancing.  Seth and Justin barely sat down - they just wanted to keep on dancing.  

 As the night went on we were all tired from the fun.  We all managed to stay up until midnight!  It was a wonderful celebration of two people who love each other and who we love with all our heart!  I was so honored when they asked me to give a speech at the wedding.  I said it all there - but we all wish for them a long life together filled with health, happiness and love!