Home Sweet Home

We had a great time visiting Ga this week and enjoyed plenty of her yummy home cooking. Of course, the last day of vacation is the nicest, with no rain and 80 degree weather-perfect for soaking in the sun by the pool. And let me tell you, I took full advantage of the sun! We were outside from 11-5:30 and enjoyed hamburgers by the pool for dinner too. It was nice to get away from the sweltering heat for a few days and not have to worry about the laundry or cooking. We headed home about 6 AM Thursday and both kids woke up and stayed up for almost an hour before taking little cat naps. Emma watched Toy Story 2 four times and enjoyed some M&M cookies and Cheetos. As much as we loved being away, we were all happy to be home in our own beds, although I have a feeling Emma is going to miss her fluffy air mattress!

 She LOVED the air mattress!!

Emma entertaining herself at her brother's expense

Happy as can be with her Toy Story and Cheetos!

Take me out to the ballgame....

Last night, Matt and I were able to sneak away for a bit and catch a Red Sox game. Matt has never been to Fenway and is a HUGE Sox fan, so he was really excited about going to the game. We left the house around 4:30 and after a few stops, arrived at Fenway around 6. We were able to park right outside the stadium and decided to head on in. After a lobster roll and cold beer, we found our way to our seats. We had really good seats too, grandstand left field. By the time the second inning started, there was barely an empty seat in sight. Despite their loss, we still saw a few good plays (triple play anyone?), had perfect weather and had a great time! Emma and Luke had a good time playing with Ga and Patrick too!

 The Green Monster!

 Nice view!

Road Trippin'

Early (4:40!) Saturday morning, we started our trek up to visit Ga in Massachusetts. We I opted to drive rather than fly-trying to pack sufficiently for almost a week with two little ones is hard! I would much rather be over packed than under, so I took full advantage of our mini-van rental and loaded it down with everything we might need. Six bags, two packs of diapers, two computers, one pack n play, a huge bag of snacks and tons of new toys later we were ready to roll!! Emma woke up at 3:50 that morning and didn't want to go back to sleep, we were getting ready to leave around 4:15 and Emma was awake the whole time. Once in the car, we figured she would fall back asleep. It was almost 6 before she conked out and she was awake again by 7:45. I found a bunch of little toys at Target to bring out throughout the day to entertain her. By 11:30 she was getting restless and we stopped and got a car adapter that would allow my computer to turn on and she would be able to watch movies and we were all set! She had a new Strawberry Shortcake movie and all the Toy Story movies to keep her happy. We arrived about 5:30 and all in all, I must say, the drive really wasn't that bad and much easier than lugging two babies, two car seats, toys and everything we could possibly need through the airport! I know we would've probably spent over a $100 on bags we checked and I'm not good at being a "light packer"

 Emma making sure one of the bags was big enough

 She loves this chair!

 Playin on the floor

 Ga and her great grandbabies

Luke loves his monkey

 She loves her naked Barbie-she did have a bikini, but once she figured out her clothes could come off, they haven't been on since!

NO MORE PICTURES MOMMY!!

Busy, Busy!

This past week and a half has been a whirlwind of things going on. Matt went out of town to New Mexico for a few days, and Elle came and stayed with us while he was gone. Emma was so happy to have her cousin over and it was not a dull moment at our house! The girls get along really well and play great together. They were running all over the house playing with all the toys and taking rides in Emma's pink car. We went to a cook-out Wednesday night and Thursday we went to the pool with Staten (another fun cousin!) until it started thundering. That night, some of the girls came over and the little girls went to bed. As the "big" girls were leaving, the little ones were crying in Emma's room. Elle wanted her mommy and Emma said there were monsters. After getting some fruit snacks, an episode of Olivia and climbing into our big bed, they were ready to go back to sleep! Elle went home Friday, and neither of them were happy to see the other go-but we had to get ready for our trip to Massachusetts!

 Time for the pool!

 Best Friends!!

 Elle has a crazy face!

 Taking Charlie the Monkey for a ride

Loves her baby

Picture Day

Today I thought I'd put up some pictures from the last few weeks-enjoy!!

 Cheetos hands!

 Hangin with Pop Pop

 Emma's "collection" in Luke's swing-including his "new" saddle shoes

 Holding her baby

 She wanted to read him a story

 Handsome fella

 Looking serious

 She wanted her picture made at Williams-Sonoma

Fun in the Sun

Yesterday Emma, Elle, Luke and I met Becky and Staten, Max, Jake, Sam and Anna for a pool day. Everyone was having a lot of fun and Staten did a great job at looking after the little girls. Anna was fascinated by Luke and wanted him to always have his paci, like she was. We were at the pool from 11:30-4:30 and then we came home with Elle and took baths and were off to a cook-out with Dad, Lisa and Christine. Needless to say, Emma slept like a rock last night and woke up after 10:30!

Slumber Party!

Elle came to spend the night at our house Tuesday night and they had a great time! She arrived bright and early and those two played hard-and Emma's bedroom was proof of that! Some more girl cousins came over to play for a few hours and they all had a great time. We ate dinner with Dad and Lisa and when we got home it was time for bed. I knew they would probably want to sleep in the same room, so I decided to bring Emma's twin mattress out for Elle to sleep on the floor next to Emma's bed. Emma really, REALLY wanted to sleep on the mattress with Elle, but there just wasn't room. She was devastated and crying her little eyes out. Then I had a great idea-I pulled her mattress onto the floor too. She loved it!! She started squealing and jumping up and down and climbed into bed and told me to turn the light out-ha! They talked for a few minutes and then it was silent. They were worn out!