Another Milestone

John's first ride in the race car shopping cart. Carter was very excited to ride next to him and was very sweet (most of the time). But given how uncomfortable he was in there, I suspect that it may also have been his last ride.

Too Much Ninja Warrior

I'm thinking we may have watched too much American Ninja Warrior at our house this summer...

Trust me when I say that this is the very least of it.
(just the only thing I have photographed)

Tired, Full, Almost Home

As I'm writing this, both boys are asleep in the back of the car, and I'm trying to stay awake to keep Thomas company while he drives us home. It's been a busy weekend.

Yesterday, we kicked off the weekend with a t-ball game. Last night, Carter had his first sleepover with a school friend. This morning, he had a bike riding class at REI, and then we made a day trip to Lake Burton to visit some friends. In the midst of this, John (who is apparently feeling much better after his latest ear infection) ate approximately his own body weight in food. I would have thought the amount he ate was impossible, had I not seen it firsthand. Growth spurt? Making up for 3 weeks of sick? Who knows! It was crazy.

I'm sure Carter is looking forward to his summer camp tomorrow. It will be downright relaxing in comparison to his weekend!












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First Bike Ride

We recently took our first bike ride as a family of four. We rode to the swimming pool, with John on the back of my bike and with Carter on the trail-a-bike attached to Thomas' bike (we're working on teaching him to ride his own bike, but we aren't there yet).

Carter was a couple of months older when we took him for his first ride, and he seemed to enjoy it a bit more than John did. On the way to the swimming pool, John was okay with the moving part, but did not care for stopping. On the way back, John didn't care about the bike at all. Tired out from splashing at the pool, he just wanted to snooze.

Almost ready to head out, just need the dreaded helmet

Arriving back home, ready for crib transfer

Bring Your Kids to Work

Last week, we had Bring Your Kids to Work day at my office. This was the first year that Carter was old enough to attend. There were lots of games and activities for the kids, and Carter had a good time. His favorite part was "all of it."

Sight word relay for the 6-7yr olds

Tricycle racing
(Have you seen the Razor tricycles? They are super cool!)

I managed to get a whole hour of work done. And this is how...

It must be Father's Day

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Philly Trip

The week after Carter got out of school, I took both boys for a trip to Philadelphia to visit Patrick, Kirstin and Eavan. We played inside, played outside, visited the Franklin Institute, and (as always) ate very well!

We also took a side trip to NYC to visit Joo. Carter decided that Joo is his #1 BFF, and I don't think that it was totally due to the fact that she got him a cookie cake for a belated birthday treat. At first, Carter seemed a bit overwhelmed by the city of his birth, but he warmed up to it quickly. He walked a couple of miles the first day, and he definitely walked over a mile and a half without stopping or complaint the next morning.

Traveling with both boys on my own was tiring, but fun. It would have been a little more fun and a little less tiring if I hadn't gotten sick part way through.

I couldn't decide on just a few shots to share, so here's a slideshow of our week.



And here's a video of bubble-making in Central Park.

John's Funny Crawl

When John first started crawling, he had a really weird way of doing it. He still does this sometimes, but it's becoming less frequent, so I wanted to post a video so we never forget his original style!

Diving Board!

In the last year, Carter has conquered swimming. And as soon as the pools opened this summer, he conquered the diving board!

Mary Poppins

I've blogged before about Carter's great after school music program. To end the year, they did a performance of Mary Poppins. Carter was in the chorus, playing a chimney sweep and an English park bystander. He seemed to really enjoy the process, and he's still walking around the house singing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Chim Chim Cheree and Let's Go Fly a Kite. He's toward the right side in the photos below.