A Message for Daddy...

Daddy is in Mexico for work at the moment and the boys wanted to send him a message...

We love to be like Daddy...

Daddy usually sits on the couch with his feet up on the coffee table.  I caught the boys trying to do the same thing...

Zachary:

Nicolas:

A Walk in the Rain

Tonight the boys were in dire need of some outside time since it had been raining all day.  I was in need of allowing them to get rid of their extra energy.  So, despite the rain, we headed outside for a walk.  It turned out to be lots of fun and a much needed break from inside for the boys...


All dressed to be in the rain (raincoats and boots on):

Walking along:

Our usual stop by the yellow Hummer:

Zachary:

Nicolas:

Playing around in the puddles in the driveway:

Something Zachary said...

We were having dinner tonight and we were talking about how milk makes the boys grow big and strong like Daddy.  This is not the first time we have talked about this but it has been a while.  So, when I asked the boys what would happen if they kept drinking all that milk (they were drinking quite a bit more than usual), they would answer that they would grow to be big and strong just like Daddy.  Naturally I said, "what am I going to do with two big and strong boys like Daddy?".  Zachary responded with a straight face and without hesitation... "be happy, Mommy".

Me help too!

The boys decided that they wanted to help Mom-I and I paint the new house today.  So, we were crazy enough to give them paint brushes and an empty closet.  Away they went!  They were both quite messy in the end but it was so much fun to watch.  Sadly, I did not bring my camera along, but I did take some pictures of what they looked like when we got home (after a pretty thorough clean-up)...

Zachary:

Nicolas:

Big Boy Beds

I transitioned the boys into their toddler beds today.  We have been talking about it for a while now and I decided that after our vacation would be the perfect time to do it.  So, they slept in their big boy beds for the first time at nap time.  They were amazing.  They never missed a beat.  They went to sleep as easily as before and gave me a good nap.

They are very excited about the beds.  And boy does it ever change the look of their room.  Take a look and see:

Zachary sleeping:

Nicolas sleeping:

Our vacation...

We left on Tuesday morning and headed down to Ogunquit Maine for our first family vacation.  The boys were amazingly good in the car and did not sleep a wink.  But the complaints were minimal and so our traveling was a huge success!

We arrived in Ogunquit around 2:30 and checked into the hotel.  We got the boys set up in the room and they took a short nap.  We had to wake them to ensure that they would sleep that night, which made them a little too groggy for dinner.  But after we ate, we headed down to the beach.  It was low tide which was perfect!  The boys played in the "little oceans" that were much warmer than the actual ocean.  The boys had a blast!  They loved every second of it...

We spent Wednesday morning at the beach.  The boys played in the little ocean and in the sand.  We walked the beach looking for rocks and shells.  It was so great to see the excitement in their eyes.  After their nap we headed to Perkins Cove by trolley.  Nicolas was lucky enough to sit by the window and had the time of his life.  He never said a word and the smile never left his face.  Zachary got to sit by the window on the way back from our walk on the Marginal Way.

Thursday morning was quite cold and windy but we still headed down to the beach.  The fun thing was that there were lots of boats in the water and people flying kites.  The boys were quite happy to sit and watch it all.  We did a little bit of shopping (mainly for toys for the boys) on Thursday night in Portsmouth.  Then on Friday morning we packed up and headed back to Canada...

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

First walk up to the ocean:

Zachary running from the waves:

Nicolas playing in the sand:

Steve and I back to where we went on our honeymoon exactly 7 years ago:

Playing in the "little ocean":

Beautiful sky:

Zachary playing with Daddy's sunglasses:

Nicolas hanging around:

Nicolas started with yet another low grade fever on Tuesday night.  But he was such a trooper.  He was still in a great mood and had been enjoying himself.  He just got a little clingy every now and then.  But once that passes, he got another wave of energy and off he went...  The fever disappeared on Wednesday night just in time for Zachary to have his turn.  He had the exact same fever as Nicolas.  So, we knew it was only a matter of time before it passed.  It was gone by Friday afternoon, just in time to get back to Mom-I and Pop-I's.

Video of Zachary playing with the waves:

Video of Nicolas playing around in the little ocean (this was fever and all):