Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Fun Times in July!

July has been a fun-filled month! The month started off with a fun Fourth of July filled with yummy food and swimming with the Simon's, Tillis's and Kelly's! Aunt Shay Baby came to visit us the second weekend in July and we had a blast. Mary Pat was best buddies with Shay the entire weekend and Michael got in some quality snuggle time. Mommy didn't want to see her go and wishes she would just come live with us......haha! Unfortunately, Mommy had to go back to work in July so Michael started going to day care with Mary Pat. So far he seems to be enjoying himself and Mary Pat goes to visit him every day.

Both of the kids are getting so big!! Michael is now three months old and is a very happy baby. He is full of smiles (especially when Mary Pat is loving on him) and like so to coo and blow bubbles. He is also becoming a master at rolling over both ways! This kids is dying to be on the move.

Mary Pat is as silly as ever! We can't believe that she is almost two years old but she is definitely starting to show signs of the "terrible twos". Nothing too bad, just some testing of limits (and Mommy's patience). She can sing her ABC's and count from 1 to 10. She also loves to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" to her baby brother.

Enjoy the pictures below and a few more at this link!
Trying to capture a smile.
There's a good one!
He was moving a lot so these pictures didn't come out very good.
Mary Pat "helping" Aunt Shay baby give Michael his bottle.
Modelling a new bathing suit at the pool.
Mary Pat and her best buddy Aunt Shay Baby!
In their co-ordinating outfits for Michael's 1st day of day care!
Mary Pat giving Michael one of her famous kisses.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Pool Time for Michael!!

Michael didn't get to experience his first time in the pool until we arrived home from SC. We wanted to wait until after he had a few of his shots and got the okay from our pediatrician. As you can see from the pictures, poor Michael has to wear a lot of pool gear since he can't wear sunscreen yet. Our little irish guy sweats enough without having to be covered, good thing the water cools him off! Daddy and Michael are ready for the pool in their swim shirts.
Trying to figure out what is going on.

I'm hot! Get me in the pool already!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Trip to SC - Part II

Our SC adventures continued into June with a trip to Lake Bowen Fish Camp to eat dinner and feed the ducks. Chuck arrived for the third week were in Spartanburg. We visited Strawberry Hill for a yummy breakfast and went swimming at Hillbrook almost every night!

Chuck was also very excited to finally get to experience Monkey Joe's. We always hear Victoria talk about it so one rainy afternoon we decided to head over and have fun on all the bouncy houses and slides that Monkey Joe's has to offer. I'm not sure who had more fun......Victoria, Mary Pat or Chuck!

We also had a great time visiting the Children's Museum of the Upstate in Greenville. Mary Pat had a BLAST here. It was a wonderful, hands on place and we would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the Upstate.

Unfortunately, we had to head back to New York after almost 3 1/2 weeks in South Carolina. On our drive back, we stopped by Duke to take a look at campus and stayed the night with Aunt Shay baby in DC. We had a wonderful trip and can't wait to head back down south again soon! Here are MANY more pictures! Michael and Nana enjoying Lake Bowen.
Mary Pat decided to eat the bread instead of giving it to the ducks.
Rocking while we wait for our table at Strawberry Hill.
Singing "Patty Cake".
Swimming with Daddy.
Mary Pat showing off her swimming skills.
The Big Kahuna taking in the view at the pool.
Mary Pat enjoying the flowers at the park.
Taking a rest from running around the park in Morgan Square.
Pointing out something interesting to Leenie.
A cousin hug turned tackle!
Cheese!
Daddy and Mary Pat in the Sesame Street bouncer at Monkey Joe's.
Going down a slide at Monkey Joe's.
Ready to slide.
Action shot.
Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!
Shopping at the Bilo market at the Children's Museum of the Upstate.
Mary Pat really liked the ginger snaps.
Checking out.
Mary Pat loved this ball machine!
Leenie and Mary Pat checking out the action in Nana's front yard.
Beating up Uncle Knox.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Trip to SC - Part I

We have had a busy but wonderful summer so far! Mommy and Daddy are slowly adjusting to having two kids and are finding that there is not as much free time to blog. We promise to try and do better as the summer continues. Here's a little bit of what's been going on with us......

Michael continues to grow daily. He is really holding his head up well and is cooing and smiling up a storm. He is a great baby and is already showing us that he has an easygoing personality. Mary Pat is quite the helper. She loves her baby brother very much and is always helping Mommy, especially when he is crying. She is also talking nonstop. Not only will she repeat EVERYTHING we say, she is also stringing together sentences of her own which is just adorable. She has also started to dance whenever she hears music on the tv. Unfortunately, she got her dancing skills from Mommy and usually looks like the gopher from "Caddyshack" when doing so! We are hoping to get a video of this since it is adorable and hysterical.

In late May/Early June we went to visit South Carolina for three wonderful weeks. Aunt Shay Baby was kind (crazy?) enough to fly to NY in order to make the 13 hour drive to Spartanburg with Mommy, Mary Pat and Michael. Everyone was wonderful on the drive down and we managed to make it in one day! Daddy joined us for the third week of the trip after taking the second part of his CPA exam.

The trip to SC was fantastic and full of many fun things! Michael got to meet the rest of Mommy's family and Mary Pat got plenty of quality cousin play time with Victoria. We did lots of swimming both at Hillbrook and in Victoria's blow up pool. We also played for hours in Nana's back yard in the play house, on the swing set, and in the bouncy house. Most importantly, we got to see Victoria perform in her very first ballet recital. She did wonderful and even showed Mary Pat how to dance on stage after the show!

Below are some pictures from the first part of our trip. There are more pictures here and here. Stay tuned for pictures form part II of our SC visit including the fish camp, Monkey Joes and the Children's Museum!
The three stooges in the bouncy house.
Aunt Shay Baby with her best buddy Michael!
Mary Pat loved the blow up pool in Nana's back yard, especially the hose that filled it!
Nana and Mary Pat waving to the camera.
Aunt Shay Baby and Mary Pat waiting on Victoria's ballet recital to begin.
Mary Pat and Victoria dancing on stage after the recital.
Best friends!
Fun on the swing set!
Nana with her newest grandchild.
Nana with both of her "yankee" grandkids!
"The Michael Whisperer" aka Aunt Shay Baby with her little friend.
A dirty Mary Pat helping clean green beans picked from Victoria's garden.