1st Fireworks

On Saturday, July 7, 2012, Mommy surprised Gwen and Cole by taking them to see their first fireworks show.  We met up with our neighbor friends (Adam and Sawyer) and their mommies.  We put our blankets down on the corner near our house and enjoyed our time together.  Within minutes of being there Jackie handed Cole a cracker to throw at the ground.  He didn't knwo what it was and tried to put it in his mouth.  Other than that incident, things went smoothly.  We ended up leaving before the finale as Gwen was very tired and Daddy called to tell me that Reid had woken up.

Here is my neighbor, Amy, playing "Going on a Picnic" with the kids while we waited for the fireworks to start.

Our 1st Drum Circle

On Saturday, July 7, 2012 we went downtown to participate in our first drum circle.  I had heard wonderful things about this free program and our family had a blast.  The big kids jammed to the music and even Reid enjoyed tapping on the drum.  When it was his turn to introduce himself and everyone started saying his name, he shied away by nuzzling his face into my shoulder.  

Please Touch Museum

On July 4, 2012, we took our first trip to the Please Touch Museum in Philly.  We met up with Eileen and Ian and had a fun filled day.  The kids started off kind of slowly and did not seem thrilled but after they had full bellies they got there playing on.  They loved the little supermarket, hospital, McD. etc.  Reid snoozed in the stroller and before we knew it we realized that we had been there over FIVE hours.  It is crazy how we used to strive to hang out for TWO hours when the twins were younger and now we have to wrap things up after five hours.  It is certainly nice that they are more flexible as far as schedule go these days. 

 Gwen taking care of a baby at the hospital.

 Cole enjoying picking up balls with the mini construction equipment.

Kreiger Family Picnic

On Saturday, June 30, 2012, we went to Melanie's house for our Summer Family Picnic.  Unfortunately, Gwen and Cole were not feeling 100% and Cole slept through a lot of the festivities.  We enjoyed some good family time.  The best part was when everyone worked on catching fireflies with the kids (see below).  The neighbors must have thought we were crazy!  Cole was over the moon excited.  So much so that he was stuttering and kept holding his hands up to his mouth while squealing.  

Summer, Summer, Summer

Our Summer days are spent running the kids around so they can burn some energy and not tear about the house...

 Gwen and Cole enjoying their first homemade Popsicle of the season.

 Creative kids built a tower on top of the truck while I nursed Reid.

 Reid taking a dip in the elephant pool.

 Gwen at the beginning of shaving cream play.

 My child who hates to get dirty at the beginning of shaving cream play.

 Gwen showing me how she applied her "sunscreen shaving cream"

 Somehow sissy convinced Cole to be a messy man!

Sprinkler Fun.

9-10 Months

At 9-10 months Reid is starting to walk between toys and while holding onto moving toys.  He loves sissy's shopping cart and sometimes finds himself in difficult situations (see pic below).  He recently took to this little stuffed lion.  He goes to get it when you say:  "Reid, where is your lion?".  He is obsessed with crawling after balls and is starting to eat some purees.  He finally says "Mama" but much prefers to say "Dada".  Reid recently learned that when he waves he gets a lot of attention from people around him.  He waves "hi", "bye", "night night".

More June Shore Pics

What a sweet pic of Daddy and Reid :)

 The following pics were taken at the Cape May Zoo. This is a must on our list of things to do down the shore with kids.