Chubby Bunny

Anya is a chubby bunny.  It is a nice feeling to know that your baby is eating well and growing.  Here are some photos and a video of Ms. Bunny herself.

Everyone loves a naked baby!

Sleeping on Mommy's bed.

She was giving Sterling fist bumps but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.  Sweet girl.

She is becoming quite the smiler and talker!

Fall Family Fun

Aunt Katie came to visit and we had some fall fun.

 We went to a pumpkin patch/farm. It was so much fun! We went on a hay ride and into a corn maze.

Find a prize in the hay!

Miniature donkeys, hee-haw.

This is the last time I stick my head in one of these things without looking at what it is first...

E-I-E-I-O

Griffin and a train, shocking I know.

I thought this boat was so fun.

We picked some pumpkins to take home.  Griffin chose the one on the left for himself and the big one on the right for Anya.  Mesha chose the little on in the middle for herself.

Later we went to an apple orchard to pick some apples!

We found some at kid height!

Griffin calls apples "bite"s.

Love these guys.

We also went to the Mark Twain House and looked around.



Hilarious.

The house.

Lego Twain.  Mesha made this face on purpose and held it until I took the picture.  Silly girl.



So by looking at the pictures you couldn't tell that Katie, Anya, or I were there but we were.  I will have to be sure to get some pictures of the kids WITH Aunt Katie before she goes.

Mesha's Latest

Here are two of Mesha's latest drawings.

This is a Ring Seal thinking about his favorite meal- shrimp!  This is why I have a hard time limiting TV, she picks up so much (I guess that is also a great reason why I SHOULD limit TV...).

This is Anya complete with all her fingers, toes, nostrils, and a diaper.  I love it.  She tells me that the circle that the arms are coming out of is her neck (not a thorax).

PS: To all those bloggers out there, have you tried the new interface?  It's awesome!  It is so much easier to use!  Try it, you might like it.

Boston Again

A little while ago we went to Boston again. We wanted to go while it was still warm and nice outside so during Sterling's time off we made the trip.
First we went on the swan boats. Griffin almost jumped off a few times. Sounds about right, huh?

Next we let the kids play in the "frog pond" at the Boston Common. This was their favorite part of the day.

After that we went on the "Freedom Trail" which is a walking tour of a bunch of historical sights that have to do with the Nation's independence. At the State House.

Here is Paul Revere's grave.

And his house.

Mesha's new best friend.

What I did most of the time.

Bunker Hill.

There were a bunch of women with babies doing a work out group on the lawn at Bunker Hill. Mesha, being the friendly little thing that she is, when right over to her "friends" and started exercising with them. I thought it was cute and harmless and even had Sterling take a little video.
Then one of the ladies came over and asked if we could keep Mesha away because she could get "injured". Whatever. That's the lamest excuse, if she is bugging you just say so, don't feed me lines about her getting hurt. Boo to you women's work out group of Bunker Hill, boo to you. Sorry for the rant, it just broke my heart when Mesha asked me why she couldn't dance with her friends anymore. Jerks.

Besides that we had a great day. A long but good day.

Irene and Life As Usual

Last Sunday hurricane Irene hit us here in Connecticut. I think it was technically just a tropical storm by the time it got to us. It wasn't too bad, just windy and lots of rain. And of course the power went out. 4 days later it came back on. We had water and nice weather so it wasn't so bad, just annoying. The kids had movie withdrawals. But today we have power and it is back to life as usual. Sterling went back to work after a two week "staycation" so today is my first real day of being a mom of 3. Mesha woke up and then threw up. Hmmm, I can do this right? We'll see if I am still this optimistic in a week. Goodbye sanity. Goodbye naps. See you in a few years or so.