Maine 2014

We were lucky enough to go back to Maine with the Whelans this year. August in Maine is breathtaking, and Big Diamond Island with all its upgrades was just what we needed.

The weather held up beautifully until our last day, the pool was warmer and the playground had been updated.

We brought Maharlika with us again, and hired two young girls from the Island to help us out.

We played tennis daily, I ran, we swam and ate a lot. It was great to shut off all communication to the outside world and just enjoy our little family with good friends. Max even tried to swim without his floaties and actually did quite well. Hopefully next year he will learn to swim without them. The boys loved playing with the Jenga blocks we bought and also drove the golf cart which they enjoyed. We got ice cream after dinner from the local store and Dylan and Jake loved sharing. Poor Max had gotten Croup two nights earlier, and had really bad diarrhea our entire trip. The boys slept in a room together across the hall from Steve and I.

The boys went out with Timmy and Steve after dinner to check out the Island. The fathers told them all about the spookie houses and ghosts that live there. The kids had a blast exploring the Island. I got to hangout a lot with Grace, who is the sweetest little girl, and it definitely made me want to have a daughter, which of course Steve wants no part of :) We went to dinner two nights, one of which Steve had the hiccups and decided to do a handstand in the middle of the restaurant and almost break his neck. That was also the night my lovely brother decided to nominate me for the ice bucket challenge. We checked that off our list the moment we got back to the house. Of course Steve pulled the trigger too soon and I was caught off guard. We had our annual lobster night which was great. We got 10 lobsters and devoured them so fast we needed to make some burgers as well.

On our drive home we decided to stop at the outlets and buy the kids a new wardrobe since they have outgrown most of their clothes. The kids had ice cream there and once we got back in the car and were 20 minutes from home poor Jake had to vomit all over. The smell was terrible, but luckily it was just once. As nice as the trip was, it was great to be home again.

Max gets his first desk and computer in his room

Max is sooo excited now that we got him a desk for his room. We put it where Jake's old crib used to be and put our old computer on it. I couldn't get him out of his room where he wanted to watch Netflix in bed with his brother. So cute :)

First Trip to Manhattan via Train

This past weekend I decided to take the boys into Manhattan and have some fun. They have wanted to get on a train for a while now and we did just that. Max was in awe of the train and just enjoyed the scenery while asking a million and one questions. Jake was also very well behaved and watched his paw patrol while they both snacked on some cheerios and fishies.

Once we got to grand central, a woman approached me to tell me how cute my boys are and how well behaved they were on the train. The boys had to pee so we went to my office so I could show them were mommy works and they could use a clean bathroom. Once done we took a cab to the Central Park Zoo and wandered around there looking at bats, penguins, birds and all sorts of animals. The boys even got their picture taken at the petting zoo with a goat.

After that we walked to FAO Schwartz and grabbed a Mr Softee on the way. Max got chocolate ice cream all over his shirt and when I went to change him into another one who got so upset. He gets super shy around people and nudity, even though he was only taking his shirt off. The boys loved FAO, Jake especially enjoyed meeting Spiderman who he kept high fiving. They both got a toy from there, Jake chose Olaf from the movie Frozen and Max got Hero from Thomas the Train. We then took a bike cab to Rockefeller center to have dinner at a hamburger joint where Steve met us before we all went to visit Daddy at work.

That was super fun, especially when the camera's danced around for the kids and put them on camera. After that we were exhausted and ended up walking (or me carrying Jake and Max walking) to Grand central. All three of us were tired, but poor Max had a bad case of the runs and so we ended up spending half the train ride home in the bathroom. Overall it was a great day with my boys and now that they are older it is much easier to take them places.

Friday Beach Night

This is why I love where we live. The beach is so close and it feels like you are on vacation when you are there. I took the kids after work to the beach with some friends and we all had some wine and a picnic. It was a great way to end the week and the boys loved rolling around in the water getting fully soaked <3