Last weekend we took our first camping trip of the year as a dry run for the New Hampshire trip coming up next week. We met halfway in Skowhegan and we able to play with Nannie, Aunt Amy, Trey and Lily. Noah and James slept in the tent with Gabe, so that the rest of us could fit into the camper.... they were more than happy to spend a few nights tenting with daddy:) We had lots of playtime at the campground and swimming in the pool, but there was a loud overhead speaker system directing events and meal times... it made us feel like we were in the "Hunger Games", so we will probably try someplace else next time;)
After arriving home from camping it was hot enough to give Audrey her first swim... she didn't care for it, but she tolerated the water and her splashing brothers surprisingly well!
So far we have had a just fantastic summer with still a few more things planned. One of the neatest things has been how much Noah has really grown-up! About a week before we moved he told me he wanted to stop sucking his thumb because he thought it was making him "sick every June"... it was hard not to tell him that there was no correlation there and that it was ok to suck his thumb, but I instead asked when he wanted to start, to which he replied, "right now". So he hasn't sucked his thumb since... amazing! About a month later he decided to get rid of his blankie also... he gave it to Audrey since he thought someone else should use it (and neither of his brothers wanted it or got the significance).... just like that, decided and got rid of it that day. To continue with this theme he has learned to whistle, swim independently, ride a bike without training wheels, and has now lost 5 teeth (since moving into our house)! Seriously he is like a whole new kid;)
One of his biggest accomplishments was to FINALLY pick a new baseball cap.... he has had the Bulls had since before he turned 2 and each year as it gets more and more ragged we try to convince him that some new one is better, but he has never agreed... until now. The Bulls hat got a small rip on the top button and that was the end of it. He settled on an Air Force had my father had given him last summer. I think he likes the compliments he gets on it and seems pretty proud to tell people that his Grandpa gave him the hat when people ask. Now if we could only get James to choose a new hat... we are only two summers in for him though, so it may be a while... when he lost it at the children's museum I called and described it as a blue Sea Dogs cap to which they replied, "I don't have a blue one, but there is a gray Sea Dogs cap here"... maybe next summer;)
After arriving home from camping it was hot enough to give Audrey her first swim... she didn't care for it, but she tolerated the water and her splashing brothers surprisingly well!
So far we have had a just fantastic summer with still a few more things planned. One of the neatest things has been how much Noah has really grown-up! About a week before we moved he told me he wanted to stop sucking his thumb because he thought it was making him "sick every June"... it was hard not to tell him that there was no correlation there and that it was ok to suck his thumb, but I instead asked when he wanted to start, to which he replied, "right now". So he hasn't sucked his thumb since... amazing! About a month later he decided to get rid of his blankie also... he gave it to Audrey since he thought someone else should use it (and neither of his brothers wanted it or got the significance).... just like that, decided and got rid of it that day. To continue with this theme he has learned to whistle, swim independently, ride a bike without training wheels, and has now lost 5 teeth (since moving into our house)! Seriously he is like a whole new kid;)
One of his biggest accomplishments was to FINALLY pick a new baseball cap.... he has had the Bulls had since before he turned 2 and each year as it gets more and more ragged we try to convince him that some new one is better, but he has never agreed... until now. The Bulls hat got a small rip on the top button and that was the end of it. He settled on an Air Force had my father had given him last summer. I think he likes the compliments he gets on it and seems pretty proud to tell people that his Grandpa gave him the hat when people ask. Now if we could only get James to choose a new hat... we are only two summers in for him though, so it may be a while... when he lost it at the children's museum I called and described it as a blue Sea Dogs cap to which they replied, "I don't have a blue one, but there is a gray Sea Dogs cap here"... maybe next summer;)
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