Summer Fun

The summer is halfway over, and we have been spending a lot of time up in Maine.  Aaron has his obligatory lobster pajamas, and loves to be up at the beach, playing outside with Kelsey, going in the water, and a new favorite- bike rides.  Nick & I both got bike seats for the kids so we can ride them around now, and they both have a great time doing it. We've been trying to get a picture, but so far, no luck!

 Kelsey was lucky enough to be the oldest one at her cousin James's birthday party.  She was very helpful- she helped him unwrap all of his gifts, and she also showed him how they worked! Aaron waited until we got home try on the party hat that Kelsey got for him.

 Aaron has started enjoy eating yogurt and other things- he loves grilled cheese, cheerios and yogurt melts. Here he is in action- eating some yogurt and enjoying every minute of it! He refuses the baby food out of the jars (or the foil packets), but loves pears, apples, and other things that I cook for him.

 He loves the beach- a few handfuls of sand typically go into the mouth, but he has been pretty good with it so far.

 Relaxing in the pool on the deck- the ocean is sometimes a little too cool for them! And Kelsey below giving Aaron a big hug- she loves him!

 We took the kids to the Animal Kingdom in Maine.  Aaron got to ride on a deer- not sure that was part of what we were supposed to be doing, but he had fun doing it! They had lots of deer that you could feed- Kelsey got a kick out of them running up to eat from her hand.

 Uncle double-oh Samu also got into the action- feeding the goats with Kelsey.

Kelsey also rode on every amusement park ride they had there- hard to tell from this- but she had a wild time.

Kelsey is THREE!!

Kelsey turned 3 last week!

I cannot believe that she is growing up so fast. She wanted a crown to wear, so she opened that up first thing in the morning and loved it. She thought the princess paper was really great too.

She loved her balloons- she got three "3" balloons and a Dora and Diego balloon. 

Here she is in the backyard posing for her pictures.  She is a total ham! She talks all day long from the time she wakes up until she goes to goes to bed.  The things that she comes up with are hysterical.

Here favorite thing was the little kitchen that she got- she has been playing with it non-stop! Her favorite part of it is the little phone that it came with- she takes the phone and walks all around the house talking to her "friends" and making plans.  She actually stopped mid-conversation with me, told me she was sorry, and had to go because her friends were on the phone and waiting for her.
She had a great birthday! And at the end of it all, she broke down in tears, then told me that the reason was that she "really liked being two, and wasn't quite sure that she wanted to be three".  Too cute!!