We're 2 Years Old!!!

We are now the proud parents of 2 year olds! I am loving this age...they are so much fun and I just want to bottle it up! We have had quite a busy week of celebrations, including a trip to the beach, a Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine, and of course, a birthday party.

We just had their 2 year check up, and as always they get a clear bill of health. The boys are very close in height and weight...a tad over 29 lbs and 35". Sophia is still a bit of a peanut at 25 lbs and 32"...but we like her that way! Their language is just taking off...you can actually have a conversation with them...which is kind of scary sometimes. Evan is making great progress, and we're so proud of him!

We took the babies to Edaville Railroad in Carver, MA for a Day Out With Thomas. Thomas travels around and gives rides at different railroads. The boys are big fans, and Sophia just goes along with it. The day was a total washout...it rained from about 15 minutes after we got there until we left. But I have to say, overall it was still a blast. The babies really had a great time, so we did too!

Grammy and Cameron busting a move
Say Cheese Thomas!
Evan and Poppo on the train
Thankfully there is a big indoor play area at Edaville. The boys loved the ball pit!
Thank goodness the train had windows...we stayed dry and still got to see all the sights! Cameron decided to have a meltdown, so he spent a good portion of the day with his "Dougie" ie. his pacifier. It is his one and only vice...he has no method of self-soothing, and now that his language has blossomed he can ask for it by name. I had planned to wean him off, but given the severity and longevity of his meltdowns I've decided to hold off...yeah, I'm a wuss.

We snuck in one ride before the storm...

Daddy and Sophia on the train
Happy Birthday! They party was so much fun...we had bought a Little Tikes bouncy house and the kids loved it...Cameron spent most of the party in it with his second cousin Aydon.

Uncle Scott helps Evan on his new tricycle...with a little help from Sophia of course.
Sophia and Roxy kick the ball around
Cameron hams it up with Daddy
Sophia gives her brother a boost
Evan's turn~
Evan and Uncle Scott...obviously good looks run in the family~
Cake time!!!!
Bring it on Mommy!!!!!
My godmother Anne did the cake again this year...she's a confectionery genius!
We managed to get them to sit still long enough for one quick family photo
Mmmmmm...Ice Cream!!!!
Gifts are a blur...they ripped through them pretty quickly while I frantically tried to locate faces to thank...
Sophia let Mommy borrow her tiara
Oooohhh...they've figured out how to open presents!

Sophia digging for something good
Hanging in the kiddie pool
Loving the bouncy house~
The three muskateers
Cam and his new ride!
We spent the babies' actual birthday at Hammonasset State Beach with Grammy, Naunie, Auntie Anne, Christine, and Aydon. What a beautiful day!

The boys' limousine
Fun in the sun!
Sophia and Aydon
Cameron preferred to hang in the cabana with Naunie
Carousel ride at Lenny and Joe's Fish TaleSophia wanted nothing to do with the ride...unless mommy went with her.
Grammy and Sophia
Evan was the only one brave enough to go swimming with mommy...it was cold but felt so good on the 95 degree day!


I couldn't believe my little fishy wouldn't go in the water...maybe next time!
Evan and Uncle Scott

Gearing Up for Summer...It's Gonna Be a Good One!

It seems summer just can't wait...and to be honest, neither can I! We have big plans this summer, including a Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine, a Wiggles concert, and the babies' first big trip-we are going to Sesame Place in August! It's hard to believe they're going to be 2 years old in just a few weeks! I now know what it means to truly wish time could just stand still...every day with them is better than the last, yet it all goes by too quickly!

Cameron and Sophia's language has taken off. Their vocabulary has nearly tripled the last few months, and Cameron is even starting to speak in simple sentences. Evan is making more and more progress as well...for those who don't know, he has been identified as delayed and is being served by the Birth to Three program. It's sort of like special education for babies. He tries to hard to communicate, and can speak a few words spontaneously. It's when he tries that he struggles...it's called motor planning. A teacher comes once a week to work with him, and a speech pathologist joins her once a month. I actually had a slight panic attack when I dropped off their preschool applications...yeah, preschool. Evan gets in automatically since he's in Birth to Three, but apparently it can take years on the waiting list before they get in.

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. We decided to brave brunch at a restaurant in East Hampton. It was a bit hectic trying to get the babies fed, and manage to feed myself, but it was a beautiful day.

Sophia has definitely inherited my sweet tooth

She loves to "dip"...here she decided to dip cake in chocolate mousse.

Mommy's Girl

Cameron enjoying some good ol' chicken and waffles

Aw, Evan...he seems determined to make up for his low birth weight by becoming a bottomless pit. We call him our little fruit bat...he can't get enough fruit-it's always the first thing gone on his plate!

Daddy and his boys

Grammy and Poppo got the babies tricycles for their birthday...they got a sneak peek at the first one assembled.

The bell is the best part!

Can't believe it's barely June and we've had 90 degree weather already! Good thing we have this giant pool to stay cool in!

Sophia is still my little fishy!

A house full of any toy imaginable and what do they want to play with the most?
A couple of cardboard boxes!

Like any girl, Sophia loves a good updo.

Their first ice cream cone experience! We'll have to keep practicing this summer!

Happy Memorial Day! We enjoyed a lovely Dunkin Donut's picnic and a small parade in Brooklyn. It had fire trucks...that's all Evan cared about.

After the parade we stopped by the Brooklyn Fairgrounds for Family Fun Day. The boys got up close and personal with a real big fire truck, and Evan was the only one brave enough to try a pony ride.

Sophia shows off her patriotic spirit.

They didn't quite get the concept of an ice cream cone at first...so we had to give them spoons.

Sophia always was a fast learner.

Cam was good as long as Daddy held it for him.

Waiting for the parade in our cool chairs.

Daddy and Evan

Sophia loves to dress up

Evan apparently thought he could climb into the TV and get up close
and personal with the Wiggles.
Something tells me this little TV stand doesn't stand a chance at making it through the summer.