Next, my mom and I took the kids to the Turleback Zoo. The kids loved it. Tyler was in love with the animals that he could touch. Maddie actually fed the animals. Years in the past she would not go anywhere near animals like this. Cute (well, kinda sad) story: the night after we went to the zoo Savannah had her first real nightmares... She was yelling and crying "the birds, the birds" and I have to say, the bird exibit at the zoo was kinda scary. It is a large open area will a million small birds that are flying freely around you. Then she began to yell, "THE TURTLE BIT ME!" I felt so bad for her!
Next, we were invited to Gabriels birthday party at Bounce U. I was excited to check this place out. Later we found out one is moving closer to our house. The kids had a blast at the party!
Next, we went to the Summer Solstic at Solgerg Airport. This is a small festival to kick off summer. They have airplane rides, food, hot air balloons, and more. We got to walk inside of a balloon, that was fun. And the kids liked that they could climb into small plane. We saw a few friends and neighbors there. Any night that ends with hot air balloons is a great night!
Over the July 4th weekend we went to Canada. This trip was different than all the others we have done. The weather was not all that great while we were there, which puts a small damper on things. This was the first time we were there without Abby and Grace. So although it was not quite at all, it was 2 kids less crazy. My inlaws went with us, which made me realize that I can not go to Canada with out them (at least not for a while.) There is always work to be done at the cottage, and I need the extra help with 3 kids on an island when Jeff is working. The kids also need stimulation for other people. I am excited to go up again in August, but this time I will bring more toys. We were going to stay for 2 weeks in August, one of which we would be there alone. So needless to say, I realized that I can not do it alone, so we will be coming home after only 1 week. But Jeff has taken 2 weeks, so we will get some things done at home. I am ok with that! While we were in Canada we had an awesome opportunity to go visit friends from home. The Vollers family (all of them!!) vacationed on Watch Island in a mansion. It was a fun to see everyone up there, as well as check out the really cool house! We took all of the kids with us on the trip, was about 20 minutes from home. Tyler and Savannah were obviously was more tired than I knew when we left. Jeff placed Ty on the floor of the boat, just so we could get moving and he fell alsleep and slept there for about 10+ minutes. He slept through all of the hard bumps in the water and everything. Then Savannah fell asleep with Cheerios in hand and sitting upright! She slept the whole was home! Amazing! I guess the lack of solid night sleep was catching up with both of them!
Finally, my mom and I took the kids to Sandy Hook. This was the first time I had been to the ocean in 2+ years. I was a little nervous that I was going to truck all of my stuff out there and the kids would be a pain in the butt and we would have to leave. Much to my surprise, they were great. Tyler hung out in a pack-n-play for 4 hours. Savannah and Maddie played well. Maddie tell me she wanted to go in the ocean but she was going to wait for the waves to stop. LOL. So next time we go I think I will take her to the bay instead. Overall, it was a great trip and I will consider doing it again (if someone will come with me to help me!)
That is the recap of our summer for now! More to come!!
MADDIE: 4 1/2 years old, SAVANNAH: almost 2 years old, TYLER: 11 months.
1 comment:
Wow, that's a lot. Definitely take them to the bay, so much better. We take Gabriel and SYlvia to the bay lots. THey love it.
Love those Bounce U pics. We call it the bounce house.
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