Robinson Family Adventures

Ethan's Baptism

2012-01-17T15:43:00.001-08:00

Our Family's Very First Fireworks

2010-07-12T12:17:00.001-07:00

We had been debating all week whether or not it was a good idea to take the boys to the fireworks while we were up on Frye Island for the fourth. You see my family always goes to see the fireworks by boat. Neither Sean nor Connor have ever been to see Fireworks and we weren't sure how they would react. It could be great or it could go really badly. 9ish is a cranky/punchy time for the boys to begin with and then you add in lots of people and loud noises....we had no idea what to expect. Add to that, the fact that even if it went badly we were on a boat and couldn't get away....it all sounded like a recipe for disaster. But....we said screw it and did it anyway. :)

The boys LOVED the fireworks. Even Connor was entralled with the sparkling lights and was clapping his hands. I am so glad that we decided to go!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

2010-07-12T05:49:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day Weekend on Frye Island

2010-06-08T14:57:00.000-07:00

A sign of things to come....

The Dinosaur Place www.thedinosaurplace.com

2010-05-26T09:08:00.001-07:00

Brotherly Love

2010-05-24T19:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, this video makes Mark and I not really look like the best parents. We should have broken up the fun long before we did, but both boys seemed to be having a good time. Noone was crying. Really, we don't usually let Sean drag Connor around. It was just really cute!!!

The Ghillie Suit

2010-05-24T18:34:00.001-07:00

Yes you read that right, this post is about a Ghillie Suit. What you ask is a Ghillie Suit. Well this is a Ghillie Suit......

Why would one want a Ghillie Suit......I'm still trying to figure that out but regardless my family owns one. Mark turned 32 on May 16th. He's incredibly hard to buy for. Everytime he comes up with something he wants he buys it. Mark is also nothing if not extreme. Lately he's been shopping online for Ghillie Suits and bookmarking them on our computer. I've asked him over and over again why he wanted a Ghillie suit and the answer ranged from he thought it would be cool to "who wouldn't want to be able look like moss". Anyway, I found a cheap Ghillie suit on ebay and so as a joke I bought him one for his birthday.

"Where's Dad? He was just here, now all I see are trees"

Look closely, he's in there somewhere....

Sean

2010-04-29T17:47:00.000-07:00

The Submarine Birthday Ball

2010-04-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Dinnertime is just a little bit crazy around here.....

2010-04-29T10:36:00.000-07:00

Easter Pictures

2010-04-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

Connor is Crawling!!!!!

2010-03-15T19:10:00.000-07:00

Connor's Six Month Stats

2010-03-08T16:41:00.000-08:00

Weight: 19 pounds 9 ounces
Height: 27 1/2 inches

90th percentile for both

Meeting Curious George

2010-03-07T18:21:00.000-08:00

Curious George is a favorite in our household, almost and obcession. Well George happen to be making a visit at our local mall on Saturday. So of course we had to be there!!

Boston Children's Museum

2010-03-01T17:27:00.000-08:00

Connor is six months old!!

2010-03-01T17:04:00.000-08:00

Connor turned six months last Wed. Where has time gone? I can't believe that we've been lucky enough to have Connor around for SIX MONTHS already. Its crazy.
He's such a sweet baby. Rolling over all over the place, and scooting backward already...he's really on the move. He's always laughing and giggling and has a great disposition.
Here's a few great shots of our little man.....

For some reason six months is the magic age. Seems like all of a sudden you get the green light to move forward with everything when it comes to your baby. You can let your baby ride in a joggin stroller, he should be able to sleep through the night and eat solid foods to name just a few. Well here's Connor's debut with solid foods.....

My little guys.....

2010-02-17T18:13:00.000-08:00

Connor Rolling Over

2010-02-17T18:07:00.000-08:00

Snow Day

2010-02-16T17:41:00.000-08:00

The weathermen were predicting huge amounts of snow for us....they called it the "February Fury". It ended up being not that bad but on the upside because of all the hype they closed everything Tuesday night so Mark ended up with a snow day on Wednesday which was great!!

OK boys,smile for mommy......

2010-02-16T17:35:00.000-08:00

2010-02-16T17:32:00.001-08:00

Its been over a month since I put anything on the blog....I know, I know but we've been busy and well I could probably come up with a million excuses. Anyway....I'll try to be better.

Brothers.....

2010-01-14T18:01:00.000-08:00

I was going through pictures from the last several months (drawback of having such a large memory card in our camera, I never download the pics to the computer) and came across all of these shots. They are going to be best friends one day......

Make him stop crying!!!!!!!!!!!

Kidz Wurld

2010-01-12T05:53:00.001-08:00

Lauren, Kristen and I took Sean in Kidz Wurld in North Attleboro (www.kizwurld.com) on Sunday to let him run off some of his extra energy from being stuck in the house due to how cold its been. I thought he might be a little intimidated by the older kids in the bouncy houses and ball pit but he dove right in......

2 yrs and 4 months......

2010-01-11T18:48:00.000-08:00

We had the boys 2yr and 4month well visits last week.
Check out their stats.....

Sean
Weight: 30 pounds 6 ounces (75%)
Height: 35 inches (70%)

Connor
Weight: 18 pounds 4 ounces (off the charts literally)
Height: 26 inches (90%)

Aren't they cute!?!?

2010-01-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

Kidcity Children's Museum

2010-01-02T19:13:00.000-08:00

On Sean's 2nd birthday we took him to Kidcity Museum in Middletown CT. Great Museum!!!!

Sean and Mark working at the Fishery. We spent alot of time here. Who knew plastic primary colored fish were so enticing!!

Inside an Igloo

Connor couldn't care less about the museum......

Sean in the old farm house exhibit

Planting carrots ..........

Giving the babies a bath..........

feeding the baby the carrots he grew.......

Snowy Day

2010-01-02T18:43:00.001-08:00

I'm trying to catch up on things today, including the blog. Mark has duty so he won't be home all day and its been snowing since early this morning so we aren't planning on going anywhere.

So what do we do when we're stuck in the house. A little of this and a little of that....Today we played outside in the snow for awhile, setup the tent that Grammy and Grandpa Hurley got Sean for Christmas and played in tha for awhile. We also played in the bathtub which was a huge hit. I gave Sean a rubbermaid bin full of water, bath toys, and plastic cups and set him up in our huge bathtub so he could just go crazy.

When we moved into our house one of the things I loved about it was the master bath but unfortunately with two kids the huge tub doesn't get much use and these days when it does it looks like this......

I'd also like to introduce everyone to Scuba Sean. My aunt Beth gave Sean this bath toy as part of his birthday present and for some reason he has been dubbed Sean. Mark and I didn't come up with this name, it was all Sean. Maybe this is a sign of things to come. Sean may follow in Daddy's footsteps and become a diver. We'll see, but for now its very funny to hear him talk about Sean, the diver!!

Cousin Dillon

2009-12-24T07:48:00.000-08:00

I can't wait until all three little boys are running around the beaches of Frye Island next summer!!!!

The Santa Party

2009-12-24T07:41:00.000-08:00

My parents have a huge party every Christmas. Its always the last Sunday before Christmas. All our family and friends are invited. Santa stops by for a visit and the kids break a pinata. This party has been a tradition starting back when I was little. Its lots of fun and a little crazy.

Connor had no problem with Santa. Next year may be a different story.....

Sean on the other hand was not a huge fan of Santa but did agree to give Santa a huge after he had recieved his present.

And what did Santa bring Sean.......A WONDER PETS CAPE!!! YEAH!!!!!

Sean's 2nd Birthday

2009-12-24T07:37:00.000-08:00

Sean turned 2 on December 21st. We celebrated a day early at my parent's annual Santa Party. There were lots of presents, and a train birthday cake!!!

The Mystic Holiday Boat Parade

2009-11-28T19:53:00.000-08:00

Sean, Connor, My sister Lauren and I all went to the Mystic Holiday boat parade this evening. I figured it was a great way to kick off the holiday season....Sean and Connor did not share this same sentiment.

The boat parade festivities consist of a tree lighting and then a parade of decorated boats through downtown Mystic. Sean was very excited by the countdown and tree lighting. I think he thought all the cheering was for him and made a mad dash for the tree as soon as he could wriggle away from me. I caught him just in time before he pulled off an entire string of lights.

The boat parade was very cool. The horn on the tugboat was a little scary for Sean but we pushed through. All in all it was a very good time but as with any activity these days it was alot of work. We managed to make it through a blowout diaper, Sean running this way and that all over the waterfront and then crying from both boys when they had had enough.

"Can someone please take me home now, or at least take off this stupid hat?"

Family photos part 2

2009-11-08T18:08:00.000-08:00

Family Photos

2009-11-08T18:00:00.001-08:00

Thomas the Tank Engine part 2

2009-11-08T17:11:00.000-08:00

Thomas the Tank Engine part1-videos

2009-11-08T16:52:00.000-08:00

The four of us went down to Essex,CT to spend the day with Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Sean is in love with trains and we had the best time He was so excited to see the trains and even more excited when we told him that we were going to get to ride on the train.

When we first got to the train station we showed Sean the trains and talked to him about how we were going to ride on the train. We still had about an hour before it was our turn to ride the train and were going to walk around and look at everything else that was going on. Well I guess we got him a little too excited for the train ride because when he saw the train pulling away he started sobbing and pointing at the train. (turn up the sound, you can hear him). Is it bad that I think him crying over the train leaving is adorable?

Sorry this one is sideways but its so cute. Sean was so excited about the train ride and about the picture of Thomas that he got. He held on to it the entire day.

3 days of Halloween

2009-10-31T17:43:00.001-07:00

We had a great Halloween. We have the cutest little Dragon and Dalmation that you've ever seen. We stretched the holiday out over three days starting with a Halloween party with my mom's club on Thursday, the Halloween parade at my mother's school on Friday and then Trick or Treating at Mystic Seaport on Saturday.

Ok so these pictures are out of order but its going to take me too much time to put them chronologically and I need to go to sleep.

Mystic Seaport Trick or Treating - Saturday

Halloween Parade at my Mother's School - Friday

Carving Pumpkins - Thursday

Mom's Club Halloween Party - Thursday

Connor's Baptism

2009-10-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday we had our little man baptised at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Gales Ferry. My sisters Lauren and Kristen agreed to be Connor's godparents. We lucked out with a grogeous fall day.

Sean was not very happy throughout the ceremony. It was naptime and all he wanted was for mommy to hold him.

Connor was wonderful during the ceremony. He actually started laughing and smiling when the priest poured the water over his head.

Yes you are seeing that correctly. My 27 year old sister is the one with the cane! Its a step up from the crutches at least and she taught Sean a new word "CANE". He thought it was a fabulous toy.

We had a reception back at our house after the ceremony where we had another little cutie join us. Adorable little boys seem to run int he family. This is Dillon the son of my cousin Tim and his wife Danielle. Isn't he adorable?!?!?

Dillon and Grammy

I love the fall!!!

2009-10-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

Mornings at the Robinson House

2009-10-15T17:47:00.000-07:00

Most mornings the boys and I find ourselves in the basement playroom as we all try to wake up and figure out how we're going to spend the day.

Our time in the morning usually involves alot of cuddling (with me and with the stuffed animals) and typically Curious George and Sid the Science Kid........

Connor's First Bath

2009-10-08T09:29:00.000-07:00

Connor is six weeks old and we have definitely given him more than one bath but like all things with your second, we are a little delinquent with posting pictures of poor Connor. In fact the pictures below are actually his second bath. We forgot the camera for his first bath time experience and plan on just telling him that these pictures are really from his very first bath. :) Poor Connor, with Sean his first bath was a huge ordeal with cameras, video cameras the works.......Poor second child.

Playdate with Lauren

2009-10-06T09:02:00.000-07:00

Lauren had the day off yesterday and came down for a visit. It had been a rough night with Connor the night before and when Sean's naptime rolled around and Connor cooperated and feel asleep too I grabbed the opportunity to take a little nap myself. Lauren was already headed our way so I left the door open for her figuring that she could just come in when she got here. I was certain I would hear her car when she pulled up but didn't want her to have to use the doorbell any wake up any of the sleeping children.

I fell asleep the minute my head hit the pillow and woke about 45 minutes later. I picked up my cell phone and texted Lauren "Where are you?" figuring that she was probably still on her way. The next thing I know I get a text message back from her "In your basement". Kinda freaky huh!!!

Turns out that she had come in checked on me but that I was so far gone that I didn't even move so she decided it best to let me sleep. Guess I really needed that nap. Anyway, after we all woke up we went to a playground in Groton for the afternoon and got some really great pics with Lauren's new camera.

The park really doesn't do much for Connor at the moment.

Apple Picking

2009-09-26T16:04:00.000-07:00

More pictures of Connor

2009-09-16T12:06:00.001-07:00

The Ledyard Fair

2009-09-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Sean loved feeding the goats

He was fascinated by all the animals

Comparing little kid feet and calf feet.....

Some of the animals got a little too up close and personal.

Sean's 1st pony ride

More Connor Pictures

2009-08-27T12:30:00.000-07:00

Welcoming Baby Connor!!

2009-08-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

We'd like to announce the birth of our son Connor Warren Robinson born August 24th at 11:30am. 9 lbs 11 ounces, 21 inches long. We are all doing well and will post some additional pictures soon.

Sean, What do you think of your little brother?

Sean loved the kid sized rocking chair on the maternity floor.

Hike at Devil's Hopyard

2009-07-26T17:10:00.000-07:00

Chatham Falls

Poor Sean didn't make it through the whole hike.

The Playground

2009-07-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

Roger Williams Park Zoo part three :)

2009-07-26T16:52:00.000-07:00

We went back to Roger Williams Zoo today (a favorite place of ours). Mark's mother is here for his homecoming and to visit with Sean so we've been showing her the sights.

yes, that is a leash on our little boy. I swore that I would never buy one of those but now that Sean hates to be in the stroller and only wants to walk its the best thing ever!!

Mark's Homecoming

2009-07-26T16:36:00.000-07:00

Mark's homecoming was this past Wed. Such an exciting and emtional event.
We are so happy to have Mark home.

When we got home Mark showed us all of the presents that he had purchased while on his travels. I think we're one of the only families that can say that we now own three viking helmets!!!

Hanging Poolside

2009-07-26T16:29:00.000-07:00

More Fourth of July photos

2009-07-07T16:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Fourth of July!!!!

2009-07-05T18:45:00.001-07:00

We finally have Sunshine!!!!

2009-07-03T19:00:00.000-07:00

The day started out kinda cloudy but finally after seven straight days of rain we saw the sun!!!!!

We spent the afternoon on the boat.
Lauren got some wakeboarding in even though the water is still freezing.

Sean loves his new red wagon and was dragging everyone down from the porch to give him rides around the driveway.

Sean and my Uncle Paul playing with the wagon.

My cousin Tim, his wife Danielle and their son Dillon are up for the weekend. Dillon is about three months old now.

We have quite a full house this weekend. There are currently nine adults, two babies and three dogs staying in our four bedroom, one bathroom house!!! Oh boy!

Watching Wonder Pets

2009-07-01T09:11:00.000-07:00

This is an older picture. Sean is watching his favorite show "Wonder Pets". Its the only show that he'll sit still for. Don't you love his little mini adirondack chair and table??
"Wonder Pets, Wonder Pets we're on our way to help the baby animals and save the day. We're not too big and we're not too tough but when we work together we got the right stuff. Go Wonder Pets." It gets stuck in your head!!!

Maine Wildlife Park

2009-06-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

Today was another rainy day so we left Frye Island and went to the Maine Wildlife Park.

http://www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/index.htm

The park is made up of injured or orphaned wildlife. The last time we went was years ago when my sisters, cousins and I were little. Its changed and grown alot since then. It was great. Good thing to do when the weather isn't so nice.

The baby moose being feed

Vacation - Beach Pics

2009-06-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

Sean loved the water.
It's still pretty cold but we had to drag him out when we were ready to leave.

Vacation

2009-06-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

Sean and I are up in Maine for the week for a little vacation. Unfortuantely the weather hasn't been cooperating, but what's new. We did get a good day in this past Saturday and took advantage of it on my parent's boat and on the beach.

Sean likes to feed himself

2009-06-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

Sean is signing

2009-06-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

I started trying to work with Sean on sign language when he was probably about 8 or 9 months old. I'm not a very patient person so I lost interest in it pretty quickly and didn't continue consistently. Recently I discovered that Sean knew the sign for "more". Its an easy one that I continued to use even after I had kinda given up on sign language. So I've started to work with him on signing again and he's picking it up really well. So far he knows "more", "all done", "food", "book" and "thank you" ...I think that's it. The video below shows some of his signs. He doesn't do the sign for "all done" but I swear he knows it. Its one that we use when he's in the highchair all the time.

Sandbox Video

2009-06-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

Sean's Sandbox

2009-06-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

Roger Williams Park Zoo...again

2009-06-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to Roger Williams Zoo, again. This time with some of the other wives from Mark's boat. We had a great time. Once again the zoo is always a big hit with Sean.

Aunt Kristen is a bad influence

2009-06-09T18:14:00.000-07:00

Sean and I met Kristen at the Providence Place Mall this afternoon for lunch and a little shopping. For all the local moms Nordstroms is a fabulous place to take your babies. They have a great cafe on the third floor of the mall that is very accommodating for kids and then right across the hall is the restroom complete with a huge plush lounge. Its perfect for nursing, bottle feeding, diaper changing or just taking a breather. In our case it was a perfect place to start winding Sean up. Thanks Kristen!! :)

Roger Williams Park Zoo

2009-06-04T17:05:00.000-07:00

We met Kim and Mac at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence today

More Sean pictures

2009-06-03T16:38:00.000-07:00

My Birthday

2009-06-03T16:34:00.000-07:00

I turned 31 on Sunday. Spent the weekend up in MA with my family. Sean and I both had a great time. Lauren took me to Sephora on Saturday to get a makeup/skin consultation and then a shopping spree!! Afterward we took Sean to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. Sean really got a kick out of the Rainforest Cafe. So much to look at. Sunday I went for a manicure and pedicure while my parents and Lauren watched Sean. Later that night we had dinner out to celebrate. All is all a great weekend. Thanks guys!!

Sean's Latest Haircut

2009-06-03T16:30:00.000-07:00

Sunday we got Sean's haircut. It went SOOOO much better than his first haircut. We went to Snipits in North Attleboro. He was happy the whole time. No tears, no screaming. It was actually enjoyable.

Check out my belly in this picture!!! Whoa!!! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

Sean and I went up to Frye Island over Memorial Day. It was a nice relaxing trip. Weather was not all that great but we were able to get a boat ride in. Sean loved it. We were worried that he might not like the life preserver now that he's older but he had no problem with it.

Sean loved the dock down at the Frye Island Cafe.

Driving Grandpa Hurley's boat

Hanging out inside in his new beach chair.

Checking out my cousin's Hamster

Maybe I shouldn't let the baby play with the hammer....but its pretty cute! :)

Skyping with Mark

2009-05-28T16:41:00.000-07:00

Mark was in Norway all last week. Before he had left Sean and I gave Mark a Netbook for his birthday with a built in webcam. The thought being that we could Skype with him while he was on deployment. Skyping is SO COOL!! It was great for Mark to be able to see Sean playing around and Sean to see and hear Daddy.

USS Louisville on Oprah

2009-05-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

This is more for Mark than anyone else but I happened to turn on the TV today and Oprah was on. Well looking more closely at what was on the show I realized "Hey I know that guy". They were interviewing Cmdr John Sager of the USS Lousiville. John was Mark's XO when he was on the USS Connecticut and we've kept in touch with him since leaving that boat. Oprah was doing a segment on Skyping and was having the Louisville Skype from under the ocean as an example of how cool Skyping is. Normally we can't Skype with Mark when he's underwater but we're hoping to be able to take advantage of it now that he's on land in Norway.

Take a look at the article about the show from Oprah.com
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090507-tows-skype-world/13

Sean and Lauren at the Playground

2009-05-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

The lawnmower is cool!

2009-05-20T17:15:00.000-07:00

Sean thinks that the lawnmower is one of the most fascinating things around. We're having someone mow our lawn while Mark is away and the entire time they are working Sean will stand at the window and watch them. I was at my parent's house last weekend and my father mowed their lawn. Sean again had to watch the entire time. We figured we'd make him more comfortable with his own chair. So there he stayed at the front door a boy and his dog ( well his grandparent's dog) watching Grandpa mow the lawn.

Sean's New Car

2009-05-18T16:59:00.000-07:00

Sunny Day

2009-05-15T13:29:00.000-07:00

Sean and I went for a really long walk today at Bluff's Point. It was a gorgeous day and we had a fabulous time. Sean slept the entire second half of the walk so it was very peaceful for me. Yeah for Sunny Days.
I took the pictures below with my camera phone, so the quality isn't the best.

Marcy The Meerkat

2009-05-11T16:24:00.001-07:00

Up until now Sean really hasn't taken to any of the stuffed animals that we've had around the house. I've even tried to force it on him here and there and carry around a particular stuffed animal thinking that it might help him sleep if he saw it as comforting. He wasn't having any part of it. Well he's found his new best friend. Marcy the Meerkat!!! My mother bought it randomly and for some reason Sean has fallen in love with it. He kisses it, has other people give it kisses and carries it around with him all over the place. We've already gone back to the store and bought a duplicate ( just in case) just because he seems to love this one so much.

Now what is a Meerkat you may ask? And no its not a ferret. If you are an animal planet watcher you'll recognize the Meerkat from the television drama Meerkat Manor :).

A Meerkat is a small mammal in the Mongoose family native to South Africa. We didn't just dub the stuffed animal a Meerkat either. The tag says that its name is Marcy the Meerkat.

Mother's Day Makeover

2009-05-08T18:46:00.000-07:00

Today I received a full day a pampering courtesy of the wonderful ladies of Bellani Maternity. I entered a contest where I had a to write a paragraph about why I needed some "me time". Amzingly I was picked as the winner and what a fabulous prize I got. A full day of pampering, an outfit to go out in tonight, plus a restaurant gift certificate and tickets to a show at Trinity Rep. It was unbelieveable!!!!
ABC 6 did a story on the contest. Check out the link below to see the video. unfortunately they couldn't stick around to see the end result and could only film me "in progress". So please excuse the wet hair and no makeup!! :)

http://www.abc6.com/news/44615362.html

Catching up

2009-05-07T17:27:00.001-07:00

Mark's gone again. This one is the big one. We won't see him again until the end of July. Before he left we tried to cram as much fun into the week that he was home as we could.

First a shot of Mark's Sub coming in to Groton last week. Sean and I went down to meet the boat when it pulled in.

Mark, Sean and I were able to do alot as a family in the week that he was home. He and I got alot done around the house, he was able to come to one of my prenatal apts, we went to Sean's baby class at Bellani Maternity and we took a trip to the Mystic Aquarium. It was a great week but much much too short.

Pictures of the Aquarium are below.

So now its back to just the two of us. We miss Mark already and will try to keep up with the blog more so that when he can access the internet he can see what we've been up to.

Boston Children's Museum

2009-04-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

Friday was Lauren's 29th birthday. She requested that for her birthday we bring Sean to the Boston Children's Museum. It was alot of fun. Kinda crowded becuase of school vacation week but not horrible. We had a great day. Had lunch by the water after the museum and topped it off with some Ice Cream. Happy Birthday Lauren!!

Sean loved the Bubble Room of course!!!

Playing in the Toddler Room

Poking the eyes out of the seeing eye dog display. :)

Sarah, Elizabeth and Caroline

2009-04-25T19:36:00.000-07:00

On Thursday Sean and I went up to my mother's for lunch. We were joined by my mother's cousin Pat, her daughter Julie, Julie's two girls Sarah and Elizabeth, Pat's Daughter in Law Eileen and her new baby Caroline and my aunt Barbara. Did you get all that? :)

It was great to let the kids all play together. Ages ranged from 10 weeks up to 3 years. It was especially interesting to see Sean's reaction when I held Caroline (10 weeks). He was not happy!!! Kept trying to climb up in my lap and eventually started crying. Very telling of things to come. Unfortunately I didn't end up with any pictures of Caroline. She's very cute though! Tons of thick black hair.

Sarah and Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Sean's Tugboat

2009-04-25T19:30:00.000-07:00

My parents got a Tugboat sandbox for Sean. Its really cute and Sean thinks its great. He loves to climb in side, even without any sand and play around in it. While I was visiting my parents last weekend I ran out to the store for a minute and came back to a very funny scene.

I caught both of my parents sitting in the Tugboat with Sean. It was pretty funny.
I guess Grand kids can be very persuasive.

Some more Easter Photos

2009-04-13T18:10:00.000-07:00

Sean also got to meet his new cousin Dillon. Dillon is only a month old.

Happy Easter!!!!

2009-04-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Boat Picnic

2009-04-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

Today Sean, Mark and I all went to a picnic held by Mark's boat. Lots of fun. Tons of food including a Fish Fry (it was Good Friday after all). There was even an egg hunt for the kids. We had a great afternoon!!

After the picnic we had an ultrasound appointment. All is well with the new baby!! We didn't find out the sex, we're keeping it a surprise. Looks like this baby is going to be another big one. So far he or she is measuring in the 95 percentile..... Oh boy!!!

Dinner with Daddy

2009-04-03T18:28:00.000-07:00

Mark had duty today so Sean and I braved the wind and rain and brought a pizza over to the submarine to have dinner with Mark.

We've been having a massive rainstorm today so we bundled up in out raincoats.............

and then headed over to the base to meet up with Mark. Sean loved eating in the wardsroom. He was all smiles. I think it had to have been the change of scenery. He doesn't normally get to eat on a submarine.

Mail Drop

2009-03-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

Mark has been gone for over a month now. We recently had a mail drop where we could pull together a small package that would be delivered to the boat. Emails are hit or miss and we can't send mail otherwise so it was exciting to be able to actually get him some cards and letters. I included the photo below, hopefully it makes Mark smile!!!

Happy St Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T17:43:00.000-07:00

RI Pet Show

2009-03-15T16:23:00.000-07:00

Lauren and I took Sean to the Rhode Island Pet Show today in Providence. It was very crowded and Sean was a little overwhelmed by both the people and the animals but we found some parts to entertain him. There was a little petting zoo that he liked and he loved looking at all the cats and dogs, although he was a little nervous about petting them

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2009-03-08T19:21:00.000-07:00

Its was so nice this weekend. A wonderful taste of spring. Almost all of the snow is melted and there are buds starting to sprout. Yeah!! I can't wait for winter to be over.

We spent as much time outside as we could this weekend. Sean loved it. I can't wait to be able to spend more time outdoors, at the park and at the beach!!!

Little Explorers

2009-03-04T16:22:00.001-08:00

Today was the last day of this session's Little Explorers at Bellani Maternity. As always Sean had a great time. They even had a baby sized inflatable moonwalk at class today. The babies were all a little apprehensive about the moonwalk but the moms all thought it was adorable.

Sean is a really big help around the house..........

2009-03-04T16:07:00.000-08:00

Video of Sean

2009-03-03T10:52:00.000-08:00

No More Snow!!!!

2009-03-03T10:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had over a foot of snow dumped on us!!! Sean and I were housebound for the day until we got plowed out late last night (when the strom finally ended). Needless to say Sean and I are both a little stir crazy.....time to go out and see other people

First Haircut

2009-02-26T15:58:00.000-08:00

I've needed to get Sean's haircut for awhile now but have been putting it off. So I finally made an apt at a children's salon and decided it was finally time.

Here's a before shot........

We got to the salon and at first everything was great. All of the chairs had fun cars as the seats. Sean thought it was great and immediately starting playing with the steering wheel and watching the other kids.

The hairdresser came over and put the smock on him and that's when things started to go downhill. He was still fine but just a little cautious. He wasn't sure exactly what was about to happen.

Then the Hairdresser started to cut the back of his head and it was all over. He did not like having his hair cut and started to cry and scream. It was just as bad as if we were giving him shots.

When it was all over we got a little certificate saying he made it through his first haircut and we saved a pieces of his hair for the baby book.

Here's what he looks like now.....pretty handsome I'd have to say. Oh and the minute we got back in the car he was all smiles again!!!

My Tummy

2009-02-25T17:02:00.000-08:00

Over the past couple of weeks Sean has started wanting to touch my belly all the time. Its almost like a security blanket for him. Whenever he's tired, shy, any time that he needs comfort he finds me and trys to lift up my shirt. It can get a little embarassing in public when Sean is trying to stick his hand up my shirt. This all started around the time that I found out that we were expecting #2. Maybe Sean knows that something is going on...................

Sean and Naomi

2009-02-24T18:19:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in awhile. Been very busy. Last week, or maybe it was the week before Sean and I took care of Naomi while her mom had an apointment. Below are some pictures. The play together very well. I think Sean was thrilled to have another little one at the house. Keeping my fingers crossed he'll still feel that way in August!!!

Sean kept petting Naomi's head......He seemed to think it was really funny. Luckily Naomi didn't seem to mind.

More Family Photos

2009-02-07T17:31:00.000-08:00

We received the rest of our pictures from the photographer and they came out great. Below are a bunch of our favorites(in addition to the ones we previously posted). Sorry, there's alot of them.

Photographer is Michelle Amarante www.michelleamarante.com

Family Photos

2009-02-03T09:56:00.001-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we had some family pictures taken. Figured we should have them done before Mark has to leave and before the new baby arrives!!

Michelle Amarante did the photos for us. http://michelleamarante.com/. She was great and I think the photos came out really good.

Here's a sampling of a couple from her blog. I'll post more once we get the full CD of images.

Happy Superbowl Sunday

2009-02-02T17:42:00.003-08:00

Picture is a little blury but just too cute not to post...............

Stay and Play Cafe

2009-02-02T17:25:00.001-08:00

Saturday Mark and I took Sean to the Stay and Play Cafe in Old Saybrook. Its a great place where parents can get a cup of coffee or tea and the kids can run off their excess energy in their indoor gym all for only $5.00 per kid. For $5.00 you can stay all day if you like. Sean is one of the younger kids, the age range is from birth to age six. He's fascinated by the big kids so that alone can keep him occupied for hours but he also really loves the train set. I'd say that is his favorite part.

Do you see the other kid in this picture??? That's Sean's very first Bully!!! He's four years old and didn't have a parent in sight anywhere. Sean and he were both playing nicely with the trains but the 4yr old decided that he wanted all the trains. He took the ones the Sean had in his hands and Sean immediately tried to take them back. Next thing I know the 4yr pushed poor little Sean to the ground because he was mad that he took his trains. It was all I could do to hold Mark back from strangling the kid.........We moved on to other toys at that point.