Six Flags New England Weekend

Saturday we got up early and headed to Six Flags New England. I really like it so much better than Great Adventure. It's cleaner. The workers are nicer. And the icing on the cake...its cheaper and Hurricane Harbor (water park) is included! 

We took Cami for her birthday present. I think Nate liked having a partner to ride with :)

We started out in Thomas Town. We all road Thomas and Bertie the bus..only the kids were allowed on Harold.

We spotted Scooby on the way out of Thomas Town.

Then Daffy Duck!


Cami's 1st "big girl ride" as Nathan called is was Scream! And she did...but she loved it and we rode 3 times!

Then we walked to Wiggles World. Everyone enjoyed a ride on the Big Red Car and Big Red Plane.

We watched the Wiggles show and met Henry and Waggs.
We were walking to Toon Land and we spotted Scooby and Shaggy! Nate was sooo excited!!!

Then we ran into a shark! He tried to eat all the kids! LOL.


We watched Six Flag's version of American Idol. Colby LOVED it! (This kid loves all music and loves dancing to it! Video to follow :)

Then Nate got hugs and pictures with all the characters !




Colby had a blast on the Merry go Round. So did Cami and Nate but John forgot to take pictures of them :(
We met Marvin!

Nate went very willingly up to the Joker. He realized later that he was a bad guy LOL.

Then we met Green Lantern, Hawk Girl and Robin!

Nate and Colby tried to turn into superman!
Nate tried to take a break with tootsie wootsie but his feet don't reach. 
We met Pepe later on our way to Batman! 

Granny was there to say hi to us. 

Then it was time for Nate's surprise .....

Sundae's with Scooby! He was so excited!  We got to sing and dance with them. We played some games...Nate and Cami had to tie me up! They did a great job! I couldn't get out ! LOL. They asked a lot of trivia questions...Nate was the youngest one answering and he was getting them all right! 












We met a few characters and went on a few more rides! 

The boys took a good nap after the water park ( we forgot to take pictures there :(

After naptime we went on a few more rides and saw a few more characters. 





Nathan said his favorite ride was the ball ride. (Sky Ride) He went on it both days and loved it!
Then we found a spot for the parade.

We had a great time ! Nate can't wait to go back! Videos to follow soon! 

New Shoes~

Check out these new kicks! I had bought him a pair of shoes a few weeks ago. He wore them all through the store. But once we got home...he takes them off as soon as I put them on. I thought I would try a different pair. Well these he LOVES! He wears them all day long and actually cried last night when I took them off to put his pjs on!

9 month check up.

Colby had his doctor appt Wednesday. Everything is great! He is 18 lbs 14 oz. and 29 inches long! (Watch out Nate, Colby has 1 1/2 inches on you when you were 9 months! ) Dr Cucolo said he is perfect! Growing nicely. He showed off some of his signs and we got him to say a few words for her, too! He is starting to really walk along the couches and toys more...and since he crawls funny and is bruising his little toes, we stopped on the way home and got him a new pair of shoes :O 

He fell asleep in the high chair for the 2nd time ever! How cute is this kid, hehe!

Lake House

We had a blast Saturday at John's co-workers lake house. Nate was really looking forward to getting on the jetski again. That is all he talked about for weeks. I think we were there for 20 minutes before he begged for his 1st ride! 

Then it was the little man's turn. He looked so cute in his huge life vest. :)

He too had a blast! John was zooming around the lake with him and he was loving it!


Nathan did a lot of fishing and a lot of floating in the lake. 

Colby loved his new crab float. (So did the other boys :)









Nathan went "fishing" for the 1st time. We forgot to bring the bobbers and a hook...so they fished with the weighted practice fish. They didn't care!



Thanks again Rob for another great day at the lake house! We can't wait for next year!!!

Clicking

Colby started clicking today (using his tongue to click the roof of his mouth) It was so cute. Nathan was doing it while we were in the car and Colby started copying.  

Shakes!

I think we may have created a monster! I have been giving Colby ice cream here and there for a few weeks now. (just vanilla and he seems to have no issues with it) I have also let him have some vanilla shakes. Well today we went to Johnny Rockets and I ordered a vanilla shake with his kids meal with the intention of drinking it myself. But Colby thought differently. He usually drinks off the bottom of my straw. But not today. He took the whole cup and drank it from a straw like a big boy! And LOVED it! We are in big trouble.

Really is Nate only 2

Some days I am not sure if I have a 2 year old or a 5 year old. He never stops amazing us. This morning Colby and I slept in. When we got up I went downstairs to see Nate. He had gotten up the past 2 mornings to help John in the garage. ( John just totally redid the garage. He sealed the floor, painted the entire garage and is now setting it all up to maximize the space! It is looking great.) Nathan has really been a help. He sorted all John's nuts, bolts, screws and nails all into little drawers for him. He has been going through his toys to see what he can give to little boys and girls that need them more than him.  

The way he speaks to us lately amazes me too! He just comes out with these things and floors us! He is just too much for words.  Like today in the car, Nate was playing with his bear that my mom got him when we went to Virginia shopping went he was a few months old. She recorded herself saying "Hi Buddy, this is Grammy always remember I love you" in it. Well since then she decided she wanted to be called "Mimi". He told her that she recorded that when she was "dressed as Grammy" and then he showed her what she was "wearing". He took her glasses and put them on the tip of her nose. He told her that is what she does when she pretends she is "grammy" LOL! 

9 month pictures

Saturday we did a photo shoot for Colby's 9 month pictures. My mom's former professor is trying to start in the photography business. She offered to take some pictures for us. We had such a great time!! We went to Van Saun Park. The boys loved it even though we were all melting it the heat. Trina just sent us a preview of the pictures and all I can say is.... WE LOVE IT! I will post some pictures as soon as we get them ;)

Clapping

Colby started really clapping! Yay! He won't clap when asked..just does it a random. LOL. He claps the same way Nate did when he started. One hand stays stationary and the other moves. 

Peek A Boo Video

Blake

I had to watch the boys fur-cousin for a few days this week. Since she loves to ATTACK Colby soo much I barely got any pictures of her. 

Here she is with one of the 10 or so toys she has stolen from the boys already. 

Nathan really loved having her here! He did a great job helping to keep her happy. He LOVES walking her and she listens to him when he does. Now if only she would stop attacking Colby, eating John's toes and chewing my hands we would be good! 

Yes, I want some Sweet Tea!

John promised Nathan this morning that he would take Nate to Rita's after dinner for some sweet tea ice. Nathan was so excited. 

We ran to Target beforehand. I was talking to Nate about Rita's. I turned to Colby who was sitting in the cart, and asked him if he wanted ice cream...his answer..."Yes". He totally said it. And would continue to say it when asked. Its soo cute. Its a drawn out "Yesssssss".

Nate LOVED the sweet tea ice. I tried the key lime ice. Anyone who knows me knows that I love anything lime. This though was GROSS!!! I really don't like anything at Rita's. I find it very odd that their custard is warm but cold at the same time. The ice is nasty, too! 

I am going to stick to Dairy Queen (ours better get the thin mint in soon or I am going to cry) or Curley's. 

No morning nap

This is what happens when Colby skips his morning nap.  (Actually he has NEVER fallen asleep in the high chair before. Usually he just falls asleep before lunch) 

Peek A Boo

Colby is playing peek a boo...all by himself now! He was sitting in his high chair this morning pulling his shirt over his eyes. He kept making noises to get our attention! :)