Ward's Berry Farm

Last weekend, the four of us went to Ward's Berry Farm in Sharon, MA, to pick out a pumpkin. Jason and I have never-in-our-lives carved our own pumpkin...stay tuned for those pictures, lol. At this particular farm, they have some 4-H animals you can feed. JP is an animal lover, so he was thrilled.

He didn't even mind the goat slobber on his hand!

Enjoying the Beautiful Weather

Yesterday, the boys and I took a walk around the neighborhood. It's not the exercise I used to get while pushing the stroller because, now, JP wants to get out and walk himself...you can imagine how my 30 minute power-walk turns into a 90 minute exploration of leaves, rocks, drainage grates, lawnmowers, squirrels, cars, trucks, a "sleeping" frog on the pavement...

You get the picture!

But, it started out like this:

Luke, like his big brother, LOVES being outside, so he was thrilled to just ride along and observe :)

Preschool and iPads

Last month, J.P. started Junior Preschool! He goes M-W-F for three hours from September till May. We enrolled him in an attempt to encourage his speech development. We're hopeful that being immersed with his peers will give him some confidence and help him to talk more. So far, he is loving it! He happily goes into the classroom when I drop him off and runs for Luke (not Mommy) when I pick him up each day. The teachers seem warm and loving, and that's what's most important to me. :)

Here is the best picture I could get of him before his first day of school:
With J.P. in preschool, Luke and I have some alone time together. Luke can be the smiliest, sweetest baby in the world...as long as you are in his face and engaging him. Leave the room? Experience the wrath! I think we definitely have a social boy on our hands here. He's been rolling from front-to-back since he was three days old, but around three months began rolling from back-to-front. Lately, he's been putting his rolling skills in sync in order to move around the room. This child does NOT want to be a baby!

At his four month check-up last week, he weighed in at 16.25 pounds, two solid pounds more than what J.P. weighed at four months. He's in 6-9 month clothes, and some of the 6 month clothes are a little too small. Definitely gets that from his mama! ;)

Like I mentioned, he's a social boy. While J.P. is in school, we run lots of errands (so much easier with one child!) and Luke always flashes his fabulous smile to any stranger who peers into his stroller. It's funny, the little old ladies always make comments like "he must know I'm a grandma" or "awww, I've still got the touch!"...I never mention that Luke would smile at a dead body so long as he could see it's face. HAHAHA!

Here's Luke hanging out on the couch:

Jason bought me an iPad for Christmas. I've used it a couple times :/.... and this is why:

If you're wondering what you are looking at, it's J.P. in his "tent," playing on the iPad. He has more applications and games on it than I do! When I go to use it, the battery is always low. Haha! (okay, so he doesn't play with it all the time, but he sure does love it on rainy days).

My Athletic Boys :)

Hey Batter Batter!

Story Land

Last month, we took a two-day trip to Glen, NH - our first trip as a family of four - where we visited Story Land - a fantastic amusement park geared to kids ages 2-8 (I would guess). It was a great little park with lots of rides that JP was tall enough to go on. We had to coax him on a couple (the roller coaster) because he was hesitant. Jason was able to ride all the rides with him, so that helped.

If you've never been, you should certainly check this place out. It's awesome. I can't wait to go back next year! It's clean and had lots of "mother's rooms" for us nursing moms, which I greatly appreciated. :)

The little train you can ride around the park:
I spy some pirates at the top of the fort, do you??
JP loved riding around in the old, wooden strollers:
He was all business when it came to the tractor ride - he rode this 5+ times:
JP and Daddy riding the yellow shoes:
I thought this ride was adorable:
JP in a miniature house taking a water break:

Daddy's New Weightroom

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d3rgKaJ4pY