Fun For All Week....edit for cute moment

This past week was very busy. We had two great playdates with some of our Russian friends. Sharon and Sean met us on Monday for a pool date.

On Thursday Christine and her boys Roman and Max came from New York for a playdate. It was a pretty hot day but the boys had fun playing inside while Christine and I got caught up on our happenings. Then we all went outside so the boys could play on the swingset and in the sandbox. Unfortunately, Colby wasn't feeling quite well. He had a slight fever Wednesday night and it continued most of Thursday. But he had fun with the boys. We went to lunch and then to the local playground. All too soon it was time for them to head home.

Friday Colby and I did some school shopping. We also watched "The Backyardigans Polka Palace" which Colby loved. He loves music and that reminded Mike about my clarinet and saxophone upstairs. So we brought them out and Colby loved trying to play them. He seems to be a natural!

Then Saturday we enjoyed Lake Warmaug with Mike's parents. Lots of swimming on a hot humid day.

The weekend finished with a trip to the Butterfly place in Massachussetts with my mom. Colby seemed to enjoy it but he did shy away from them when they flew toward him. They also had some exotic frogs, lizards, and chameleons there as well as some very cute button quails. One cute note: Colby is very observant and is always listening, even when you think he isn't. He is starting to realize that people have more than one name (Mommy is also Melissa, Daddy is Michael, etc). When we were out with my mom he wanted her to see something and he called to her, quite loudly, "Grandma Donna!". Very cute.

After so much fun, Mommy and Colby enjoyed the day home today doing some chores and listening to the rain and thunder. We had some but not much. The storms missed us again. But the little bit of rain cooled us down a little. But here's some great photos from our week of fun.

A Wonderful Visit

This week Colby and I ventured to New York. We went to visit our friends Christine, Stephen, Roman, and Max. Christine and Stephen adopted their boys from Russia as well. They also came from Yekaterinburg. They came home in November of 2009. Our little group is growing bigger all the time!

We had a wonderful visit. Roman just turned 3 and Max is 1 1/2. Roman and Colby got along great. It was like they were always buddies. They played with the two dogs, Lucy and Happy, and all of the toys. Colby loved the ride on train. While he rode it around the house, Max rode the dump truck and Roman dragged another dump truck around. It was very cute. The three boys also wanted to play outside. It was cold but they didn't care. They mowed and shovelled the snow, took turns pulling or riding in the wagon, and drove their car. And we had a wonderful lunch, mac and cheese with hotdogs for the boys and chicken Ceaser salad for the big kids!

Christine and I had a wonderful time too. It was nice to talk in person. We have been chatting through emails and Facebook for awhile but it was our first visit together. Having the boys close in age, it was nice to compare notes and talk about things. Colby has been home longer so we chatted about his growth and attachment. Roman is older so we chatted about how he is doing now. He is picking up English very well, but it was interesting to watch him and listen to him speak a few words in Russian. Colby wasn't speaking at all when we picked him up. We also chatted about our trips to Yekaterinburg and our coordinator there, Svetlana. But, all too soon it was time to go. I am now planning a big get together with all our Russian friends for the end of the month. It will be great to see all 5 boys together. Let the good times roll!