Fun Summer Photos and an Update

It's been a busy and HOT summer so far. Colby and I have gone to the park, swimming, and the movies. We went to see Madagascar 3 and Colby hasn't stopped singing Polka Dot Circus and Move It since! All while we are packing up and getting ready to move to our new house. I can't believe we actually are moving! Things are going well, we are told, and the closing on both houses should be the end of this month. So here I sit surrounded by boxes, newspaper, and bubble wrap. UGH!

For our fun family day to celebrate "America's birthday" as Colby refers to the 4th of July, Mike, Colby, and I went to Mystic Aquarium. We had taken him there for his 3rd birthday but hadn't gone since. He loved the beluga whales and penguins. But I think his favorite was the sting ray tank. Colby and I even fed the sting rays!

And now on Sunday Colby and I will be taking a few days to go to New Hampshire, Lake Winnipasaukee. My family has a house on the lake there. My mom and dad are going too and they are taking 2 of my nephews, Alex (age 9) and Keith (age 5). My mom wants to bring the boys to StoryLand. We brought Colby there last year too. Mike has to work though so just Colby and I will be going. Probably from Sun to Wed. It will be the first time we are separated as a family. Colby has had sleepovers for a night but it's never been him with just one of us. I'm a little nervous how he will react but I think having his cousins there will help.

And in other news: not only am I moving to a new house, I was just informed that the superintendent has moved my teaching position to a different school. So now I need to pack up my office and set up in a new school. Not really happy about it. I really enjoyed my other school and the people I worked with. I don't like change and moving to a new house is enough change for me. But, we'll see what happens I guess.

So, here are some great photos from our summer so far.

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.

First Camping Trip....We Survived!

This weekend we went to Lake Warmaug. We have been there before for an afternoon to picnic and bring the kayaks out but this weekend we camped. Yes, I spent the weekend in a tent! We went with Mike's parents. I was a little worried about how Colby would do sleeping somewhere strange, and not in a bed, but he did great! He LOVED it!

We went up early Friday and spent the weekend swimming, walking, kayaking, fishing, and just having lots of fun. I did leave for a few hours to help my mom at my grandparents' house. We are still trying to sell some things and Sat we had another tag sale. Friday friends of Mike's parents came up with their grandkids, Jair and Brin. They had a great time playing with Colby. It was fun to watch them swim, play in the sand, and blowing bubbles. Late Saturday, when I returned, David, Jocelyn, and Lizzie came up for dinner. Lizzie is getting so big. She and Colby played great together. By Sunday we were all tired and ready to go home. Even Colby was ready to get back and sleep in his bead. We left early Sunday and just spent the day doing some chores and catching up on sleep. Overall the weekend was great. Camping was fun, but I do know what Mike will get for his birthday: an airmatress. Ugh! The ground was so hard and bumpy. Not much sleep.