Maritime Aquarium

I have a few days off from work and we were going to take the kids to the Bronx Zoo today, but the weather wasn't very nice, so we might do that tomorrow instead. We ended up going to Norwalk to the Maritime Aquarium. A little nerve racking with Scott. He was ok at first in the stroller then I took him out to show him something, duh what a mistake, so when he didn't want to go back in, I ended up putting on his "monkey on his back" backpack leash thing. He was ok until I pulled on it by accident or tried to lead him somewhere with it and he would drop to the ground and have the fit of all fits. We threw him back in the stroller and everyone took turns walking around with him and he was fine. I think Olivia got tired and bored and wanted to leave, so it was good for the couple of hours we spent there. Nothing too exciting, but got us out of the house. The Albino alligator was pretty cool and they got to watch the seals feeding time. That's about it!

Visit with Ryan & Jackson/Butterfly Museum

I took the kids up to visit Ryan and Jackson yesterday. Larry was away and Erik spent the day out on the sound with guys fishing, so it was perfect! Ryan took us to Magic Wings, a butterfly museum where the butterflies literally fly all around you. She had been there before with Jackson. The pictures are so cute of the kids. Olivia was desperate to have one land on her and of course they didn't. Scott was desperate for them to keep as far away from him as possible and of course they came as close as they could and kept landing on him. I had one land on my head perfectly where when its wings were spread it looked like the best 80's hairclip you ever saw! LOL When I first walked in I wasn't sure I was going to be able to handle it because it was overwhelming when they flew right around you, but you get used to it. It was so hot and humid in there but it was so beautiful. It's so weird that in all of the pictures we took you can't see the butterflies flying around b/c they are so fast, but they are truly EVERYWHERE. Scott screamed more than he laughed which was quite funny. We couldn't lose him if we tried, we always knew where Scott wandered off too because you would hear his high pitch scream because a butterfly came too close or a bird walked across the path in front of him. So funny! There is a truly hysterical picture of me with the 2 kids, trying to get a nice family picture but Scott wouldn't cooperate and I was rolling my eyes and Ryan, well, she capture the most perfect look on my face and I swear, it is candid, not planned at all! LOL We had a great day and then went to a boat launch and walked out on the pier and took some pictures. Larry's aunt Laura came over later that night with her daughter Haley to play with Olivia and to have some pizza whiles the mom's enjoyed some long overdue strawberry margaritas! YUMMY! The boys crashed out and we actually went to bed early too. It was a fun sleep over Ryan and Jackson...can't wait to do it again! We had a great time...THANK YOU! See you next weekend!

Olivia's Graduation

It's official...my baby starts kindergarten in less than 3 months!!! She graduated last Tuesday from Pre-School! They had a ceremony for her class in the church. They sang songs and received their diplomas. It was so cute. I can't believe how fast the last 4 years have gone. I added some pics of her graduation.

I also added some pics of the kids with their new water table. Best investment! Keeps them busy for HOURS. They absolutely love it so I recommend it to anyone with little kids. Scott gets soaked even though it's only 3 inches of water, so they definitely need their bathing suits on, but it's worth it!

Enjoy!