Rye Playland Rocks!

I had been dying to take Avery back to Rye Playland. We only went once before, for the 4th of July in 2008. It is ridiculous that we haven't been more -- it is less than 30 minutes away, inexpensive (for an amusement park), and so fun! We went with Avery's friend Reed and his mom. The boys loved everything: a slide that you go down in a burlap sack (funny how much they loved the least high-tech ride), a log ride where we got very wet, a kid's roller coaster, and pretty much everything else they weren't too short for! They especially loved what looked to be a decades-old window display featuring Little Miss Muffet who jerks back every time the spider drops down into her whey. The boys shrieked with delight every time the spider dropped! Today was even (LGBT) "Pride at Playland!" so we came on a good day.


This was an odd ride, where the boys sat in a monkey's lap and it jiggled around. They LOVED it and rode it twice!



Hanging out by the Pride pavilion:

On this boat ride, both boys kept getting scolded for dunking their hands in the water. But how could they resist?!

Just relaxing at home:

33 weeks 4 days and fun with a scooter

Just some cute pictures of Avery playing blocks:





Avery got this cool Toy Story scooter for his birthday from friends. We waited for a quiet weekend day with no plans to take it out and enjoy it outside. Avery LOVED riding it around, and he even took it with him to the playground and buried it in the sand.

30 weeks pregnant!

Carolyn is now 30 weeks along in her pregnancy. We are so excited for Avery to be a big brother and for this new addition to our family!

Carolyn at exactly 30 weeks pregnant:


Rebecca at 30 weeks pregnant (way back in April 2007!)


Carolyn snuggling with soon-to-be big brother Avery!


Last Saturday, we went to the West Haven beach in Connecticut. We'd been working on the potty training, but it was a beautiful day outside, and we needed to go out! Avery LOVED the beach (well, we all did)! Unfortunately, our camera battery died so we only got a few pictures. But Avery could have spent all day sitting at the edge of the water, letting each wave splash his chest, and shrieking with joy each time.





This was the same beach we took Avery to when he was just a couple of weeks old:

Fun with Parker!

We went up to Massachusetts to visit our friends. Avery adores their daughter Parker. Since we got back, he has been asking to "go Parker's house?" It is so fun to see them playing together. Avery also played with her baby brothers and sister (triplets!).





I LOVE the joy and exuberance expressed in these two pictures:

Blueberries for Avery

We drove up to a farm near Red Hook to pick blueberries! Avery at first was very good about putting each blueberry carefully into the bucket. Then he decided that eating them was more fun! The farm had its own cafe where we ate lunch and fed some goats.

Swinging and Zoo time

Avery is getting ready for his baby brother . . . he has been enjoying rereading his "baby" board books, swinging in the baby swing, and he even wanted to go for a stroller ride (the first one in months if not a year). We're hoping he kind of gets this out of his system before the baby is born!



I took Avery to a special members-only evening at the zoo. We went into the Mouse House THREE times! Avery loved the mice, and the skunk, and he learned the word for chinchilla. Some of the animals who are nocturnal are kept in dark cages, so Avery ran by them, yelling "Good night! Good night!"