Say "Uncle"

Uncle J came over for dinner and playtime tonight. We'll be changing his name to Uncle Jungle Gym soon. Will quickly learned to ask for, "More tosses please." and "Spinning time please!"

The whole family spent a lot of time outside playing and running around. We were even joined by several neighbors and their grandchildren who are 2 weeks older than Will.

Will loves Yaz, Uncle J's beagle. He's adopted this little "Yaz voice" which is a bit like his "Kylie voice". It's very cute to hear him calling Yaz to follow him or chase the ball.

And we'll all sleep well tonight.

Lazy Days

Brother. Sister.

Green Grass.

Blue Skies.

Tall trees.

Ice cream.

Summer.

Sprinklers and More

Summer is moving right along here in Connecticut. Due to the stitches incident, Will isn't allowed in a pool or the bath tub until the stitches are removed (tomorrow afternoon!), so Mommy got him a sprinkler to stay cool in.

It's been pretty hot and humid here lately, but not as bad as it's been in Virginia. Daddy and Grandpa have been working hard getting our new house ready for us and our stuff and cars are due to arrive this week and/or weekend.

Here's a picture of our new place in Virginia. We can't wait to fill it with new memories as a growing family!

Will went to preschool camp for the first time this morning. It's the first time he has been dropped off somewhere and stayed without Mommy. He didn't even look back. He was the youngest in the class which is for kids ages 3-5 (he can go since he'll be 3 by the end of the summer). Apparently, he did just fine and declared, "Camp is so fun!" when Mommy picked him up. Meanwhile, though, please excuse him, as he has some business to conduct on his phone....preschoolers just aren't what they used to be.

Where the Green Grass Grows

Today we visited the Pickin' Patch and our friends, Polly, Christopher, and Colbi. Mommy and Polly went to elementary school together so they've been friends a long long time. Colbi is 5 months old, so we're hoping Kylie and Colbi can be friends like their Moms.

Will was excited to hold 2 babies on his lap for pictures, but not as excited as he was about the tractors and fields outside. Polly and Christopher live on their farm, the Pickin' Patch, where they grow fruits and vegetables year-round.

Update

Deep breath.

After the whole ear infection/bad cold/insurance fiasco, we thought we could get back to our normal summer fun here in Connecticut. Will even offered to paint Mommy's toenails. Ahhhh. Nothing like a pool side pedicure.

And then.

Thursday night, as we were finished bath and shower time, Will was wrapped in a towel, arms tucked warmly inside, when he tried to walk across the wet tile floor in the bathroom. His chin broke his fall. And broke open. When the screaming, crying and bleeding didn't seem to be stopping, it was clear another trip to the ER was called for. Mommy, Kylie and Will threw on their jammies and Gram came home from work to join us for the nighttime visit to the ER. Will calmed down a bit once we were in the car, sniffling that his chin was, "Cracked open like egg." Snuggles, of course, joined us for the trip.

The only time Will cried was when they put that bandage on his chin with the goop to numb it. After that, he was a total trooper. Children's Hospital has a nurse whose job it is to come around with dolls and various hospital tools and show the kids exactly what is going to happen to them when the doctor comes in. The nurse who came to teach Will noticed Mommy was wearing a Stonehill College t-shirt and, as it turns out, went to Stonehill at the same time as Mommy, but graduated a few years later. Small world. Will was informed what would happen when the Dr. came in, and he took it all in. He was so brave. The little man got three stitches in his chin, to be removed next week. And then we'll try to start summer over again.

Farm Life

This morning we headed over to Flamig Farm here in Simsbury. Flamig Farm is sort of a Simsbury icon, with the big backwards EGGS sign (there's a story behind that). They have petting zoo times every day from 9-5 from April to November. It's a working farm, though, so basically it isn't a "petting zoo", it's a farm that allows visitors. Arianna came along for the fun morning outing. Will is pretty smitten with her, and it's nice to have someone along who can play with Will but also keep an eye on him. Hard to believe that Megan started babysitting Ari when she was only 2 and now she's almost old enough to babysit our kids.

We pet the donkeys, cats, dogs, chickens, llamas, goats, pigs, sheep, emus, geese, and horses. We fed the donkeys, goats, sheep and tried to feed the llamas, but they spit in our face. Yes, llamas actually spit.

The baby goats were only 2 days old, and one had escaped from the enclosure. Arianna was very concerned despite the million other animals roaming free over the farm land, so she reported the situation to a farm hand who immediately helped the little guy back into his pen.

There were over 400 chickens in the coop, and each chicken lays one egg a day, so the egg store was fully stocked this morning.

No Shirt, No Shoes, Plenty of Service

It's been a rough beginning of our trip/move/vacation. We had a lot of trouble getting the insurance switched over to the east coast region so the kids could see a doctor on Monday. Kylie's ears seem to be healing, and clearly her temperament is back to normal.

Will, on the other hand, not so much. The poor kid was only awake for an hour or so when he was put in time out and fell asleep. For 2.5 hours. In his bathing suit.

Mommy spent 6 hours making phone calls (and possibly threatening people) all over the country so the kids could be seen by a doctor here in Connecticut and the insurance would cover it. Two faxes and many, many phone calls later, the final approval went through at 12:15pm. Their appointment was scheduled for 1:30pm. Cutting it a bit close, but now it's antibiotics all around.

Hopefully the medicine will kick in fast and we can resume our summer trip/vacation/move. Mommy has no idea why she bothered to pack all these nice shirts to match the shorts for Will. He doesn't see the need for a shirt or shoes here. He is enjoying the great outdoors and the concept of a yard. One the way to the doctor, he stared, wide-eyed out the window at the trees, fields, farms, and houses and then said, "Mommy you get me trees in my yard at new house peazz?" So cute.

Will enjoyed his first ice cream sandwich on Father's Day. He was thirsty afterwards, so he made use of the new squirt guns Gram bought.

Miss Kylie is all smiles all the time. She LOVES her hands, especially chewing on her fist. She has recently learned how to reach out and grab something, which she then promptly puts in her mouth for a taste. She's also started laughing. Which is cute, during the day. When she wakes herself up giggling in the middle of the night, not as cute. She's 11 weeks old today in case you are counting.