The Best Toys

O has been having fun with some new "toys" this week....

Here you can see his multi-purpose pot (hat, drum, seat, block holder), the 40 year old block sorter, and the new favorite.... and empty pretzel jug.

Yup, we spare no expense in this house.

What a Week!

W e have had quite a week here in DC. O was home sick from school Mon-Wed. He just had a fever apparently caused by a sore throat. Tom and I had to tag team going to work and staying home to take care of the little man. As you can see from these pictures I took early in the week, the sore throat and fever were not keeping his spirits down! He would play and play and just get a little more tired and be a bit more cuddly than normal.

Big Boy!

So, once O was feeling better, it was Mom's turn to feel pretty cruddy - now I am better and Dad is down for the count... we are a very sharing family here.

Here is a funny video of the little man cracking himself up. He was climbing up on the stool and bouncing and laughing for a while before I pulled out the camera. Believe it or not, he was laughing harder the first few times he did it. Enjoy!

In CT

We are in CT for a few days. We had an uneventful drive to NJ on Wednesday afternoon and another uneventful trip to Mystic on Thursday. It is nice to be back in Southeaster Connecticut. It is nice place, especially this time of year when there is starting to be a little chill in the air, but the sun is still strong.

Here is Dad and O on the walkway overlooking the Mystic Drawbridge:


Yesterday we spend the day at Waterford Beach before heading to our house in New London. It was a gorgeous sunny day, O got to try out swimming in the ocean. It was a big hit once he got used to the idea.







After fun in the sun, we went to see Carla and check out the house. She was so happy to see us and O got to meet "Nona"! Carla has not changed one bit. By the time we left, we had new toys, homemade cookies, bottles of water and fresh cooked pears. Of course, all the while she was lamenting that she had nothing to give us! We miss Carla, she is a great neighbor and a wonderful lady. The house faired the storm just fine, luckily. Now if we could only find buyers...

Nora's wedding is tomorrow, then we head back to NJ for a night before making our way back home to DC. We are having a nice little vacation. It is always nice to take the time to just spend time together and see old friends.