What is that in your nose?

After leaving the Chester Fair today, driving up route 9 Layna proceeds to tells me there is a ree, ree in her nose.  A ree, ree means raisin.  Immediately I am in a panic.....I start asking her if she is all right and she just keeps on saying "ouch, ouch".  So I pull over off the next exit and jump out of the car to help her.  First I look up her nose and believe that I see a raisin.  I can't reach it so I tell her to blow into a tissue as hard as she can.  She ends up inhaling instead....lovely....it seems to be lodged deeper.  I take a straw from my smoothie to try to suck it out of her nose.  So here I am sucking a straw with the other end up her nose while she is whining.  Then I ask her again if she put a raisin up her nose and she says    "No, just boogies" and starts laughing.   AWESOME......I just got played by a two year old!

Edited to add that I just found a slimy raisin in her bed....she did have it up her nose!

All good things must come to an end.

What a summer we had together as a family.  We went on our first family vacation to Block Island.  We spent time in Old Saybrook at my dad's boat and at the beach.  We took a day trip to Mystic which was a huge hit with Layna.  TJ built a deck.  I repainted/ decorated my living room.  Layna started talking like a mad woman, now she won't stop.  She loves the water.....she is definitely a beach bum.  She loves to be outside, playing on the jungle gym, playing at the park or going on walks with mom.  Layna is a trip....the things she says are hilarious!  She is a lot of fun to be around. 

 After a long day at the beach without a nap.

 Hunter has grown so much.  He is reaching for things, moving around on his belly, rocking on all fours, jumping in the jumper and standing when we hold his hands.  Hunter is so laid back......Layna definitely makes up for it!  

 I just love this little man so much!

TJ and I enjoyed our time at Block Island riding waves like we were 10 again!

Me                            TJ

 We are all excited for school to start but a bit sad to see our summer end.  It was so nice spending time as a family. 

  

At first you don't succeed try, try again....

Hunter's first solids didn't go very well.

Look at that face...its like torture for him. 

It definitely has gotten better. He LOVES food now...just like his daddy!

God can you hear me?

When Layna goes to bed we pray every night.  I recently have asked her who do you want to pray for.  Tonight she wanted to pray for Ba and Papa, so we prayed for their store and their health.  Then she wanted to pray for Hunter.  Layna: "pray for Hunter walk", apparently she wants Hunter to walk (so cute).  Then we prayed for Na (Laine's cat) and Laine.  I just love how she grabs my hand and closes her eyes tight when we pray.  I am sure God is listening to her little requests and smiling.  Those are the moments when I appreciate her and all those other things that she did to get on my nerves that day are suddenly forgotten.

Isn't vacation suppose to be relaxing?

Wow....I guess that's all I can say about our first family vacation to Block Island.  We went for a whole week which actually felt like a whole month away.  Note to self.....do not go away with an infant and toddler ever again!  The only one who had a blast was Layna.  She loved waking up at 5:30am every morning, yelling for TJ using his name.  She would yell "TJ no sleep."  It was very funny even at 5:30 in the morning.  When she got out of her crib it was pure craziness until bedtime at 7pm.  She was non-stop all vacation long.  Layna loved the water....wanted to do everything herself like float in her tube by herself, ride the waves by herself and go into the water by herself.  Yep at the age of 2, she is super strong willed and knows what she wants.  Here are some pics of her floating around and having a fun in the sand. 

She loved the beach!  It was fun to watch her enjoy it all but TJ and I left exhausted.  I brought a book to read and never opened it because of lack of time.  Poor Hunter just went with the flow. 

Daddy and Layna enjoying the ride home:) Its so good to be home!