Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend was filled with bbqs, friends, and SUN! We're so happy that it's finally stopped raining, but 90 degrees is a bit excessive!

We also took time this morning to follow the Lexington parade as wreaths were laid at various sites in the Center. Layla was a big fan of the drums :).

Look at Me!

Earlier this week Josh started pulling to stand. Look how proud he is!

Happy Wednesday!

Typical Josh....

Daddy's Day

Daddy had the kids from 6am until 11pm on Saturday. Thank goodness it was finally sunny and they all could get outside. The highlight of their day was a trip to the zoo with Joshy's girlfriend, Addison. Daddy sure wore the kids out!

While they were doing their thing, Mommy was at her 10 year reunion, doing the MHC thing...similar to this.

In other news, Josh is working on new tricks like ALMOST crawling, knocking down block towers and "flushing the potty" in Layla's toy house (after the last two tricks he looks up for our reaction every single time and then gives us a shining smile).

Apple Blossom Festival

We tried to enjoy every minute outside that we could today, given the forecast of nothing but rain for the next week. After our weekly adventures at Starbucks, music class, and the library we headed out to Westford for their Apple Blossom Festival, which was basically a small carnival. Layla was able to go on several rides, including her first real carousel.

On the way home we hit up the Kimball's Farm ice cream stand in Carlisle. Note: you need not order anything larger than a "kiddie". I don't know how much ice cream they think a kid can eat/needs, but apparently it's a LOT! Layla enjoyed saying hi to the goats and chickens while she ate her ice cream.

Howdy Pardner!

Mother's Day Tea

We celebrated Mother's Day with a fancy tea. As you can see, it was a classy, pants-less affair! It was Layla's first ever tea party and I have a feeling this is going to become a nightly event. It's a porcelain set, so we had to establish a few ground rules.

1. We always have a tea party on the rug.
2. We always have a tea party when Joshy is asleep or away.
3. Mommy or Daddy always has to be at the tea party.
4. When we're not having a tea party, the tea set is put away, up high.

Layla consented to all of these requirements....for now :).

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, especially Grandmommy and Mimi!

Dedication Day

We had Josh's dedication at church today. Grandpa, Aunt Trish, Uncle Kassam, Ryan, Sarah, and Aunt Jen all joined us for the service. Both Josh and Layla did a great job throughout the service; it's a lot to ask kids their age to sit in a pew for an hour! Here's a pic of Josh in his cute overalls that he wore for the ceremony.

Yesterday was the Sheepshearing Festival in Waltham. Among other things, the kids enjoyed seeing animals and playing games. Here is Layla showing the chickens the monkey mask that she made.

Josh played with this hoop for a good 20 minutes!

And here's a bonus pic and video of Josh just for fun :).