First Beach Day of the Season

Today was in the 80s so the kids and I headed up to Moreau Lake to spend some time playing on the beach.

First we searched for salamanders. The girls put their suits on but there was still ice on the lake a couple weeks ago so the water was bitingly cold and we could only wade a bit.

 Then we dug holes and moats in the sand.

Last year BabySlimJim was still a baby during beach season, so all this sand was a new experience. There was a lot of tasting. Yum!

When we were done at the beach we stopped at the playground for a while.

 And no first day at the beach is complete without ice cream from the Dairy Haus.

Big News for BabySlimJim: Food!

BabySlimJim has multiple food protein intolerance so he has been on special formula since 4 months or so and hasn't been able to eat any solid food other than rice since then. Because we're coming up on his first birthday we decided it's time to try again in hopes that his immature digestive system is improving and can handle more food.

Good news! He is eating fruits and veggies, rice, oats, turkey and we've started replacing formula with hemp milk.

It's a messy adventure!

Now that he knows about food, he has figured out the best place to find snacks at our house.

LitteL.G.'s Surgery Day

Today LittleL.G. had her adenoids out, tubes put in and a frenectomy. I have been worrying about it for months, but it went so much better than I could have imagined.

The hospital staff was great. Other than a lot of waiting at the front end, she went in and was out in 40 minutes.

in our "party hats"

She had a rough wake up, but seems to be doing well. Hoping for a speedy recovery!

A Walk at Bog Meadow Trail

A Beautiful Day for a Playground

Back at Home...

...Just in time for the Laurie Berkener Concert!

We made it home without incident. The trip felt long, as it always does coming back from vacation, but the kids were great in the car. Now lots of unpacking and getting back in the groove of normal sleep and less excitement.

Right after the concert we went to today!

The girls love Laurie Berkener, thanks to our amazing family yoga class. So when I saw that she was coming to Saratoga way back in the winter, I bought tickets.

She was great and the girls and I had a blast!

VA: Day 3

Today we had to fit a lot into our last day in Virginia with Auntie Jen. It was the warmest day of the week so we had to do all the warm weather activities!

The day started with an exciting milestone for BabySlimJim (which he has been doing for over a week, just not when I've been watching)!

Then an exciting trip to the Home Store for me (like Home Goods on crack)!

Our favorite Virginia Playground came next- it was fantastic weather for it.

Then off to the beach. MiniM.E. thought she might swim but the breeze off the beach made it WAY too cold. So it was seagull feeding and shell finding instead.

After a dinner out, we headed to the Botanical Gardens for Lantern Asia- an amazing display of lanterns along the paths. Even though the girls were tired, we all enjoyed seeing them. It was definitely worth stay up until dark for!

We have had a great vacation! Disappointed that we have to head back tomorrow...