We live in New England, surrounded by ocean water and so far this summer we have taken advantage of it, by going to the beach. Last weekend we visited with mommy's friend and her family at Cape Cod for a wonderful clam bake. The boys played in the water and got more than their fair share of sand all over everything- it was great!
Today, we went North to Cape Ann and Good Harbor beach with the Lilley's and what a great time we had. Shane and Jackson didn't stop the entire day- they ran and ran and ran in and out of the ocean- playing ball, building sand castles, playing with new friends back into the water. Shane especially liked the water and would sit down at the edge waiting for the waves to come in and splash him in the face, this was great until he drank the salt water. It was a wonderful day and we thank our dear friends for inviting us to their home and beach for the day!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Shane 32 months- June 2011
Dear Shane-
My little Shane- you are becoming even more of a snugly little boy- you love to give hugs and kisses- very often unsolicited! Just this morning you came into our bedroom and got into bed with mommy and just snuggled for a half hour! Shane, you still have your snappies and sometimes I think we are going to have to send you to snappies anonymous but when I take them away from you, you are pretty good about it but you do like to have them around. Your brother likes to get up very early and he proceeds to wake you up very early- but very often you chose to sit on your bed and read some books instead of banging on the door like Jackson does :-) You now know your ABC's and sing them frequently as well as counting- you count like this sometimes: One, two, three, four, nine, seven, - Yeah! and then you clap. We are working on the counting but like I said, you know your ABC's and lots of other songs.
One of mommy's friends gave us an Elmo work bench and you LOVE it- you like to wear your little tool belt and walk around with all of the tools around your waist. Shane, you still love to help make breakfast and even more so help to do the dishes- to be honest, you make more of a mess doing the dishes rather than cleaning up but you have fun doing it so that is what matters. Pretend play is becoming more abundant with you- you play with the tool bench and try to fix things around the house with your tools, you play with your books, ELMO and others. Last night when going to bed I'm not sure what you were playing but you and Jackson spread out your blankets in your bedroom and played for about 20 minutes with no toys- just yourselves and the blankets - very cute to watch and listen to.
Playing outside is still one of your favorite things and you like to wear your helmet and "ride your bike" around the block". You have become very observant about the things around you and you state the things that you see very often- especially animals. You continue to read books and sit quietly to read your books- this week your favorite book is Olivia and Things around Boston. While you like to sit quietly and read your books you also LOVE to wrestle with daddy and the first thing you ask him when he gets home from work is to do "Daddy Dives"- that means that you basically just jump on top of him and wrestle for as long as possible until someone gets hurt and starts to cry. Sometimes when Jackson cries you go over to him and pat is his back, tilt your head and say its O.K. Jackson, no cry.
During the month of June we celebrated Father's Day. With Trish's help you and Jackson made Daddy a t-shirt with your hand prints on it. We had a BBQ for Daddy and Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave come over- you and Jackson played in Daddy's new sprinkler and got soaking wet and loved every second of it! Trish got you and Jackson a new slide so there are even more things in the back yard- between the slides and tunnels and big sandbox you have a zanadoo land out in the backyard. We went to the zoo one weekend and you especially liked the flamingos- you kept running back to the flamingos! Also while at the zoo you and Jackson rhode the little train- but unfortunately you did not like the train ride too much and you cried the entire ride :-( but none the less you wanted to go one some big kid rides. Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave also got married in June and it was a big celebration! You and Jackson came to the wedding and were little celebrities at the wedding-you weren't the only twins there, Uncle Dave's nieces are also twins so you had other kids your age to play with.
Shane, you are becoming a very good listener and you follow directions so well- and it makes mommy's job much smoother. Even this morning you and your brother decided that you wanted to go outside and when I asked you to come back up the stairs you listened and came back up- THANK YOU for that Shane. The hot weather is here and Trish is taking you to the spray park more frequently now so you get to see your little friends during the week. In September you will start Pre-School (I can't believe it) so I'm sure you will make a lot of friends there as well.
Shane Kilday, I love you with all of my heart. As you can say now, You're mommy's sun, moon and stars. I love you Shane Kilday.
All my love-
Mommy
My little Shane- you are becoming even more of a snugly little boy- you love to give hugs and kisses- very often unsolicited! Just this morning you came into our bedroom and got into bed with mommy and just snuggled for a half hour! Shane, you still have your snappies and sometimes I think we are going to have to send you to snappies anonymous but when I take them away from you, you are pretty good about it but you do like to have them around. Your brother likes to get up very early and he proceeds to wake you up very early- but very often you chose to sit on your bed and read some books instead of banging on the door like Jackson does :-) You now know your ABC's and sing them frequently as well as counting- you count like this sometimes: One, two, three, four, nine, seven, - Yeah! and then you clap. We are working on the counting but like I said, you know your ABC's and lots of other songs.
One of mommy's friends gave us an Elmo work bench and you LOVE it- you like to wear your little tool belt and walk around with all of the tools around your waist. Shane, you still love to help make breakfast and even more so help to do the dishes- to be honest, you make more of a mess doing the dishes rather than cleaning up but you have fun doing it so that is what matters. Pretend play is becoming more abundant with you- you play with the tool bench and try to fix things around the house with your tools, you play with your books, ELMO and others. Last night when going to bed I'm not sure what you were playing but you and Jackson spread out your blankets in your bedroom and played for about 20 minutes with no toys- just yourselves and the blankets - very cute to watch and listen to.
Playing outside is still one of your favorite things and you like to wear your helmet and "ride your bike" around the block". You have become very observant about the things around you and you state the things that you see very often- especially animals. You continue to read books and sit quietly to read your books- this week your favorite book is Olivia and Things around Boston. While you like to sit quietly and read your books you also LOVE to wrestle with daddy and the first thing you ask him when he gets home from work is to do "Daddy Dives"- that means that you basically just jump on top of him and wrestle for as long as possible until someone gets hurt and starts to cry. Sometimes when Jackson cries you go over to him and pat is his back, tilt your head and say its O.K. Jackson, no cry.
During the month of June we celebrated Father's Day. With Trish's help you and Jackson made Daddy a t-shirt with your hand prints on it. We had a BBQ for Daddy and Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave come over- you and Jackson played in Daddy's new sprinkler and got soaking wet and loved every second of it! Trish got you and Jackson a new slide so there are even more things in the back yard- between the slides and tunnels and big sandbox you have a zanadoo land out in the backyard. We went to the zoo one weekend and you especially liked the flamingos- you kept running back to the flamingos! Also while at the zoo you and Jackson rhode the little train- but unfortunately you did not like the train ride too much and you cried the entire ride :-( but none the less you wanted to go one some big kid rides. Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave also got married in June and it was a big celebration! You and Jackson came to the wedding and were little celebrities at the wedding-you weren't the only twins there, Uncle Dave's nieces are also twins so you had other kids your age to play with.
Shane, you are becoming a very good listener and you follow directions so well- and it makes mommy's job much smoother. Even this morning you and your brother decided that you wanted to go outside and when I asked you to come back up the stairs you listened and came back up- THANK YOU for that Shane. The hot weather is here and Trish is taking you to the spray park more frequently now so you get to see your little friends during the week. In September you will start Pre-School (I can't believe it) so I'm sure you will make a lot of friends there as well.
Shane Kilday, I love you with all of my heart. As you can say now, You're mommy's sun, moon and stars. I love you Shane Kilday.
All my love-
Mommy
Jackson- 32 months June 2011
Dear Jackson,
My little Jackson Reid you aren't so little anymore. You are getting taller and love to wear your elmo socks, sneakers and baseball hat backwards a lot! Your vocabulary is coming along and you have more words every day but you still like to express your emotions by crying a bit too often- you can cry at the drop of a hat and then in two minutes you are running around smiling and laughing! Shane sometimes will ask me with his head tilted- Mommy why Jackson cry?
You have taken a liking to getting up very early- some days you wake up at 4:45 am! That is a bit early for mommy and daddy- when you wake up you try to wake Shane up and then you go to the door and yell- Moommmy, Moommy wake up! Sometimes you open the door and you are very proud of yourself and you coming running into our room saying "I open the door" wake up. You have also started to bring your own clothes down stairs to get dressed- you would wear winter clothes every day if I let you (and I don't) and you like to "help" make breakfast and do the dishes. When you want to do the dishes you stress mommy out because you really make a mess and get water all over the place, but you certainly love to do the dishes!
On the friend front, Trish keeps you very busy and some of your new friends are Kelly and Aiden- they come over, make cookies and play outside with you. Next fall I think you will make more friends as you start pre-school two days per week. Some of your favorite things remain playing outside- you can now undo the gate and make your way downstairs to the door on your own! Mommy is not a fan of this and we have to keep the doors locked at all times so that you can't get out. Riding bikes and wearing your helmet are another favorite- sometimes you wear your bike helmet around the yard but most often you like to "ride your bike" up to the corner to look at the diggers at the construction sites on our street. Pooh bear and your doggy at times are almost permanent attachments to you- you carry them all over the house with you and try to feed them etc.
Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave got married this month- it was a big event for them and for the family at large- Congratulations to them! You attended the wedding and played with the bubbles and balls while you were there. You cried during the ceremony but aside from that you had fun. Your cousins- Zach, Abby and Katie came to Boston for the wedding as well and you had great fun playing with them! They have been gone for a month and you still ask for them- even this morning you wore a Harvard shirt and you said- Zach wear this shirt? because Zach wore a Harvard shirt like yours one day. While they were here we went on a Duck Tour around Boston and you liked the boat and we went to the beach- you loved going in the water and playing with the sand. One day when we went to the zoo you rode the little train and LOVED it- you had a huge grin on your face the entire time!
For Father's Day we had Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave over for a BBQ- daddy got a new sprinkler and you and your brother had a great time in it- you got soaking wet and loved every second of it. We made daddy a shirt with your hand prints on it for his present and he loved it. You now know your ABCs and love to sing them often- at the end of the song you always clap and cheer yeah!
You are mommy's sun, moon and stars Jackson Reid and I love you will all of my heart and then some- you are a special little guy.
All my love-
Mommy
My little Jackson Reid you aren't so little anymore. You are getting taller and love to wear your elmo socks, sneakers and baseball hat backwards a lot! Your vocabulary is coming along and you have more words every day but you still like to express your emotions by crying a bit too often- you can cry at the drop of a hat and then in two minutes you are running around smiling and laughing! Shane sometimes will ask me with his head tilted- Mommy why Jackson cry?
You have taken a liking to getting up very early- some days you wake up at 4:45 am! That is a bit early for mommy and daddy- when you wake up you try to wake Shane up and then you go to the door and yell- Moommmy, Moommy wake up! Sometimes you open the door and you are very proud of yourself and you coming running into our room saying "I open the door" wake up. You have also started to bring your own clothes down stairs to get dressed- you would wear winter clothes every day if I let you (and I don't) and you like to "help" make breakfast and do the dishes. When you want to do the dishes you stress mommy out because you really make a mess and get water all over the place, but you certainly love to do the dishes!
On the friend front, Trish keeps you very busy and some of your new friends are Kelly and Aiden- they come over, make cookies and play outside with you. Next fall I think you will make more friends as you start pre-school two days per week. Some of your favorite things remain playing outside- you can now undo the gate and make your way downstairs to the door on your own! Mommy is not a fan of this and we have to keep the doors locked at all times so that you can't get out. Riding bikes and wearing your helmet are another favorite- sometimes you wear your bike helmet around the yard but most often you like to "ride your bike" up to the corner to look at the diggers at the construction sites on our street. Pooh bear and your doggy at times are almost permanent attachments to you- you carry them all over the house with you and try to feed them etc.
Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave got married this month- it was a big event for them and for the family at large- Congratulations to them! You attended the wedding and played with the bubbles and balls while you were there. You cried during the ceremony but aside from that you had fun. Your cousins- Zach, Abby and Katie came to Boston for the wedding as well and you had great fun playing with them! They have been gone for a month and you still ask for them- even this morning you wore a Harvard shirt and you said- Zach wear this shirt? because Zach wore a Harvard shirt like yours one day. While they were here we went on a Duck Tour around Boston and you liked the boat and we went to the beach- you loved going in the water and playing with the sand. One day when we went to the zoo you rode the little train and LOVED it- you had a huge grin on your face the entire time!
For Father's Day we had Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Adam and Uncle Dave over for a BBQ- daddy got a new sprinkler and you and your brother had a great time in it- you got soaking wet and loved every second of it. We made daddy a shirt with your hand prints on it for his present and he loved it. You now know your ABCs and love to sing them often- at the end of the song you always clap and cheer yeah!
You are mommy's sun, moon and stars Jackson Reid and I love you will all of my heart and then some- you are a special little guy.
All my love-
Mommy
Monday, June 13, 2011
Our Weekend
We had a busy weekend at the Bryant household. Mommy and Nana took you both to the zoo on Friday- it was a busy field trip day for schools, so the Stone Zoo was busy- we saw people from St. Catherine's School- this is the Parish were mommy and daddy were married- it is a beautiful church in Somerville. Shane was very taken with the flamingo's this trip and kept coming back to them, Jackson and Nana saw the snake get sprayed with water and move all around which he found very interesting. We went to the bird show and you got a chance to see hawks, chickens and parrots! We had lunch at the zoo and you both wanted to play in the water at the zoo which wasn't going to happen! A big event at the zoo this time around was the amusements- you both went on the train for the first time- Jackson smiled the entire time and Shane cried the entire time- not sure why but you didn't like the train very much Shane- you wanted to go on the round about ride. Jackson also went on the kids merry go round and Shane wanted to play on every ride that was too big for him.
Saturday morning was a Daddy day- it rained all day so the playground was out of the question, but you did got to the indoor playground in Watertown and it was a big day. Shane, you went inside the train blow up house and went down the slide! Jackson wasn't too keen on it and stayed outside the blow up train.
Grandma and Grandpa came over for a visit and on Sunday we went to their house for a visit as well. Grandma had her refrigerator stocked with treats for you - juice boxes, fruit cup, crackers etc! You also played with kitty- FINALLY- you were able to pat the kitty- you were both on cloud nine after patting the kitty! Your language is coming along great! Jackson, when we were leaving you said unprompted: "Bye Grandpa Bill".
Some other things you say: "I Like Fruit"
When you see a photo of yourself and I ask who is in the photo you say- YOU!
Saturday morning was a Daddy day- it rained all day so the playground was out of the question, but you did got to the indoor playground in Watertown and it was a big day. Shane, you went inside the train blow up house and went down the slide! Jackson wasn't too keen on it and stayed outside the blow up train.
Grandma and Grandpa came over for a visit and on Sunday we went to their house for a visit as well. Grandma had her refrigerator stocked with treats for you - juice boxes, fruit cup, crackers etc! You also played with kitty- FINALLY- you were able to pat the kitty- you were both on cloud nine after patting the kitty! Your language is coming along great! Jackson, when we were leaving you said unprompted: "Bye Grandpa Bill".
Some other things you say: "I Like Fruit"
When you see a photo of yourself and I ask who is in the photo you say- YOU!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Week with the cousins
Jackson playing on the musical stairs with Katie and Abby.
Shane in the orange shirt, Jackson in the blue shirt at the beach. 
Katie, Abby and Zach have stayed with us for almost a week now and Shane and Jackson love having them around. The first thing they say when they wake up is where Zach? Where Abby, Katie? Auntie? Uncle Chris? and they continue to run through the list until they find one of them. While Auntie and Uncle Chris went to NYC, we had a lot of fun with Nanna and the cousins. We went on a duck tour through Boston which started at the Museum of Science- we saw T-Rex and played on the musical stairs. We went to the beach and "went into the water" and we ate a lot of food (including Katie's delicious meatloaf) and the Boston Bruins made it into the Stanley Cup. Oh what fun we had.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Uncles Adam and Dave get Married!
Jackson playing at the weddingAdam and Dave- the happy couple
This weekend Adam and Dave were married, you now have an official new Uncle: Uncle Dave. Kids were invited to the wedding and you two little guys made your presence known by crying during the ceremony- once that started you were wisked away to the top of the hill and played ball with A. Val and blew bubbles at the castle.
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