Strong Museum

Sometimes after going on a vacation, you need a vacation : ) I had Connor during the week Ryan was driving to Michigan, so I was quite exhausted, but seeing him having so much fun was definitely worth it! We decided to take everyone to the Strong Museum, and we could have stayed well past closing time. The boys had so much fun, and there was so much to do. I was quite impressed! This was definitely better than the Portland Children's Museum, and I never knew it was that close to home.

I think they were watching a video

Playing with shapes

 Joe playing music

Joe & Connor playing with the balls

 Watch out!

More music

On the Live Elmo green screen 

Wherever there are books, there is Connor

Driving the cab in Sesame Street

Aunt Dawn showing Connor the cash register

We were so happy to see them!

Grocery shopping at Wegmans. We miss them!

He's a good shopper. Hope he brought his coupons : ) 

THE Sesame Street

Harvey photo time!

Da Train, da train!

Flying the helicopter

Joe playing on the stage

He is always so stinkin' happy!

Digging

Arts & Crafts station

Showing the boys what to do

The Butterfly Garden

Aunt Dawn showing Thomas the turtle

Showing Joe the butterflies

A Slinky!

Joe dancing to "We Are Family". How ironic : )

Footprints On Our Hearts

I have the best friends a girl could ask for! Usually at least once a month we'd have a playdate at Jody's where the boys would play and the girls would chit-chat and just be girls haha. We all wanted to have one last playdate before Connor and I left, so Jody was gracious enough to invite everyone over one last time to make pizzas for lunch. The boys had so much fun with each other, and leaving them all was one of the hardest things I have ever done! I met them through the Providence Moms group, and we've remained friends ever since. The boys have grown up together, the moms have cried together, and we have all gotten to know each other and our families. I truly miss each and every one of them, and adjusting to our new life here has been trying. We will always remember the memories we had with you all, and you are never far from our hearts : )

He has some infatuation with helmets lol!

Boys will be boys : ) 

Jody helping the boys make pizzas

Jackson and Connor playing "peek-a-boo"

 The boys (Bobby, Jackson, Justice & Connor)

Everyone

All Connor would do at playdates was talk about Baby Anna. Then he had her, and didn't want her lol!

I  miss you all!!

On The Road Again...

As many of you know, we have moved yet again! So let's recap. We've gone from Buffalo to Orlando, Orlando to Portland, and Portland to Michigan. I think we've seen most of the country just by driving across it several times! We kind of make a joke about us moving so much. We feel sorry for our relatives who have to keep erasing our names and addresses in their address books every time we make a move haha. We love you all for putting up with our lives as nomads :p

Ryan has been such an asset to his company, that he keeps going with wherever it goes. (He started out in Orlando, the company sold to Portland, and again to Michigan). I'm really proud of all of the hard work he's been doing, and I'm happy to see that someone else recognizes that as well : )With relocation paid for, we just had to sit back and let the movers take care of all of our stuff. Next time though, they're packing for us lol!

While Ryan drove across the country with the cats, Connor and I flew to Buffalo to stay a while with the Buffalo clan while things got set up in our temporary apartment. I was so nervous on the air plane since I've never flown with him by myself, and was so flippin' happy when that airplane ride was over. Connor was so good, but it was nerve wracking trying to get to the airport on time, get through security with all of our stuff (ie. carseat, stroller and 3 carry-ons) on a plane, and then have a layover, and then on a plane again. The only thing I can recommend to someone flying with a little one is LOTS of toys, LOTS of food, and LOTS of patience.

The first day we were there, Dawn & Andy had a train ride planned for Father's Day. It was such a nice scenic ride and it gave us all some time to catch up and talk about the upcoming week. When we first got there, I think the boys were all skeptical since the train was so loud, but they eventually warmed up as we got on. I think they had more fun climbing over the seats to get to Grams & Papa than the actual train ride, but you can be the judge by the pictures.

All-aboard!

Dawn, Thomas, Joe & Andy

Checkin' out his Aunt Dawn (those are her shoes lol)

Too cute together

I have no idea what they were looking at

Grams & Joe

Mama & Connor

Happy Father's Day Andy!

Papa and his boys

He's got rhythm : )

Boys will be boys

Strawberry Picking

Portland has the BEST berry picking (Ok, so I never did berry picking before Portland, but until I go somewhere else, I'm inclined to believe they do!) We decided to go to the Strawberry Festival one weekend to soak up every last minute in Portland, and just spend time as a family. Jody and her gang decided to join us too! They had slides, a petting zoo, a tractor ride, a pig train, strawberry picking, food and music. Connor knocked over our berry bucket a few times, but hey, what's a little dirt :p I highly recommend doing the picking. Not only are they better tasting, but cheaper and more fun!

The slide

He wouldn't actually feed them, just show them and throw them haha

Cheese!

It was so stinkin' hot too!

Looking for strawberries

Taking a break

He's refreshed!

Those were some good strawberries

The tractor ride

Jody and her gang

Every festival we go too, we have to do a train ride

He's too cool for us to go with : )