Friday, July 11, 2008
4th of July + Our mini vacation/exciting news
Wow, I don't even know where to start, I know I just posted but I have lots more to write about already. I'll start with the 4th of July. Thursday the 3rd of July, I took the boys up to Mom and Dad Fell's house. We hung out for a little then we headed over to the college to watch some fireworks. The boys loved the show! I was afraid that Colin and Paul would be scared but neither of them seemed frightened at all. The fireworks were great, they did a real good job, when they shot off the very last firework we could feel the ground vibrating and the sound was extremely loud. I was kind of freaked by it, but the kids thought it was great. After the fireworks show, we went back to Mom and Dad's. The boys each got an ice cream cone. Paulie loved his ice cream, he was so funny with it. He was biting the bottom of the cone to try and work his way up, I couldn't help but laugh. We all had a great time. The next day was actual 4th of July, the boys and I went to my parents' house. We had a lot of fun there as well, we had steaks and potatoes for dinner followed by hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Aunt Sue brought over banana daquiris which were delicious. After that we did sparklers while Sean sang God Bless America haha. (Thats his new thing now) My Dad also shot off some fireworks and did a couple fountains. After we finished up with the sparklers and fireworks we all went inside to get settled. We were all sitting around in the family room. Paulie stood himself up and had his balance in the middle of the room. My cousin Ryan said he's not going to walk he'll probably drop to the ground and crawl, which is what he usually does. But I had a feeling that he was going to try and take off, so I kneeled down across from him and called his name with my arms out to him. He stood there for a couple minutes, almost like he thought about it first but, he all the sudden starting taking steps by himself and walked himself right over to me. My family and I made a big fuss over him we clapped and praised him for taking his very first steps. He looks so funny walking he wobbles like a drunk haha. I have to say that moment for me was bitter sweet. I was happy that he took his first steps because, I was a little worried that he was 16mos old and not walking yet. It made me feel at ease to know he could do it plus you could see how happy he was to be able to get around by himself. On the other hand, I was a little sad and almost got teary eyed. When they start walking it feels like they're not babies anymore it's like the initiation of becoming a toddler. I still remember when he was a newborn his first year flew by and now he's walking and saying a few words. I can't believe how big he has gotten and how fast it all happened. The boys thought it was great that their baby brother was walking. Sean and Colin wanted to take turns having Paulie walk back and forth between them. They were so excited and it was nice to see them take part in Paul's first steps. I did get over being sad about him walking because, Im looking on the bright side....which is now he's independent and doesn't need to be carried all of the time. Which will be easier for me so that I can pay a little more attention to Sean and Colin because, Paulie's not always on my hip like he used to be. Now that he's been walking he wants to walk everywhere and on his own. He does get into everything tho so its not completely easy but with time he will learn what he can't have or grab and what he can.
So this past Sunday we went to Uncle Dan and Aunt Terri's for another 4th of July celebration. We had a good time seeing everyone and the kids had a good time as well, they did sparklers and the adults set off a few fireworks. The funniest part of the night was when Aunt Donna made a bet, if she lost she had to get on the ATV for a ride with Uncle Dan. So of course, there was some arguing going on before hand but, Aunt Donna was a great sport and got on there for a ride. I was happy that I took some pics of it! It was fun to see everybody and catch up a little bit.
So needless to say we had a great 4th of July weekend!
Moving on...I took Colin and Paul down the shore on Tuesday to pick up Sean Patrick, he went down the shore last saturday with his Dad to Sea Isle. So I decided I was going down to North Wildwood Tuesday to pick him up and let Colin and Paul have a few beach days and I wanted to put all 3 boys on the rides at the boardwalk. It was a good excuse to get a little vacation. We all had a wonderful time. We hit the beach Tuesday late afternoon Paulie was walking everywhere on the sand. Sean and Colin were building sand castles and running in and out of the ocean. The water was bitter cold so they weren't really swimming in the water to long. Paulie loved the ocean! He didn't care how cold the water was he just wanted to be in it as much as he could be. Of course he was covered in sand head to toe. He kept doing head stands in the sand, you'll see what Im talking about in the pictures. He was filled with sand but didn't care at all. Wednesday was kind of a crappy day, but we still went to the beach for a little and Wednesday night we walked the boardwalk. It was raining at 1st so we took the boys to the arcade where they played ski ball and basketball. Once the rain subsided we went on some rides. Paulie loved the rides. He did the boats with his brothers, the big and little carousel, the buggy cars, and the hot air balloons, they go around in circles and lift you up high as you go around. He was loving it, it was so cool to see him on the rides having a good time. Sean and Colin did lots more rides besides the ones I mentioned because their height appropriate for a lot more but all 3 of them had such a great time! It made me so happy to see them having fun and enjoying themselves. They had constant smiles on their faces. Thursday was a beautiful beach day. The boys dug a huge hole and a tunnel in the middle of it to crawl through. Even Paulie was crawling through it, he thought it was the greatest thing. Thursday night we went on the boardwalk again my grandparents treated us to Sam's Pizza for dinner and we hit the rides again. We played a few games Sean and Colin each played a game where they got to throw 2 darts each at balloons. They both hit a balloon the first try they were so thrilled that they won a prize. We also did the Olympic casino and they each did a few slots where they won coupons to pick out toys. Sean got a flash light, Colin got bubbles, and Paulie got a ball. This morning we just packed and got ourselves ready to come home. Paulie had horrible diaper rash. He got up at 6am screaming bloody murder, he was in a lot of pain. Im hoping it heals fast because its breaking my heart to see him in that much pain. Im thinking it was caused by all the sand in his diapers over the past 3 days. So today we stayed away from the beach for Paulie's sake I couldn't let him get any worse. But, it was great to spend time with my grandparents, they really enjoyed the kids on the beach. I hadn't seen them in a little while so it was really nice. Im sure we'll be back down again and maybe next time Rich can go with us. It's a shame that he didn't get to see them experiencing the shore because, it was so exciting to them and they were so good because they were occupied constantly. I really needed to get out of Philly for a few days I feel like after being in all winter long its just what we all needed. We really had a great week. :)
Hope you all are enjoying your summer to, and those of you with young kids try and get to the shore because, it really is such a happy time to see your kids enjoying new things.
So this past Sunday we went to Uncle Dan and Aunt Terri's for another 4th of July celebration. We had a good time seeing everyone and the kids had a good time as well, they did sparklers and the adults set off a few fireworks. The funniest part of the night was when Aunt Donna made a bet, if she lost she had to get on the ATV for a ride with Uncle Dan. So of course, there was some arguing going on before hand but, Aunt Donna was a great sport and got on there for a ride. I was happy that I took some pics of it! It was fun to see everybody and catch up a little bit.
So needless to say we had a great 4th of July weekend!
Moving on...I took Colin and Paul down the shore on Tuesday to pick up Sean Patrick, he went down the shore last saturday with his Dad to Sea Isle. So I decided I was going down to North Wildwood Tuesday to pick him up and let Colin and Paul have a few beach days and I wanted to put all 3 boys on the rides at the boardwalk. It was a good excuse to get a little vacation. We all had a wonderful time. We hit the beach Tuesday late afternoon Paulie was walking everywhere on the sand. Sean and Colin were building sand castles and running in and out of the ocean. The water was bitter cold so they weren't really swimming in the water to long. Paulie loved the ocean! He didn't care how cold the water was he just wanted to be in it as much as he could be. Of course he was covered in sand head to toe. He kept doing head stands in the sand, you'll see what Im talking about in the pictures. He was filled with sand but didn't care at all. Wednesday was kind of a crappy day, but we still went to the beach for a little and Wednesday night we walked the boardwalk. It was raining at 1st so we took the boys to the arcade where they played ski ball and basketball. Once the rain subsided we went on some rides. Paulie loved the rides. He did the boats with his brothers, the big and little carousel, the buggy cars, and the hot air balloons, they go around in circles and lift you up high as you go around. He was loving it, it was so cool to see him on the rides having a good time. Sean and Colin did lots more rides besides the ones I mentioned because their height appropriate for a lot more but all 3 of them had such a great time! It made me so happy to see them having fun and enjoying themselves. They had constant smiles on their faces. Thursday was a beautiful beach day. The boys dug a huge hole and a tunnel in the middle of it to crawl through. Even Paulie was crawling through it, he thought it was the greatest thing. Thursday night we went on the boardwalk again my grandparents treated us to Sam's Pizza for dinner and we hit the rides again. We played a few games Sean and Colin each played a game where they got to throw 2 darts each at balloons. They both hit a balloon the first try they were so thrilled that they won a prize. We also did the Olympic casino and they each did a few slots where they won coupons to pick out toys. Sean got a flash light, Colin got bubbles, and Paulie got a ball. This morning we just packed and got ourselves ready to come home. Paulie had horrible diaper rash. He got up at 6am screaming bloody murder, he was in a lot of pain. Im hoping it heals fast because its breaking my heart to see him in that much pain. Im thinking it was caused by all the sand in his diapers over the past 3 days. So today we stayed away from the beach for Paulie's sake I couldn't let him get any worse. But, it was great to spend time with my grandparents, they really enjoyed the kids on the beach. I hadn't seen them in a little while so it was really nice. Im sure we'll be back down again and maybe next time Rich can go with us. It's a shame that he didn't get to see them experiencing the shore because, it was so exciting to them and they were so good because they were occupied constantly. I really needed to get out of Philly for a few days I feel like after being in all winter long its just what we all needed. We really had a great week. :)
Hope you all are enjoying your summer to, and those of you with young kids try and get to the shore because, it really is such a happy time to see your kids enjoying new things.
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