Jolly Trolley Ride

On a sleepy Sunday, after a rousing morning of Legos, Learning and singing "Les Mis" (One Day More!) all together, we decided to hop on the Uptown Trolley and head down to one of our favorite parks downtown!

Waiting for the Trolley to come was fun! It was delayed, but we talked, played some games (like Rock, Scissors, Paper and Hawkeye) and I even told you both the whole story of Les Mis.

But then- ding ding! Our ride arrived!

As soon as we got down to the park, the two of you knew you wanted to get wet- so you changed into your swimsuits and got splashing!

You splished, you splashed, you climbed, you ran. We ran into some old friends, and you played with their son Brooks while we chatted. Then we got Popsicles, played soccer with Brooks and his dad, and then we decided to dry off and eat dinner out of the Food Trucks at the Park.

Hamburgers, fries, bahn mi, pizza. Yum yum!

And while we waited for our Trolley ride home, Julia you 'gabbed' on your 'phone' with Moana and Maui.

Aidan, you played Pokemon- your newest interest!

And Snuggled...

and then our Trolley arrived!

Except it was full...and we were nearing bedtime...so we started off on a mile-long walk back to the car. We walked, skipped, rode shoulders, talked, held hands, took breaks, and then -ding ding- another trolley came from behind us and took us all the way home!

What an adventure!

Going Mobile

For a while now you've been going pretty nutso for your mother's and my cell phones! You like to eat phones and twirl them around in your hands. They're just the right size for you to hold! There's pretty much no toy in the world that is as consistently makes you as happy as a cell phone (simple pleasures, I guess!)

So, we decided to combine your love of cell phones and your burgeoning mobility to see how far you'd be willing to go to get to your favorite toys.

And the results were amazing!



You're not quite crawling yet; this is still technically "scootching" (that's the techincal word). But it's incredible to see how far you've come, how much you've grown and how mobile you become when there's a mobile phone on the line!

Long Distance Relationship

I forgot to post this video! Last week on my drive home you and your Mommy talked to me on the phone! Don't worry, I was wearing my hands-free set, to be safe. Well, your Mommy was talking to me...you were trying to eat the phone, which is what it's meant to be anyway.

A lot has happened since this video was taken, I mean a week is a long time in baby-world.

But I figured it's better late than never!

Today you are 6 months old! I can't believe you've only been with us for six months! It seems like a lifetime of learning and experiences have occurred since your birth. But then again, it seems to have gone by so quickly too!

Being 6 months old is definitely something to phone home about...or at least something to lick the phone for!