Happy 4th of July

Corin, Abby and Mommy took a trip back to Indiana for the 4th of July and to help Grandma get ready for her big move. Corin had a GREAT time at the parade…Kristi said he got so excited by the lights and sirens from the fire trucks. You can see he got a little too excited at one point and decided to join the parade and jump in with the Tibetan monks.
The kids had a great time hanging out with Grandma, Lola, Aunt Emily and Uncle Matt.  They got to take in the local pool, which they can't seem to get enough of.  
Back home, Corin finally had his two year check up. He weighed in just over 32 pounds and was exactly 3 feet tall. The doc said he is perfectly healthy and looks right on track.
Yesterday we went to Corin’s best buddy John’s 2nd birthday party. The kids got a great treat when the local fire department brought a truck over for the kids to explore. Corin and John were so excited to be able to ring the bell and climb all over the truck.

Abby Turns One!

 Abby pushing Corin on a little car.

Abby turned one a couple weeks ago and we had a couple of parties for our little girl.  On her actual birthday a couple of friends of ours came over to play.  Abby had a little chocolate cupcake and enjoyed the portions of it that she managed to get into her mouth.  She got a little play kitchen and some play food.  Corin has always loved playing in mini kitchens at friends’ houses, so he was thrilled as well.

A few days later Pop and Lola came into town, so of course we had to have another party.  Abby went for the white cake this time and seemed to enjoy it just as much.

Abby had her one year check up with our new doctor.  She weighed in at 20 pounds, 4 ounces (35^th %) and is 29 inches tall (70^th %).  So she is tall and slender, although you wouldn’t guess it looking at her chunky little arms and legs.  But she’s using those chunky legs to walk around the house.  She is officially walking, which is a fun thing to watch.  She falls a lot, but she just stands back up and tries again (unless she is in a big hurry to get somewhere and then she will crawl since that is still faster for her).

We’ve had some warm weather here, so the kids have had plenty of chances to play outside and in the water (which they love).  A local sports club had an open house to try and attract new clients.  We don’t need a new gym, but we took advantage of the opportunity to take the kids swimming outside.  As an exciting treat, they had pony rides for the kiddies.  Corin got to ride a couple times and was very upset when we had to take him away from the “neigh”.

While Pop and Lola were here we all got to take a tour of the White House.  It was a nice treat to be able to walk through the house with all of them.  I carried Corin in the backpack and Abby in our arms…luckily they were well behaved.  The first family wasn’t home, but we did see Bo the family dog running around the south grounds.  Corin announced “Doggie!” to make sure that everyone saw the pooch.