Staying Active with the ABC Kids!: July 2009

Please can there be just 15 extra minutes in every day so that I can update my blog more???

Yeah right, who am I kidding - if I had an extra 15 minutes I'd be using it for sleep and still begging for 15 minutes more... ah well.

The update from our neck of the woods - this has been the rainiest summer ever! Please, no more rain! However, despite all of the rain, we are still managing to get out and have a fun time, going to the pool at Addison Park in Glastonbury, my sister's pool club, the S. Windsor pool, and yes, one silly-definitely won't ever return-what the hell were we thinking- trip to the beach.

As of about 2 weeks ago, I would consider both Brooklyn and Austin to officially be walkers, although Brooklyn is using her two legs far more than her brother is. Austin still prefers to cruise as much as possible, but will take very slow unsteady steps when necessary. Brooklyn, non the other hand, has pretty much progressed to wanting to walk as much as possible, which is great for her little knees that have been so scratched up from all the speed crawling she does. She still does know that she is much faster at crawling, and when she really has her eyes on something, she drops to all fours and flies across the floor, it cracks us up.

Cassie has become out little story teller, who seems to love telling us about everything that happens throughout the day by starting everything with "one night," that too cracks us up. Cupcake has settled in very well (and is dive bombing me as I type this) and has become a big fan of teasing the twins and then running to hide, but still trying to play with them with her paws, I think that she knows she can get the better of them.

That is some of the basics from here, I am sure that there is far more to talk about, but I am way to tired to remember half of it (I know, big shock), and know that you all are just here for the photos anyway - ; )

This is the hottest bikini ever!

How many wee-ones can you fit in one of these inflatable pools anyway?

Are you kidding me, is that camera everywhere?

Contemplating.... that is our little sparkplug

Here are a few photos from our long weekend to New Hampshire on July 10, 11, and 12, we went up so that I could do the Black Fly Triathlon with my friend Kris. We had a really great weekend, the weather was wonderful, the race was amazing (a 4 mile cycling time trial on Friday night, an international distance triathlon on Saturday morning and a spring distance triathlon on Sunday morning). The little beach was right outside our condo practically, and I think that Cassie really loved playing there. We also met another family, who happen to live only about 25 minutes from us, who are also two mommies raising two cute little girls. Cassie really hit it off with their girls, and we have been able to see them again since returning from the race. I am definitely looking forward to going back to do this race again next year.