Reagan and Camp: June 2010

Port Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore

Our last day with Mari was spent in Baltimore at the Port Discovery Children's Museum. The museum has a great design and kept us engaged for hours. Reagan could have spent all day there! In fact, after we left to get a bite to eat he insisted that we go back for more. Unfortunately, we had other plans so we will be taking him back another day!

Reagan is not shy when it comes to climbing to the top of any play structure.

Kai and Reagan tried their best at loading and unloading freight.

Whoo! Whoo! Choo! Choo!!!

Jazz in the Park

In the summer this is one of my most favorite DC events. Every Friday night a different Jazz band plays at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture garden and everyone takes a picnic and sits in the grassy areas around the garden and if you are lucky enough you might even find some shade. Today the weather was perfect! We arrived early and secured a spot in the shade, in our normal spot by the pizza cutter. We enjoyed the music of Nattybeaux a jump swing band.

Really. . .it's not a pizza cutter but rather a gigantic typewriter eraser.

Love spending time with Auntie Mari!

Mari absolutely adores the boys!

Poolside with Auntie Mari

It's hot and humid so. . . Mari and I headed over to our friend Liz's house for a little dip in her pool. Liz has a nicely shaded back yard and the boys loved spashing around in the pool!

Reagan enjoyed swimming around the pool with Auntie Mari.

Even Camp enjoyed the pool today!

Camp was very comfortable in the water. It was helpful that it was so warm!

Fun with Auntie Mari

Auntie Mari is here from Seattle for a visit. We are happy to have her here! She is wonderful with Reagan and Camp and they love her! In fact, Reagan's first words from his mouth at 6 a.m. this morning was "Is Mari awake?" Lucky for me, Mari was able to watch the boys while I worked. They made chocolate chip cookies, strawberry lemonade popsicles and even made a trip to Target!

On Father's Day Mari took Reagan out for a walk while we finished up brunch. She even let him take his shoes off in the fountain!

What a great helper! Reagan loves to stand at the counter and help with cooking projects. Mari found some gluten free chocolate chip cookies to make.

Evidence that the chocolate chip cookies were delicious!

Mari made sure Campbell got his tummy time in for the day! He is getting so strong!

Campbell cooperated for his naps and allowed Mari a little rest time.

So cute!

Mari and Reagan having a very serious dinner conversation about Thomas the Train.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Kai!

Reagan and Campbell are very lucky to have Kai as a father. He is a wonderful dad!

We had a busy, busy day celebrating Daddy! Mari flew in from Seattle late last night, we went to brunch with the Meyer's family and spent the rest of the day relaxing at home.

This is how Kai started his Father's Day. . .snoozing on the couch. The boys were supposed to let him sleep in but instead they climbed all over him.

Doesn't he look cozy?

Brunch with the Meyer's

Kai received an autographed baseball signed by Edgar Martinez courtesy of Mari.

Lila and Matt

Auntie Mari and I with the boys.

Happy Father's Day Matt!

The Aunties saved the day by taking the rambunctious tots for a walk after brunch. Aren't Reagan and Lila cute?

There was something fascinating about the stop sign. Reagan and Lila danced around and around and around.

Choo! Choo! All Aboard!

The train is one of the best things about where we live. . .according to Reagan. We are in walking distance of a great park that has a train, carousel and wooded playground! We ended up going twice this week. Today we went with my old neighbor Jess and her boys Brady and Caden.

Jess and I thought the boys would be okay sitting by themselves. . .I regretted that decision shortly after the train ride began when Reagan decided to stand up and switch spots with Brady.

Trying to get the boys to pose for a picture is never an easy thing to do. They were more interested in figuring out how to undo the chain.

Take 2

Next we were off to the carousel!

Reagan found his friend from school at the park.

Eventually they found themselves having a polite argument over who would step aside and allow the other to go first.

Kaya won.

Fun times with the Fraser Family

Kai and I were introduced to Melissa and Jason through a good friend from college. They are here visiting from Bremerton and have two children, Jack almost 2 and Maggie 4 months. We have been all over town with them this week! Melissa and I found that the Pilot fits 4 car seats, 2 BOB strollers (one of them a double:-), 2 infants, 2 toddlers and 2 adults very nicely! We went to the National Zoo, Air and Space Museum, had them over for dinner and ended our weekend at the pool!

Reagan enjoyed looking at the animals we saw on our trip to the zoo and Camp slept the entire time. We were there just long enough to see some of our favorites!