March 9 = Go For a Walk Day

Here's a quick picture of my babies eating at their table in the playroom.  They had waffles and strawberries and both ate every bit that was on their plates.

Later we met two friends and their sons at a playground.  Both ladies have boys and are expecting boys in one month and three months.  We got there first so the kids played on the playground until our friends got there, then we went for a walk and then played on the playground some more before eating a picnic lunch.  On the way home, Malia and I dropped Liam off at his group session and the elementary school across the street.  We got home and I did a little cleaning and then decided it was too nice outside to be inside so instead of driving to pick him up, I drug out the jogging stroller and we walked about a mile to the school.  Liam got so excited when he saw the stroller instead of the car!  It was a great day with lots of fresh air and exercise!

May 12 = Zachary's Phone's Pictures Upload Day

I have my phone with me more than Zachary usually does because we give everyone my number... Liam's medical stuff, housing stuff, etc. so if someone needs to get in touch with us, my phone is usually the one that rings.  So it's rare that Zachary's phone has pictures on it that mine doesn't but here are a few exceptions:

Caught in the act- emptying his neatly organized drawers and climbing like a monkey

She loves to swing.

Action shot!

Snuggling with Daddy

Let me in, sister!

Liam's photography skills

So those were all over the last few weeks but this one is from my phone and from today:

With all of our home depot trips this weekend, we had taken the double stroller out of the van to create space for all the stuff we had to get.  Well we forgot to put it back in the stroller and so today I went to get the double stroller out to transport both kids into Liam's therapy office and it wasn't there.  So it was time to get creative.  The carseat with Malia in it is far too heavy for me to carry now.  Carrying her and ensuring Liam holds my hand in the parking lot is a little risky for me.  I thought about putting Malia in the Ergobaby but it was so hot and if I had I wouldn't have anywhere for her to sit when we got inside.  So I got out one umbrella stroller and put her in it and let Liam help push- this kept him right in front of me and Malia safe as well but made it fun for Liam- he loved it!

March 31 = Play Outside Day

Hallelujah!  It was 66 degrees today.  We took advantage of it and headed outside.  This was Malia's first time trying out the umbrella stroller and Liam wanted to push her- it was so sweet.

Zachary and I were talking and turned and looked and Liam was all the way up the stairs and sat down on the slide to go down- without any help he mastered the playground equipment!

And then it was time to go back inside- Liam was such a big helper pushing his sister up the stairs.

Also, on a completely unrelated note, Liam said "nana" today for banana.

July 11 = Aquarium Day

I really wanted to give Liam one last day that was all about him.  Pretty soon- any day now Miss Malia- it's gonna be a lot harder to make a day all about Liam.  So Zachary had the idea of going to the National Aquarium in Baltimore- about 45 minutes away from us.  If he had known they didn't allow strollers, he might have picked a different place ;)

We started the day at Miss Shirley's Cafe in downtown Annapolis for breakfast.  I got blackberry pancakes and turkey sausage, Zachary got an omelet made of egg whites with zucchini and green peppers and we got Liam the Belgian waffles which came with a side of fruit (strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, pineapple and blackberries) and eggs.  This was probably the best breakfast he's ever been presented with but since he drank some milk on the way to the restaurant- oops- he didn't eat hardly any of it.

After breakfast, we ran and got the tickets and refilled drinks and then headed to Baltimore!  We saw the stadium where the Ravens play and got a really good view of Camden Yards where the Orioles play.  Then we parked and walked to the aquarium.  As we're getting our tickets checked, the lady told us the stroller check was on the right and Zachary and I looked at each other like "oh noooooo."  So we left our tiny, umbrella stroller behind and the adventure began.  Liam wanted to do everything himself- he was Mr. Independent.  Zachary said he saw 3 exhibits the entire time we were there but it was all about Liam and I think he had fun walking around even if he didn't pay attention to a single fish.  This was by far his favorite part.

This was towards the beginning when he was still being slightly cooperative- one of the few exhibits Zachary saw.

I like this little guy:

Liam led us to the cafe where we got to look at the view.

This was one of my favorite exhibits:

We got the stroller back!

I love pictures of my little man sleeping- he gave it a good fight but when we were about 5 minutes from home, he gave up.

Nothing better than this: