The Stone Museum

Happy Birthday Oli

My little Oli is five! It seems unbelievable that he has wandered into big boy territory! To celebrate, we went to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. The kids love it here and it is a great place for accessibility. This was Oli's first time here in his wheelchair and he got around very easily.

Good Stuff!

One of the things that I haven't liked about moving to PA is that we are farther away from the shore. As a family, we love the beach, and enjoyed being less than 40 minutes away. But this week, thanks to my parents, we got to spend the whole week down at the shore! It was a great week, complete with family, food, and swimming. Anytime all of us get together, it is fun, and this year was no exception. Here are some of the highlights.

 Oli and Mac were fish in the pool! My parents had a beach house next to our motel, but rented a room for us in the motel so that we could have the pool. It was great. We found great floaties for Oliver, and for the first time, he was able to float and swim on his own. Of course, we were right next to him, but he was able to play on his own. It was great! Meanwhile, Mac was jumping in and swimming underwater by the end of the week.

 On a rainy afternoon, Aunt Krysie did some artwork with the kids. I'm not sure who started it (Mac, I think) but when I came back out to the porch, all three had creepy Texas Chain Saw Massacre style masks. But at least they were having fun...

 One of the best parts of being at Point Pleasant was being able to see my grandma and Aunt Patti. We always love our visits!

 Being with family is always the best part. Here is half of our party up ahead, while the rest of us lagged behind. We were on our way to Martells (so bad, but so good).

 After dinner, we won big! We never, ever win like this. It was almost a catastrophe when we had only one stuffed animal, but two well-aimed ball throws later, we had four more animals. Plus, the two each that we had one the day before. We came home rich in stuffies!

Rides were a big part of our trip. There were two unlimited ride wrist band days, and we took full advantage. This was the first year that Mac was big enough to ride the older rids, but Oli could only ride kid rides. While that created some problems, since Oli is super attached to Mac right now (they fought it on the way home about whether or not they were best friends). But they could both ride the big swings, as long as Oli had an adult with him. If you look closely, you can see my mom and Oli on the swings.

We also celebrated my mom's birthday and spent a lot of fun time in the ocean. Of course, Mac always wants to go deeper in the waves, and Oli and I stayed sitting at the shoreline getting "toe kisses" from the ocean.

The day after we got home was the beginning of my third trimester! Definitely good stuff!