More traveling

Amy was here from Guam yet again! We went up to Williamsburg and Yorktown to see her. Couldn't get this kid out of the grass!

I think there is a resemblance here.
Amy & oatmeal lips
Joe celebrated his 10 year CGA reunion last weekend, so we traveled up to see friends and family of course. I got to go out with my college friends too...so ha! We also got to see Joe's high school buds and all their kids. Here is Joe with Sean & Justin. While holding Justin, Joe asked Robin what he thought about Daddy's new baby. Robin's reply, "Okay." Attempt at jealousy thwarted, Joe.
Cousin Bodhi, fully pregnant Auntie Jenn & ear gripping Robinson.
Yes, the wrench is as big as the Robin.
Back to our old stomping grounds at Bluff Point. This time, no yoga teaching in the grass. This time, rock throwing and stick collecting.
Ahhh, the comforts of a nice hotel room...comfy pillows and a remote control.
So the first event for homecoming/reunion was the Cadet Drill. Why no pictures of this? Robin was more interested in going behind the buildings and playing with trucks. For pictures of the drill, check out Nova's blog.
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Joe, Lauri & Erich
Yay for airplanes!
Both the kitty & Robin were happy we made it home.

2 weeks in Massachusetts

Sometimes when Joe goes away for work or grad school, I take Robin and go visit family. I think this was the 3rd time we've done this. It was lots of fun.
Robinson & Bodhi in a tent. Do forts ever get old?

We also went apple picking and got to ride on a tractor and see goats and chickens.

ATVin', baseballin' & explorin'
Not sure what was so interesting on tv (probably Dora) in this pic, but we don't have lots of photos of Eric & Annmarie. Here's one.
Okay, the highlight of Robin's trip at Abuela & Papa's house had to be this...an aerobed blown up outside. All the fun of a bouncy house with all of the danger. :)
Since cousin Bodhi was getting his haircut for his big day as a ringbearer in a wedding, Robin sat down for his first official cut. Here's a before shot.
And an after while holding on to Big Papa at the Rainforest Cafe. Tip: Not so good to bring toddlers to unless they like loud noises in the dark.
We also got to see my dad's side of the family. It was my grandmother's 86th birthday. We all went out for dinner. No, it is not rude to bring a DVD player into a restaurant when the alternative is physically chasing a noisy, busy toddler all over the place.
Then it was off to Cape Cod to visit Grammy.
Rock throwing is big in our house right now. So, I brought Robin to "Stonybrook" or the "Herring Run". I grew up on Cape Cod and have lots of memories of going to this place.
Norah & Robinson check out the newsest addition to the Fiero family...baby Eric.
Uncle Will, Gil, Katie & Robin
A walk at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
This is my brother, Justin.

Help Southeastern Connecticut people...

Okay, we need to rent out our Gales Ferry house at the end of this month. Know anyone interested? Send them my way! Thanks!



It's half way through August already? Wow, time does fly by, especially in the summer months. This week, among other things, we checked out the Botanical Gardens again...



(Note his "extra" seatbelt. He pulls it on when he sees us do it.)
and met our friends Kyle and Claire at the park today.
Oh, did I mention I'm addicted to Goldfish? And I need to get going. I have too much cleaning to do to be blogging. See you later:)

What a July!

This is a long one...
Our first July visitors kept us very busy. We were so happy to have Abuela, Jenn & Bodhi come to stay for a few days. We packed tons of toddler activities into their visit...trips to the pool, the aquarium, the museum...and constant play time. The cousins played great together and with minimum meltdowns, even naps went smooth. On the adult side, it was nice to hang out with the girls. It was nice to see my best bud from college (yes, also Joe's sister) do her parenting thing. I can definitely take some cues from her. I hope I can remember to not worry about the little things so much, something that Joe's family is much better at. So, here are some photos of the boys & girls...
There was milk drinking
oreo eating
aquarium exploring
shoulder riding
bus riding
bus driving
bathing buddies
and snuggling
Ah ha...this post isn't over yet. Last week, more best buds came to visit. Our dear friends Amy & Tom came all the way from Guam! Okay, not just to visit us, the Coast Guard was sending them to some conference, but still! Joe had to work and was only able to visit for a day before he flew to California. But here are some of the fun things we did...
Tom, Robin & I went to Virginia Beach. Robin wouldn't leave the towel :(. We coaxed him off with his sandals on to kick a ball, but he still wasn't having it.



Later that day, Joe was able to accompany us the the YMCA pool. Tom was able to convince me to go down the grown-up slide twice.

We also went to the Botanical Gardens, which is a great place for adults and kids, but it was SOOO hot.







And then, yes, we had MORE visitors. My Mom and my Uncle Aaron came for a week. Again, it was great to have other people around. I even got to leave the house a few times by myself!
Here are some highlights...
Grammy & grandson
bead making and wearing was popular
bathing in the sink...a luxury only Grammy provides



Thank you to all our visitors this month. We had so much fun and look forward to more visits in the future. We love you.

4th of July videos

It was a typical family day for us, nothing over the top. No fireworks, no cookouts, but there was still plenty of fun.
We started the day with a trip to the YMCA pool...

We later went to a local mall and rode the carousel...


...and even more fun was riding the escalator...

This is the life-mom's snuggly robe and some milk.

Stay tuned...we are currently having massive amounts of fun with our current visitors (Abuela, cousin Bodhi, and Auntie Jenn). Until next time!