some last days in Chesapeake...

We will miss the Norfolk Zoo. It's not the biggest zoo, but plenty enough for a toddler. We headed there last week with our best bud, Kyle, to check out the animals.

The boys were surprisingly obliging when I wanted to set them up for a butterfly photo.



Reflection in the water globe
If you zoom in, you might see Lisa trying to hike up Robin & Kyle inside the bubble. How funny is that prairie dog on top?!
Here, I'll zoom in...

We lucked out when Lola came to see us too.
We're supposed to close on our new house in 18 days. It hasn't hit me that we're moving yet. I am looking forward to it, though. On bummer news, my little Robin has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Luckily we have caught it early, but please check your kids and make them wear bug repellent. I know, I'm not into the chemical sprays and stuff, but supposedly it's safe in small doses and if it prevents this from happening again, it's worth it.

hi, we're still here

Okay, so it's been a long time since I've posted anything. In April, we went to Boston to visit family again. Don't feel like writing too much, but I'll try & caption each pic.
This of course is me and my gorgeous niece, Priyanca. I think she likes me. Just wait, Priya, you & me will have lots of girl fun together throughout the years!

A minute of quiet time with Abuela.

Priyanca

Robin & Big Papa

Here you can kind of see the cake made for Jenn's birthday...and a cute shot of Abuela, Bodhi & Priya.

Kelli, Heather & I had a great time when we met for tea & lunch on the Cape.

Cooking in Auntie Becky's kitchen

Uncle Aaron...always the jokester!

Bodhi & Robin taking a break from adventuring in the back yard.

"...and it's guy love..." -Scrubs
Seriously, the boys have a great time playing, and hugs are plentiful when they haven't seen each other in a while.

Well, now that we are moving to Williamsburg in a few weeks, we just had to run out and get our season passes to Busch Gardens & Water Country. Turns out, Robinson is just like me when it comes to rides and rollercoasters...wahoo! bring it on! Okay, okay, I have to wait a few years before he can accompany me on the big rides, but just watching his happy face on the kiddie rides is almost fun enough.




Loves Elmo, cringes at Cookie Monster...I'll have to crop him out of this one later.



Oh, and one more thing...a laughing video is always fun...

Easter Photos

Coloring eggs this year lasted a little longer than last year. Although Robin wanted to eat them before the dye was even dry. For the next couple days before Easter, he would creep into the fridge for a colored egg and have me set him up at the table with egg in one hand and salt shaker in the other. Not a bad snack.


Can you say "Montes"?

And the hunt begins.

Unfortunately it rained all the previous night, so I had to hide the eggs inside. That's what we did as kids, but it just seems more fun outside, and more like a bunny.



Well, stay tuned, we're off on a plane to Boston tomorrow. Hey family, here we come!

Catching up & Moving up

So, lots has been happening here at our house. First, we had an impromptu visit from our friends Stephanie & Quinn. Here is a photo of the boys when we still lived in CT.

Robin is actually hugging Quinn here although it looks like Quinn needs to come up for air.


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Robin & Nevaeh at the zoo. We hadn't seen our old neighbor Vaeh in a while since they moved. The kids had fun catching up and running around...holding hands and then not wanting to hold hands. Good times.



Chocolate bunnies & other goodies have migrated their way here from New England for Easter. Thanks Papa & Abuela.
Thanks, Grammy for the cool rain boots in addition to all the candy.
House hunting has begun. Robin is enjoying running around inside & outside of the prospects. I think we're leaning toward Williamsburg, but we'll let you know when we know!

Let's not forget Joe's birthday. The cake was more for Robin, but they are 2 peas in a pod. I love my boys!

Photos of the boy

I realize it's been a while since I posted, so here are a few pictures of Robin. I know grandparents and aunties need to see how the little guy is growing. Also, Joe got orders to Yorktown, VA. We'll be moving this summer. Although there are people and places here that we'll miss, we do look forward to new adventures. It's only an hour up the road. I guess I don't need to change the name of the blog. Hope everyone is well!

been a while

The last time Joe was gone I had the luxury of family coming to visit.
Grammy was here.

Then Abuela & Papa came.

Then Dad came home & took Robin to the park in his uniform of course.

It was so warm here this Sunday all of us went to the park.

And now it's just R & I again doing things like mowing the lawn. It's 72 degrees in February. I miss New England, but the weather here is so much better.

We're waiting to here if we will be moving again this summer. I'll keep you posted. :)