The Zoe and Silas Show

We have two car trips coming up so I've been buying a few new toys in hopes of keeping S&Z occupied. In addition to John Deere tractors, slinky's and stickers, I picked up 2 magna doodle 's at Target last weekend (they were only $16.99 at Target, so this is one of the few things that seems to be more expensive on Amazon). I wanted to show them how they worked before the first trip, so I pulled them out tonight when I got home from work. They should do the trick nicely, because THEY LOVE THEM. First trip is this weekend. Me + Silas + Zoe + 4.5 hour ride sans stops. We're surprising a friend with a visit so that's all I can say for now. More to come....

As I've mentioned before, Silas loves to play with cooking stuff . Most recently, this involves a miniature kitchen set that Grandma Dutra gave the kids. It's the perfect size for him! I love this picture because I can see in his face what he's going to look like as a little boy... And this one shows how tall he is! Thanks, Grandma!!!!!!

After visiting Drumlin Farm back in June we decided to become Mass Audobon members . Our Saturday afternoon plans ended up falling through this weekend so I was scrambling for something to do at the last minute. There are a bunch of wildlife sanctuaries that I want to check out, so we decided to go to the Visual Arts Center in Canton. They had a coloring table set up in the museum so we did that before hitting the trail to the woods. After coloring bird pictures we headed outside. The trail was really rough so we ended up not venturing too far. The kids needed to be in the stroller to get down to the woods, But then they were able to explore, At first they felt more secure behind the stroller with me, But ultimately the pine needles, sticks and pine cones were far more interesting! Unfortunately the mosquitoes were TERRIBLE so we couldn't stay too terribly long. I love getting them out of the city and exploring nature - we have many more Au...

We decided to get Zoe's haircut on Saturday morning at a place geared towards kids called Snip-Its . Neither Derek nor I anticipated what a meltdown Zoe was going to have. The haircut is half-assed at best and Derek will have to fix it when she's more calm. We were so traumatized that we headed to the park to get the day going on a better foot! We went back to Larz Anderson, the park where the  Psychiatry picnic was held on Thursday . It is really close to our house and is lovely and shaded. I think it's one of my new favorite spots! The kids like it too :) S&Z love playing with wood chips, so there was a lot of that! Snacks were enjoyed on the bench and I tried to get a few pictures of the haircut... Excuse me, I'm chewing pretzels :) This morning we met up with Wendy, Dave, Sydney & Ivy at the Newton Center Playground. It was HOT HOT HOT, and there wasn't too much shade. The kids have inherited my low tolerance for heat, so they spe...

Several of my CHB friends were attending the Psychiatry summer picnic on Thursday night and since it was being held at a park close to our house I decided to crash with the kids. S&Z are walking  and listening to instructions pretty well these days, so I decided to park and let them walk to the picnic area instead of bringing the stroller or wagon. The picnic was fun! There was fresh squeezed lemonade and lots of good food, Some of our friends were there! We got to see Elliot and Nathaniel, And Stefan, And Wally the Green Monster showed up too! Zoe wanted nothing to do with him, But Silas went over to say hey. I ended up pushing our departure too close to bedtime. Both kids had complete meltdowns and I ended up seriously regretting my earlier optimism of not bringing the stroller... Alissa Westerlund   was publicly humbled tonight. At a hospital event. Past bedtime. One.parent+two.toddlers.tantru ​mming. Far from the car with no stroller or wagon to mov...