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Monday, July 29, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
East Matunuck Beach
On Monday, Madeline watered the garden.
On Tuesday, she ate the first pepper from the garden!
And she wore special pajamas.
On Friday, we played with Elmo and Bubby Bear.
Today, we went to East Matunuck Beach! Although the meteorologists assured us that there was a 0% chance of rain there this morning, when we arrived it was in the 60s and pouring. Luckily, the skies cleared up quickly and it turned out to be absolutely perfect for swimming!
The weather was also perfect for playing in the sand.
And for eating a picnic lunch.
All in all, we had fun!
On Tuesday, she ate the first pepper from the garden!
And she wore special pajamas.
On Friday, we played with Elmo and Bubby Bear.
Today, we went to East Matunuck Beach! Although the meteorologists assured us that there was a 0% chance of rain there this morning, when we arrived it was in the 60s and pouring. Luckily, the skies cleared up quickly and it turned out to be absolutely perfect for swimming!
The weather was also perfect for playing in the sand.
And for eating a picnic lunch.
All in all, we had fun!
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Garden, bubbles, swimming, playing, dinosaurs, 29 months, and Connecticut
On July 5, Madeline watered the garden.
On July 6, we blew bubbles!
On July 9, we had our first swim class of the season.
It was something of a disaster. Madeline cried for most of it, enjoying only the part where she slid into the pool along with "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack Be Nimble."
On July 12, Madeline was silly!
Yesterday, Madeline performed checkups on her parents, Petey, and various stuffed animals.
Then we went to the Rhode Island Convention Center for Discover the Dinosaurs! Madeline usually loves Triceratops, but she found this animatronic one (and the Kosmoceratops in the background) a little scary.
The Apatosaurus was a little less scary.
And this -- whatever exactly it's supposed to be -- less scary still.
Somehow, though, Madeline seemed to find sitting inside a giant Tyrannosaurus mouth to be the least scary part of the whole thing.
All in all, we were a bit disappointed in Discover the Dinosaurs, where the educational value was low and the wallet-draining potential was high -- but we still had fun.
And it's always interesting being downtown on a weekday. [ed.: I meant weekend -- oops!]
Later yesterday, we played with blocks.
Today, Madeline turned 29 months old!
And we went to Connecticut to visit Lauren, Dan, and Maggie. Madeline just loves Maggie.
We hung out, got some food, and went for a walk in the park.
Then we topped off the day with ice cream.
We made it home in time for a dinner of leftovers, a bath, and bedtime.
Madeline has been very interested in her brother, whom she calls Beetle, and who will be joining us soon in the outside world. She likes to sing for him (here, snippets of "Mr. Sun," the state song, and some things she seems to have made up):
On July 6, we blew bubbles!
On July 9, we had our first swim class of the season.
It was something of a disaster. Madeline cried for most of it, enjoying only the part where she slid into the pool along with "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack Be Nimble."
On July 12, Madeline was silly!
Yesterday, Madeline performed checkups on her parents, Petey, and various stuffed animals.
Then we went to the Rhode Island Convention Center for Discover the Dinosaurs! Madeline usually loves Triceratops, but she found this animatronic one (and the Kosmoceratops in the background) a little scary.
The Apatosaurus was a little less scary.
And this -- whatever exactly it's supposed to be -- less scary still.
Somehow, though, Madeline seemed to find sitting inside a giant Tyrannosaurus mouth to be the least scary part of the whole thing.
All in all, we were a bit disappointed in Discover the Dinosaurs, where the educational value was low and the wallet-draining potential was high -- but we still had fun.
And it's always interesting being downtown on a weekday. [ed.: I meant weekend -- oops!]
Later yesterday, we played with blocks.
Today, Madeline turned 29 months old!
And we went to Connecticut to visit Lauren, Dan, and Maggie. Madeline just loves Maggie.
We hung out, got some food, and went for a walk in the park.
Then we topped off the day with ice cream.
We made it home in time for a dinner of leftovers, a bath, and bedtime.
Madeline has been very interested in her brother, whom she calls Beetle, and who will be joining us soon in the outside world. She likes to sing for him (here, snippets of "Mr. Sun," the state song, and some things she seems to have made up):
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Fourth of July
Yesterday, we left work early, donned swimsuits ...
... and paid our first visit to our neighborhood pool.
The pool is huge, and Madeline loved it! There's a section that's bigger than most whole pools and all 2 feet deep, meaning Madeline could walk around with her head above water. She did this giddily. She also enjoyed hitching a ride with her parents from time to time.
Swimming made Madeline so hungry that she devoured two whole nectarines afterward.
This morning, I read most of the Declaration of Independence aloud to Summer and Madeline (omitting the list of grievances). Then we dressed in red, white, and blue and went to the Humboldt Avenue playground. Madeline spent much of her time in this red car.
But we also played with other things.
Soon, Ilan and his parents joined us. There was more playing, and then we all got lunch together. After an adorable goodbye hug between the two kiddos, we hauled a very sleepy Madeline home for a late nap.
The Fourth of July wouldn't be complete without grilling. Our earlier outing ran too late for me to smoke the country-style pork ribs, so I prepped some bacon-wrapped chicken tenders instead. And as I manned my station, Madeline watered the vegetables ...
... and played with dinosaurs.
Our very American bacon-wrapped, barbecue-sauced chicken was delicious.
... and paid our first visit to our neighborhood pool.
The pool is huge, and Madeline loved it! There's a section that's bigger than most whole pools and all 2 feet deep, meaning Madeline could walk around with her head above water. She did this giddily. She also enjoyed hitching a ride with her parents from time to time.
Swimming made Madeline so hungry that she devoured two whole nectarines afterward.
This morning, I read most of the Declaration of Independence aloud to Summer and Madeline (omitting the list of grievances). Then we dressed in red, white, and blue and went to the Humboldt Avenue playground. Madeline spent much of her time in this red car.
But we also played with other things.
Soon, Ilan and his parents joined us. There was more playing, and then we all got lunch together. After an adorable goodbye hug between the two kiddos, we hauled a very sleepy Madeline home for a late nap.
The Fourth of July wouldn't be complete without grilling. Our earlier outing ran too late for me to smoke the country-style pork ribs, so I prepped some bacon-wrapped chicken tenders instead. And as I manned my station, Madeline watered the vegetables ...
... and played with dinosaurs.
Our very American bacon-wrapped, barbecue-sauced chicken was delicious.
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