B's Day's Out

This week B got to go out on two special outings with Daddy & Mommy.
Last Sat I went shopping with my mother for the AM, and Kenn took B out
to a "surprise" Bowling!
Everytime we drive by the alley now B points at it and says "my surprise"!

He loves bowling so much on Wii and his toy pins Daddy took him to duckpin bowl.
He loved it! They both had a great time, and we look forward to all going together.

Kenn loves the lean :)

Then since this is my last week home I took B out on a "date" to the aquarium.
This is us leaving the house

B and the Seahorses

B and the Grouper (i think)

B and the Clown fish

We went into the rain forest and i was SO excited b/c we got to see something
I've Never seen.... the sloth moving!
And man he was hauling! He climbed up the branch and climbed onto the
metal fence that keeps the birds in. I was fascinated, but B wanted to move on.

B with his 2nd most fav. part the tree frogs. we actually went twice to see them.

I know i'm not suposed to use a flash but i was lazy and didnt feel like figuring
out how to take it off.

Jellyfish~

And our favorite part the dolphin show.
He REALLY enjoyed it this year.
He loved that the dolphins played with basketballs and jumped.

We had lunch and then went and got ice cream in the harbor center.
B liked turning the wheel by the U.S. Constellation.

Of course B picked out something... a submarine this time!

The 4th of July

We had a fantastically busy 4th of July weekend so this post is extra long.
(blame it on the cuteness that is my son in pictures)

We got back from the beach Sat, Sunday was the 4th and B wanted to get outside
( like everyday) and so we got out the pool and the boys washed Daddy's car.

B quickly learned that the hose is MUCH more fun then the sponge

It was so nice we let the dogs run around the front yard

My son squirted me dead on the legs with the hose... then a little later Kenn did the same.
so at that point i was already wet so i got in the pool with B

After nap time we met up with our Friends Jason & Erin for the BaySox Game.
(a first for B and I)

Mr.Jason, Daddy and B

It was very hot for the first 3 or so innings, then the shade hit
and we were golden the rest of the time.
B did great, he sat through the whole game!

They had a kids section so B hit a ball off the air tee.

Then we let him pick out his own baseball

We bought cotton candy, which he is willing to lick but not bite.
I was trying like all night. so i gave up and gave him the stick to let him lick
(b/c i was not holding it and getting my hands sticky)

This is B's "New Jersey" face. Kenn taught him it after the SNL Gov Patterson sketches.
I know it begins already...

By the end of the game he was yelling "GO BAYSOX"
Above is a pic of him yelling that.
They did win in the 11th inning 6 to 5.
After we got to see fireworks.
(b's first)

He did really good, since he doesn't like loud noises we gave him ear plugs
and kenn also put his hands on b's ears. He likes naming the colors

After THAT they let the kids run around the bases on the field.
It was pretty awesome.

Daddy and B about to go out onto the field

Daddy and B running to second base

Onto 3rd

Home plate!
Where he even high fived "Louie" whom he wanted nothing to do with at the game.

Daddy & B doing their "new jersey" faces.
We had a FANTASTIC time at the game!

This morning we rounded out the weekend with a little pool party.
Cousin Olivia came over with uncle Tim and aunt Teresa to play.

Rounded out with a cookout at my parents.
Kenn went to bed at the same time as b (7:45pm)
We hope everyone had independence days that were great like ours!
Happy Birthday Mr.Jason & Uncle Colin!!!

Leticia's Wedding

Thursday night 6 of us drove up to Atlantic City for the night and then on Friday continued to Cape May for Leticia & Greg's wedding.
For those who don't know, I've known Leticia since about 1st grade.
Sharon and Juli became friends in elementary school also;
and then we all became best friends in middle school.
During Jr year of high school the 4 of us became friends with Amy.
We've all stayed pretty close even though 3 out of 5 of us have moved out of the state.
Our Senior Prom
Leticia, Sharon, Me, Juli

Sharon's wedding in 2005
Julie, Leticia, Sharon and me

And now Leticia's wedding!

The 5 of us

The whole group
(left to right)
Juli & her b/f Doug
Amy & her b/f Steven
Kenn and I
Sharon & her husband Carl

The Happy Couple, Leticia & Greg!

Happy Father's Day 2010

I couldn't think of any quotes more fitting for Father's Day then Bill Cosby :)

• It was because of my father that from the ages of seven to fifteen, I thought that my name was Jesus Christ and my brother, Russell, thought that his name was Dammit. "Dammit, will you stop all that noise?" And, "Jesus Christ, sit down!" One day, I'm out playing in the rain, and my father yelled, "Dammit will you get back in here!" I said, "Dad, I'm Jesus Christ!"

• My father established our relationship when I was seven years old. He looked at me and said, "You know, I brought you in this world, and I can take you out. And it don't make no difference to me, I'll make another one look just like you."

• and she said, "WHERE DID THEY GET CHOCOLATE CAKE FROM?" And I said, "They asked for it!" And the children who had been singing praises to me... LIED on me and said, "Uh-uh! We asked for eggs and milk... AND DAD MADE US EAT THIS!" And my wife sent me to my room... which is where I wanted to go in the first place

• My parents never smiled... because I had brain damage. My wife and I don't smile because our children are LOADED with it. Oh, my parents smile now, whenever they come over to the house and see how much trouble I'm having. Oh, they have a ball! "Havin' a li'l trouble, huh, son?"

Seriously, we love you Both, without you we wouldn't be able to raise such a fine son
as Brandon.

And B and I couldn't ask for a better Father then Kenn.
There isn't a day that goes by that we don't know we are loved and taken care of.
You can see it in our faces when you walk in the door.

We love you very much and are VERY lucky for all the men in our lives

Summer Time

Once again i'm slacking on the blog... We've had a lot going on as you all know.
So here's some Happy things I keep forgetting to post :)

Well my Parents got back from Hawaii and so we went out to dinner for Kenn's Birthday.

After we all went to the store, and as we walk in my father asks b

"would you like to pick out a toy"

B's response "I would like a yellow bike".

I have NO idea where that came from, it sounded rehearsed. haha.

So we did our shopping assuming that wasn't going to happen...

at the end of the trip my father, kenn and b come around the corner with b riding a bike.

(it has yellow tires)

The next day kenn took him around the block,

and after 2 weeks he's already raised the training wheels up some.

We deff think by the end of the summer he'll prob be riding without them.

We also went to visit two families that we are friends with in Easton that weekend.
We had a big cookout and went strawberry picking.

We had an awesome time.

Below is the whole group.

The strawberry's are the best i've ever tasted and for that whole 4qt it was only $6!
I'm learning a lot about the farmers markets and such and the 3 of us went last weekend.

I bought some ground beef there and if all goes well i may be going every weekend for

our meat and veggies. Next month we are going back to easton to go blackberry,

blueberry, peach and cherry picking. I am way too excited for my own good.

after the picking and the cookout the kids got in the sprinkler.

Brandon has also become a water baby again.

He's always loved the water but this year he starts out shy.

I took him to a pool party at the Big Vanilla 2 weeks ago for a kid in his class.

He did NOT want to get in... after a couple mins of coaxing he still wasn't really doing it.

(just his toes) So luckily they had a slide that went into the pool.

THAT he wanted to do, so i told him he couldn't do that unless he swam in the reg. pool.

THAT he got in for... so after swimming for a little bit we went over to the slide but

the lifeguard didn't allow small children on it (even with adults).

But it got him in the pool so it was fine by me.

He spent the rest of the time jumping into my arms off the side.

The only thing that got him out was the call for "cake".

He FLEW out of the pool for that.

This past weekend B had another pool party for a friend at a marina on Kent Island.

This party was spent in the kiddie pool. Once again did NOT want to get in.

so he had his feet in for like 10mins. Then he saw the other kids throwing balls in the water

so kenn said he would play catch with him. Well we told him he HAD to get into the water

to play, once again he did it. and once again was in love with the water for the rest of the day.

He bashed his knees and tops of his feet from diving onto/tackling the ball for a good hour.

he's crazy i swear. its all about the sports.

We also started "mommy school" as we're calling it today.

I'm making sure even though he's home with me that he gets some kind of "schoolin"

so we have math, letters, art, reading, cooking and physical activities.

Today was the first day and b kept asking "when are we going to mommy school"

and i'd respond "This IS mommy school"

B- "no when are we leaving to go to mommy school"

finally by the end of the day he understood it was in our house.

So today we did a math/bingo game and practiced our uppercase letters

matching with our lower case letters. We also painted a picture with our new paint set.

Then i had a Drs appt an hr away so he came with me to that

and we had lunch at panera bread after. Then after naptime we went to the park.

man was it hot out! I think we need to go first thing in the AM from now on.

We are going to a school picnic on friday with his daycare so i'm happy about that.

I also have tickets for b and I to go on a "date" to Nick Jr live on sat night.

Of course Father's Day is sunday :)

Hopefully we'll hear some news this week on my job front.