Dinner Group

Saturday night was our last get together with our dinner group from church.  We've met with this group once a month now for the last four months.  It was such a great way to get to know people from church we probably wouldn't have gotten to know otherwise.  We'll miss this group of people and look forward to meeting our next group!

Here's what's up

They may hate it, but brothers gotta learn to share!

Emma says Quentin "fell asleep on the gorilla."  If I were a baby that's where I would choose to sleep too : ) 

Porter takes his big brother duties very seriously.

I was up early this morning nursing Quentin and this is what I saw.  At first I thought I was seeing things since I was really tired, but no it was real.  One of my children had armed the prophet.  Nice.

 The hungry vs tired battle.

Looks like tired won!

And to end this post here's a Gabeism for you.
Me: Gabe, five more minutes and it's time to turn the Wii off.
Gabe: Mom, you're just like Hagrid the game keeper at Hogwarts.
Me: Wrong kind of game, but yes, yes I am.


Oh, in other news I hate the Air Force right now, not really, I'm actually very grateful for John's job, but we are supposed to be leaving on vacation very soon and guess what . . . that's right my hubby may not be allowed to leave.  I'm praying for a miracle and for this issue to be resolved fast.  Yes, I realize I just used the word fast in reference to the government, but like I said, I'm praying for a miracle!

The Big Apple

Saturday we took Emma and the kids into New York City to do some sightseeing.  Other than a child taking on the theatrical role of Captain Grumpy Pants, we had a good day.  We spent a huge portion of the day nursing and taking potty breaks and when we actually got around to seeing stuff there was a lot of whining and crying and attitude coming from the Captain about his dire need for ice cream or whatever other gripe he chose to be the flavor of the hour.  However, by some stroke of luck El Capitano survived the day without his mom or dad throwing him off The Empire State Building and amazingly I think Emma enjoyed seeing the city in spite having Captain Grumpy Pants as part of our tour group.

Central Park

The Empire State Building 

 King Kong was even there!

 The Captain himself atop the Empire State Building

 

 Riding the Subway

  

Aboard the Staten Island Ferry

  

 Emma, we hope you enjoyed your trip to the Big Apple!

3 Weeks Old

Emma's Here!

We get to have this cute girl stay with us for the next month!  The boys are having a ball playing with her and I am loving all the extra help.  I'm already dreading having her go home : (

It's going to be a fun month with Miss Emma here!

Fun with Papa

I think Papa's got these boys figured out!

Norman Rockwell Museum

We spent today in Stockbridge, Masassachusets at the Norman Rockwell Museum.   

 

"Grown up" museums are always hard with kids, but we gave Gabe a camera and taking pictures really helped to keep him happy and occupied in the museum.  Here's some of the shots he took.

Today was also our last day with Papa and Grammy.  Grammy has been here for almost two weeks now.  She's been such a big help with the kids and around the house, I'm sure going to miss her!  We love you Papa and Grammy, thanks for coming to visit!

Quack! Quack!

I came home from taking Quentin to the pediatrician yesterday to find everyone sacked out in the front room.  We've had a busy week, and I think we're all worn out!  

My dad got into town late last night and met Quentin.

He will only be here for two days, so today we got busy making the most of his time here.  First stop, the Albany Aqua Duck Tour!

Two little duckies excited to go for a ride.

 Quentin gets some Papa time before we get on board.

 Did I mention they gave us duck whistles???

  

Porter checking out the view on the Hudson River.

 I got to sit with the cutest duck on the boat!

We love our Papa & Grammy ducks!

Quack!  Quack!