Will's First "Official" Haircut

We took Will to get his first official haircut this weekend (no more mommy haircuts). I thought he was going to squirm all over the place but he did suprisingly well. He sat on Eric's lap and really didn't move the entire time while she was cutting his hair. He got a certificate at the end along with a few pieces of his hair (which I never quite understood the point of). Will looks like such a little boy now..no more baby curls! Here are a few pictures.



Uh...what is going on here???




The finished product!

And here are a couple of Will with his new haircut playing with his new tricyle.

Road Trip 2009

We took our first family road trip to Myrtle Beach a couple weeks ago. We went with our friends Jim and Katherine and their son Justin. The guys were the ones to actually plan the trip from start to finish. Katherine and I didn't have to do a single thing except pack and get in the car and drive down there.

Yes...we actually drove the 12 hours to Myrtle Beach with Will. He was surprisingly good in the car. We split the drive over 2 days and did 6 hours each day. For the most part it was smooth sailing except for the hellish traffic we hit in Washington, DC. Dear lord..I don't know how those people deal with that on a daily basis. Thank goodness for the portable DVD player and a few Seasame Street sing-a-long DVDs which helped keep Will occupied for a number of hours in the car.

We rented a 3 bedroom condo on the beach. The guys got to golf 4 days during the week and Katherine and I spent time with Will and Justin on the beach. The beach with two little boys is a bit challenging at times...or maybe I should say at all times. The first (and biggest) challenge was the sand. As you know..once you get any part of your body wet and then touch the sand..it's all over. Will and Justin were basically covered from head to toe with sand at all times. And trying to keep it out of their mouths, eyes, ears and any other body part was near impossible. The two of them probably ate a pound of sand each during the week.

The next biggest challenge was trying to keep them in one place..and just trying to get them to that one place to start with. At times, we felt like we were trying to corral cattle...Katherine on one side..me on the other trying to keep them in line and focused on staying in one area. Despite this, we had a great time at the beach and actually got a little sun time in as well which was a bonus.

Overall we had an awesome vacation and hope that this is the start of a great tradition. Here are some pictures from our trip!


Will loved the water. Especially when the tide went out and he got to play in the little pools in the sandbar. He also loved sitting in the water and getting hit by the waves. If we had let him, he probably would have dove right into the waves.






It was great for Will to have a playmate on vacation with him. He loved following Justin around the entire week. Everytime Justin turned around..there was Will right behind him.



I know I'm his mother..but how cute is he?







Hey Justin..want to go buy a t-shirt? My parents are paying.

Dinner at Joe's Crab Shack









Our last night....

Last Get Together

A few weekends ago, we had our last get together with our Deloitte friends we have become so close with over the past two years. Janelle, Ryan and Rylee are heading to Cincinnati, Katherine, Jim and Justin to Florida, Mendy, Kirk and Casey are staying here in CT for another year and Kerry, Jeff and Connor are also staying in CT. This was the last time we were able to get everyone (husbands, wives and babies) together before we all leave. It is so sad that we are all going to be so far away from each other but I know we will all keep in touch and hopefully see each other every so often.

Mendy and Janelle are both expecting so we also had a surprise mini baby shower for them. Mendy is due any day now and is having a little girl. Janelle is due in September and just found out she is having a little boy!



Mendy opening her gifts

Ryan, Janelle and Rylee

Poor Janelle...every time she is feeding Rylee..there is Will sitting right next to her waiting for Janelle to also feed him. He probably ends up eating half of Rylee's food.

Feeding the Ducks

We took a trip to Essex this weekend to visit my Auntie Carol and Uncle GT. The last time we visited, Will was only 7 or 8 months old so it had been a while since they last saw him. The first visit, Will was content to sit on the rug and play with his toys. This time he was all over the place..wanting to see and touch everything. His favorite was the washer/dryer because he could see his reflection in it. To keep him occupied, we took a walk down to the water to feed the ducks. Will actually walked all the way from the house to the water on his own. It was a long walk for a little guy but he was determined to make it all the way on his own. We gave him a few pieces of food to feed the ducks and he understood that he need to throw the food on the ground but didn't quite have the throwing part down. Instead, he would just drop it at his feet. Here are some pictures from our day.





This looks easy...I can feed the ducks!

Here ducky, ducky...

Uh oh..mommy?

Catching up on Will

Wow..I didn't realize it had been so long since my last blog! The past few weeks have been flying by and we have been so busy trying to finalize our move back to MA, find a house, vacation, etc. Will is going on 14 months this week and has had so many accomplishments the past two months. He is one active little boy! If he is not sleeping, he is constantly moving around the house. He is getting pretty quick on his feet and I think he is going to be running (dear lord help us) very soon. He now has 10 teeth and eats just about everything.

His new thing to do is to either bring us a book or food and then turn himself around and back himself up and plop down in your lap. It is too funny. He understands when we tell him to sit down and when we ask if he wants milk. He still doesn't have a large vocabulary but has started to say "this" a lot. Everything he points at is "this".

Oh..I finally finished Will's first year book. Will officially has his very own 180 page coffee table book. It was soooo worth all the time I put into it because it came out adorable. I'm so excited to have such a great record of his first year.

I don't have many random pictures from the past couple months but will be catching up my blog with some things we have been doing over the past few weeks.