Vacation at Nana's

Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit with my mother at her summer home in Michigan. Even under construction as it was, it is a truly lovely spot. It was a very nice vacation, especially for Iggy who joined us rather than staying at the kennel. She even managed to become friendly with my mom, who bribed her shamelessly with potato chips.

We drove up late on Friday and got there around 2am local time. The kids however decided to wake up and play with their Nana. That didn't keep Lenny from waking up at his usual 6am wake time. Faye, however, having gotten the deluxe treatment of bunking with her Nana, remained snuggled up in bed for about an hour longer. She was so happy with the bed that she remained asleep even after my mom got up. Here she is in all her snuggly glory.

Lenny spent a lot of time later on that day going in and out of Iggy's crate. Here he is caught in the act.








On Sunday we decided to head for the beach. Lenny loved it, as expected, splitting his time between wading as far out as Ed would take him and then sitting right at the shore playing in the surf.






Faye opted for time in the sand with her bucket and toys.

Long time, no bloggin'. . .

Crazy, hunh? Yeah, I'd like to say I've been too busy to blog lately, but the truth is, I've just been having too much fun with the babes. Babies this age are just so adorable, especially mine! Lenny and Faye have been into everything.

Walking, walking everywhere. They still insist on holding on to someone's hand to walk, although they both can walk on their own. Faye started taking a few solo steps back in May and Lenny did took his first steps today. It was amazing! Much stronger than Faye's (which were kind of a glorified fall onto the couch), I stood Lenny up and he just walked off on his own. Twice! I have witnesses.

Anyway, besides walking, there's been a whole lot of talking. They can say "mommy", "daddy", "kitty-cat", "dog", "please", "thank you", "can I", "see" and a whole lot of other things that sound like giberish right now but are sure to evolve into something. Oh, and Lenny can say "cicada". Weird, hunh.

Other than that, we've just been having a bunch of fun with the warm weather. We take a walk every evening to the park and back. Last night, Ed was home early enough so we let them play in the sprinklers at the park. Lenny loved it, he stood in the epicenter of the four sprinklers as if he was the sprinkler sheriff. Faye, stuck her hands and toes in, but wasn't enamored of getting too wet.

Today we took the kids over to my aunt Mille's house and let them get in the pool. Pictures are below. Lenny enjoyed himself immensely. Faye, had a good time for a little while, but then had to get out and socialize. They were both adorable (I know I'm biased, but seriously they were).

Lenny continues his love affair with our dog, Iggy. Here he is gently petting her head . . .



Then hugging her head . . .






Then wrestling with her on the floor. Good times!








Not to be outdone, Faye practices her body slam on her teddy bear. Watch out, Lenny, Faye's got a wicked head-lock, too!








But Faye still enjoys a quiet moment with her bear, so long as he keeps in line!





Faye shows off her pearly whites for her Aunt Mille at the pool.









Lenny squeals in delight about splashing around in the water.