Terrific Toddler

Ava had her last Terrific Toddler program today until the fall.  I think she is going to miss it!  She had so much fun making crafts, singing songs, and reading books. For Father's Day they colored ties and even got to put stickers on them (see below).  Ava made friends and talks about Leann all the time.  She is going to love school:)  

Last Day in Diapers

Ava had her last day in diapers!  She is a BIG GIRL now!

Swim Lessons for Reagan

Reagan had her first swim lessons are you can say she is a bit of a splasher.  I think we have a future swimmer on our hands.  She absolutely loves the water!  Reagan moves her arms and kicks. I swear if we were not holding on to her she could swim.  She floats on her back and loves to jump from the wall.  The instructor gives her an A+!  You can tell by her face that she is a natural in the water.

Minuteman National Park

Another historical site we saw this weekend was the Minuteman National Park. The park is located 22 miles outside of Boston within the towns of Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, Massachusetts. It commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 by protecting, preserving and interpreting the significant historic sites, structures, landscapes, events and ideas embodied by these events.  There are many sites along the trail that encompasses much of the start of revolution from where Paul Revere was captured to Colonial Smith's home.  It's amazing that everything began here.

Since it's so long we didn't get to do all of it, made it about half way before we turned back.  We are hoping to finish on July 4th.  Another patriotic holiday, do you see a theme:)

John Adams Estate

We started Memorial Day weekend with a tour around John Adams Estate.  There were 4 generations that lived on the property. Probably one of the best parts of the tour was seeing the first presidential library built in 1870 for John Quincy Adams.  He died before ever seeing the finish library but it houses many of his books.  The home itself was a beautiful farm house that still has many of the features that were there when John Adams lived there.  

We had lunch in downtown Quincy at a little sandwich shop.  It's a cute New England town south of the city that has a lot of character and charm.  The charm is all these historical places on every corner.  Definitely a lot of history and a great way to start a patriotic weekend!

Reagan 10 months

Reagan turns 10 months today!  Getting bigger and doing new things everyday.  Her biggest accomplishment so far is learning to crawl.  One of the cutest things is all her talking while she crawls and then she will start laughing.  She's a great sleeper and eater, she started eating puffs and loves them.  Reagan tried cooked carrots (finger foods).  Still one of the happiest babies I know, you can always get her to smile and laugh.  She is the happiest when she is playing with her sister.  They are going to be really good friends and have lots of fun.