Hiking at Ell Pond

The road race wasn't enough adventure for me so I told Mom and Dad that we should go hiking with our friends. We took off across the bridges to South County somewhere and I fell asleep. When I woke up we were at Ell Pond. I was ready for a nice easy stoll after the long race, but Mom and Dad had taken me rock climbing instead! It was so exciting! Here's a picutre of me and my Daddy before we climbed that big rock...Then there is my whole family at the top of the rock next to the pond!
I didn't know how much work rock climbing was, so I fell asleep again.
I was so tired I slept up and down the ravine till we got to the car! Thanks Reb, Aaron, and Lisa for taking me and Mom and Dad on such a fun trip!

My First 5K

Little D here...this picture's of me and my momma. I told Mom and Dad that I wanted to get out and do things this Saturday, so I took them out to a road race - my first 5k - to benefit the Norman Bird Sanctuary. [We like to take hikes there and look at birds and animals]. So I put on my sweatband and knee socks. [I didn't want sweat running down my face while I pushed mom and dad in the jogging stroller]. I heard that great runners don't wear sneakers either...

I wasn't sure if my black sweatband fit Dad, but I let him wear it anyway so he would feel like a runner like me...

So, I thought I was going to push Mom and Dad, but they told me to go ahead and relax for this run, since it was my morning nap time anyway. [I was kinda tired, so I hopped in the stroller]. All of us kids in strollers got a little tired of just sitting around waiting for the starting gun to go off, so we all started chatting amoungst ourselves...[So...our parents started pushing the strollers forward and backward as if revving an engine, trying to pacify us. Us little guys in strollers just kept telling them to get going and start the race already!].

Finally, the gun went off and we took off [now I don't really mean that in a fast sort of pace...maybe like a fast turtle?].

The race was great, Mom and Dad pushed me the whole way and it was a blast! I thought it would be fun to push them, but I actually really enjoyed making them sweat!

We made it! Now for refreshments! Congratulations!

Big Pool, Little Pool

Dylan here...went to Grandpa's house and it was so hot out! I was breaking a sweat just thinking about crawling. Well, Grandma went down to the store and bought me a pool. Of course I had to fight Dad for the pool, but eventually we figured out how we could both fit in it. [Told him they bought it for me, but he said something about being the firstborn, so I told him I was too and I was much cuter anyway cause I only have two teeth!].

Mom and Dad took me to our pool at our house and BOY!...that was a big pool! They put me in this plastic thing [not soft like the couch] and I wiggled my legs all around. It was ok, made me a little nervous though. After a while I realized it was pretty cool. Mom and Dad looked like they were having fun.

What the chukka?

International Polo Series opening day... We packed up the car and took Dylan to his first game of Polo! It was a very hot day and we baked for a bit in the sun until it started to cool off. We packed a picnic dinner and layed out the blankets and lawn chairs. Dylan sat in his little folding chair and tried to keep track of the horses flying by! We were in the front lawn, so he had a great view of the playing field. I guess Dylan found the game to be off to a slow start...he slept through the first couple chukkas on Dad's shoulder (6 chukkas per game). After feeling a little more refreshed, he enjoyed the horses running by in front of him! The game was very intense up to the very end, when finally USA beat Canada 11-10.

At half time, Dad and Dylan went onto the field to stomp divets! [I was really confused why Mom and Dad wanted me to stomp all over the field when the horses didn't feel the need to wait for a bathroom! I was barefoot! I'm not steppin' on that stuff!] Dad let me give high five to the players after the game as they rode by on their horses to acknowledge the fans. The horses were so big! I had such a great time at the game with Mom and Dad!

We finished the night off with ice cream from Frosty Freeze. Dylan enjoyed some of Dad's "playdough" ice cream - Yum!

Boy...did I need a vacation!

Mr. D here. Told mom and dad it was time to skip town and unwind. They asked me if I had any ideas, and I told them "dadadadada". [Let's go to where you two went when you found out that I was going to be a part of your life]. Little did I know that it was Cape Cod and not Hawaii... big difference in water temperature! Saddled up my dad and off we went. First stop - Heritage Plantations...nice ride huh?!

He's all smiles for the camera now, but I wore him right out...

"Dadadadadadada". [Hey dad, time to get going, you said I was going to ride the carousel].

The ride was the longest (and fastest) two minutes of my life, but during that time, mom decided upon my future occupation..."Dadadadadadada"...["yo ho ho and a bottle of milk"]...

All these adventures wore me out. Told mom and dad I needed some alone time. This is where I found myself...

Told dad that while I was unwinding, he could saddle up my ride one more time. It's off to Sandwich, MA boardwalk we go.

While in my ride, couldn't help but think how cute my momma is and that any chance to get a picture with her needs to happen! Told my chauffer to use his photog skills and land me some good pictures with my momma. Here's my two favorites:

This trip was truly amazing. If you haven't noticed, take a moment to check out the date of our photo timestamps. We have traveled back in time to 2004 (rumor has it, that was the year of the beginning of the end for my Yankees).
Who knows where I'm heading next, but I sure like my adventures and I hope you do too!