Hot Day at the Children's Museum

2nd Birthday Party in Richmond

Outdoor Fun

Today the kids had fun playing in Nana and Pop Pop's backyard, and hanging about in the trees.

Then, of course, it started raining. This has been the wettest summer in Virginia since we moved here. However, Erin had promised to take the kids for a walk. With everyone bundled up in hats and coats in an attempt to stay dry, they all had a fun (and wet) walk around the neighborhood.

Ice Cream Day

We decided to use our birthday coupons for Coldstone Creamery today, and we all went out for ice cream. However, it wasn't too novel for Betty, who has been on an ice cream diet for the past week. She had come down with herpangina, which caused painful blisters in her mouth that prevented her from eating much of anything else (and she lost two pounds this week!). They are almost all healed now, and we'll expect her to make a full recovery by the time the next cake arrives.

Playing the Bells

We got this simple bell toy at a garage sale, and we were quite pleased to find out that the kids can cooperatively play together with it. Here Arthur spins the toy, while Coraline rings the bells.

Happy Early Birthday!

Since Nana and Pop Pop are leaving shortly for Mexico, we decided to hold a small birthday party for the triplets in our backyard (The larger party will be next Saturday in Richmond). They loved eating the cake and the chinese food, and of course opening up some presents.



Betty became the first to be able to say "Happy Birthday." Previously the kids have been saying "happy cake," "happy day," or "happy happy."

Three Sleeping Kids

One benefit to having our car in the shop is that we got a rental large enough to sit all three carseats side-by-side for the first time.