The Riordan Family

Thursday, May 29, 2008

The Best Day!

Today, when the boys woke up from their nap, I packed a bag with toys, sippy cups and lunch and we headed to Cohasset for a nice long walk along the water. For those of you who don't know this already, Cohasset is a picturesque little New England town located right on the water. The homes here are spectacular...and its just such a pretty place to walk. The temperature was close to 80 with a nice breeze - it was gorgeous!

We walked along our favorite street admiring all of the beautiful homes, walked over bridges that crossed rapids and salt water jetties...and ended at the beach for lunch. The boys LOVED it. Tommy talked the whole way. (His new words this week are RaRa and LaLa -- but his FAVORITE is DaDa.) They were kicking their feet and "chatting" with each other. At one point I looked down through the little window to peek on them and they were holding hands! (They held hands like this for nearly 15 minutes.)

The highlight of the day was on our return walk when we encountered this amazing stretch of grass COVERED in American Flags. It was a tribute for Memorial Day...and just so beautiful. We watched them wave in the breeze from across the street...then I decided to just wheel the boys right into the center of all the flags so they could see them up close. They LOVED it! Cole laughed and squealed...Tommy was staring in wonder. It was really cool.

Overall it was just the perfect day. The boys had so much fun on our walk....and so did I!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Happy Memorial Day!

Here are some pictures from our weekend. It was VERY exciting! The boys went boating for the first time, took a dip in their own little pool and spent a lot of time outside enjoying the warm weather.

On Sunday, my parents took us into Boston harbor by boat, which is always beautiful. There was so much activity on the water! The Queen Mary 2 was docked in the city and we watched her sail out. At one point, several planes flew directly overhead as they descended into Logan. They were so close we were waving to the people on the planes!

The boys were wide-eyed taking it all in. Tommy especially. He was in awe of just about everything. Cole was struggling a little with his life vest. He was kind of sinking in it, so his poor little cheeks were smooshed. =) Within about 15 minutes, the rocking of the boat finally lulled them both to sleep and they were both out for the duration of the ride. They looked so comfy we all wanted to climb in the seats next to them! Thanks Nana and Grandpa...we had a great day!

Auntie Beth and Tommy Close-up of Tommy smiling

Close-up of Cole stuffed in his lifejacket. ; Mom feeding Cole while he checks out the scenery.

Stowaways! The baby bouncy train. ; The boys were fast asleep.

My sweet boys! Close-up of Tommy ; Close-up of Cole

Today the weather warmed to 80 degrees, so we decided to hang home by the pool and BBQ. It was time for my annual "Memorial Day Swim" and this year was no different than years past...the water was FREEZING!!! We decided to take out the boys little pool and fill it with water that was a little bit warmer. They loved it! So cute... They loved splashing and kicking in the water.

Overall it was an amazing long weekend. We're tanned, tired and full of good BBQ...somewhat ready to get back to the grind. =) Hope everyone had a safe and fun-filled Memorial Day!

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Mom and her boys...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Good eaters!

The boys are really getting into eating! They will try just about anything which is great. My mom taught the boys how to eat "puffs" and they are like manaics for them now. I can't even bring the container out where Cole can see it. He gets too excited! I had tried some teething biscuits last week from Wholefoods, but they weren't interested. Today I tried the Zwieback toast from Gerber...it was SO funny. They immediately devoured them. The messy faces...and the smiles... speak volumes!

Cheerios here we come!