When did we grow up?

How hard is it to get a family photo? For us it was very difficult, the last family photo we have is the four of us in the hospital when Boston was born, snapped by a hurried nurse while we were all delirious, so 3 months ago. It was pretty important for Adam to get this done before he left for New York.  So 2 days before he left, we were on our way to a friend's party, and we asked our friend Sarah to take some quick pictures for us. So in about 5 minutes, this is what we got.  Some fabulous photos! The big miracle of these photos, is how normal Solana seems. We can never get her to do her "normal" smile, she'll usually go for some all out goofy grin.  So for that we were most happy.  Sarah is an amazing photographer, and we were so grateful for her help.  Now we have proof we now have 2 kids. 

Are these not the same kind of photos that hang in our parents' homes?  Adam and I looked at these and could not believe we now have kids of our own and have the same kind of photos. It's very surreal and I feel so grown up, but we are just not sure how it happened so fast.

Baby B is 3 Months!

My little heartbreaker man. He melts me, and we are so in love with his happiness.  Time is flying by and by the time Adam is home, he will be 6 months and doing all kinds of new things.  

On the 7th of this month he turned the big 3 M! His new big thing is sucking on his fingers or hands, and he has come to love that he can grab whatever is in front of him and pull it in to his mouth.  At first you don't think it's a big deal, but at this age, its huge.  He also loves to scoot like a worm. He puts his bum in the air and scoots along like an inch-worm, which is pretty hilarious until he gets all frustrated at himself because he is not moving fast enough.  He is a pretty determined little guy.  My favorite part about this age is how much he loves his sister. All he does is want to be near her. When she leaves the room after she has been playing with him, he cries.  He loves to watch her play and he loves all the hugs and kisses she dishes out.  

Before He Leaves

We wanted to make sure we got in some memorable family time before Adam took off. So what else is there to do in little Willamsburg but head to Busch Gardens...again!  This time was much better with Solana (because she didn't throw up all over Germany-land, or anywhere else).  She had so much fun, and it wasn't too crowed, so after each ride, she wanted to go again, and ended up riding everything at least three times.  Adam took her on most rides and she had so much fun.

The whole gang waiting to walk out the door.

First stop was Sesame street forest.  This ride is pretty low key (borderline un-entertaining) but she likes it, and I always enjoying feeling a little thinner for being able to squeeze into the kiddy rides :)

I lost count how many times she rode the carousel. She loved her pink horse the most, she even named him "Pink."

Another favorite of her and Adam's is the dragon ride.

Im assuming her tongue hanging out of her mouth helps her concentrate because she does it a lot!

Freshly squeezed orange juice is a big tradition in our house. So the morning he left, we decided to indulge, since he won't be around for it this summer.  Nothing better than this!