Ocean City 2010

We've been a little lackadaisical on the blog posting front recently. Oops.

Lets be honest though, it's August, the height of summer, who has time for blog reading/posting this time of year? Not us, that's all I know.

As hard as it's been to keep things up to date around here, I couldn't put off any longer sharing pictures of our trip down to Ocean City with Jen's family. Our time down there was great. The sun was shining, the kites were flying, and the boardwalk was humming with activity.

As per usual, our activities for the week centered around of the "big three" of shore vacation life. The "big three" (as we all know) are:

1) Relaxin' at the house

2) Cruisin' at the boardwalk

And of course, the most important of all...

3) Chillin' at the beach

Maine 2010

Hey, it's Maine!

I know we've been home for a few weeks now, but I promise that I've been working tirelessly (for the last hour) to allow these pictures to see the light of day.

What else is there to say? It was an amazing 10 days, and here are the pictures to prove it:

We're Back

We returned yesterday from Maine. We are feeling rested, refreshed and ready to face the world (and the Pennsylvania humidity)!

More pictures to come...

We're off

We are heading back here:

for a while. So we'll see ya when we see ya!

Back to the Zoo

We took our first zoo trip of the year last week, and (despite it being a scorcher of a day) we had a fun morning checking out the monkeys, snakes, bears and the rest of the animal kingdom.

Aiden mostly just rode around in the wagon feeling like zoo royalty, although he did muster the energy to chase a few peacocks.

Happy (belated) 4th of July.

Potty Trainers of the World Unite

As I'm sure all of you parents of toddlers can understand, the road to the diaper-free holy grail of potty training is a long and arduous one. Unlike most early childhood milestones (walking and talking come to mind) potty training is hard work! Persistence and a keen eye for body language are absolutely essential, and a lackadaisical attitude will certainly buy you an accident and an extra load of laundry. It's not easy, and although lately we've lately been celebrating a string of small victories, we've had plenty of setbacks along the way

So, to all you parents battling through the daily struggles of potty training (or a different challenge of toddler rearing for that matter...) stay strong!

And in the meantime, here is an unintentionally funny Japanese TV potty training video to lift your spirits. (hilarious subtitles included)

Enjoy.