Wilson’s World

Finally I got in touch with Angel Adoptions here in the Boston area. We were a bit rushed to talk but got the main facts across. She returned my call about 5 minutes before I had to pick Preston up from school. All in all I was happy with everything she shared, price and theory. So for now they are our front runners for the Home Study agency. I still have one more to talk with and then we will be on our way!!

So I got my first glimpse of the drawing for the Totes… awesome!! The little feet are the most adorable thing ever, I can’t wait to see the rest of it. Rob is awesome!!

Now the rest of you will have to wait to see what I mean by “little feet” :0)!

After a great relaxing week at Smugglers’ Notch we have finally returned home!!

We spent 5 fabulous days wandering in and around Smugglers’ Notch Resort. The kids spent the mornings at the on-site Day Care(or “camp” as we called it), Treasures, where they enjoyed painting, water/sand play, hikes/stroller rides and lunch :0).

They both loved it, especially Kyla!! This was her first experience in Day Care and she acted like a pro, not one tear or whimper! Preston made some friends in his class who he later played with at one of the pools we visited!

I think his favorite thing was the 1.5 hour horseback ride we went on yesterday. He was awesome, he rode his own horse, Trigger and we didn’t hear a complaint or whimper out of him the WHOLE time!! On the way back to “camp” he did state that his legs kinda hurt and that it was a long ride but he still liked it :0). Jarod rode Ike, who was lazy and wanted to snack ALL the time :0) and I rode Leo, a Draft cross(he’s bigger then Jarod’s horse), he was a good boy but didn’t like the flies!

Over the first couple of days Kyla decided that she liked the water :0). The first night we got there she wouldn’t get in it and by the last night we had to drag her out kicking and screaming :0). We were lucky enough to get a condo that was right across from the indoor Aquatics center with a spray and play pool area in it!

We were also lucky enough to have the whole condo building to ourselves. Meaning there were six condos in our building and we were the only ones there. I figure this is why they charge half price after Labor Day!!! The place was really dead but it was nice and relaxing. A lot of the “summer” things were closed but I already knew most of them would be. It was a great introduction to the resort and we can’t wait to go back. Hopefully in June, it’s a bit more expensive, so anyone want to go with us?.?. Oh, we also got some love from the front desk and was upgraded(for free) to a 3 bedroom instead of a 2 bedroom(we did not ask for this:0), which was good since we had to move Kyla out of Preston’s room within ten minutes of the first night…”hello Preston, HELLO Preston, HELLO PRESTON” was her chant of the hour :0)! It was a beautiful condo!

We also went Kayaking yesterday. It was a little warm for me. For those who don’t know, I experienced heat exhaustion a few years back and since then can’t handle the heat at all anymore! Luckily the water was nice and felt really good when I dumped it on my head! Jarod loved Kayaking, (this was a first for both of us) and would like to do it regularly. Though we would need to find a river that actually moved ;0). The river we were on really didn’t move much plus we had the wind in our face. And even though I loved the wind, it did make it tough. I’m not as sore as I thought I would be and would like to do it again. Oh, and we were actually schedule to go on Wed. but they were short a person so we had to reschedule for Friday and they comped our kayaks, meaning our kayak trip was FREE, gotta love that!!

OH, Preston found a new love, mini golf. He found mini golf to be fantastic! He played two games in a row the first time, 9 holes each. Then he played another 9 holes before we went horseback riding and then he played again before we left this morning and he can’t wait to go to the local mini golf place up the road from us. Kyla enjoyed it too, though she just wanted to help out and bring us our balls after we hit them down the green :0). But she did find a more exciting thing to do, climbing up and down the stairs and counting as she went. She’s kinda goofy!

All-in-all we had a great time and would definitely go back and would highly recommend Smugglers’ Notch Resort for a good get a way!! They are open all year round and hopefully one day we hope to make it there for a ski trip :0).

So we have entered Vacation Land for the next few days!! This is our first REAL family vacation and so far everyone is having a great time. We are up in Vermont at Smugglers’ Notch. http://www.smuggs.com The weather is beautiful and so is the scenery. Our condo is fantastic and the water areas are Preston’s favorite. I think Kyla really enjoys Day Care.

Yep with our package the kids go to Day Care every day so Mom and Dad can have some time to themselves!! This is their second day attending and when we got there this morning Kyla said over and over, “go pay, go pay(meaning go play)”. Preston was beyond excited to tell everyone he saw a Woodchuck(GroundHog) outside our house eating the grass. We do have pictures but not the cable to upload them, so you’ll have to wait :0).

We’ve spent LOTS of time in the pools/aquatics center. There are water slides and spray and play along with wading pools and regular pools. and FINALLY Kyla has decided the water isn’t so bad, though it being heated has helped ;0).

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day and I’ll post when I get a chance :0)!

The last couple of days were GREAT!!

5 Moms, including myself made our way to Martha’s Vineyard(kid and husband free) for the last two days. We had a blast! We were really lucky and had two beautiful days to wonder around the island. We arrived Friday evening after an adventurous car ride :0) to the Cape, hopped on the ferry and made it to the island. We then had dinner and then went dancing!

Saturday we had a LATE breakfast and then wandered over to the beach and relaxed the day away, it was GREAT!! We then had a fabulous dinner at Balance and made our way to another club, it was fun!

We then ended our trip this morning with a scrumptious breakfast and multiple purchases of fudge :0)!!

Jarod had a fun time being in charge and learned how busy I am during the day with the kiddos and that he can manage them all by himself :0).

Now we are now getting ready for our first real family vacation!