Marsh Creek

On July 2nd, Chris and I took the kids to Marsh Creek for the first time. They loved the little bit of sand near the water's edge and scampering from the grass to the water. This was their first trip to a place I spent so much time as a girl. My parents used to take one of our sailboats -- day-sailers to fast catamarans to Marsh Creek until Dad got sick of putting a mast up and down each time and then got a boat moored near the Chesapeake. (Now it is in s slip, no more mooring for these guys!). Anyway, i have such fond memories I could not wait to see how they would like it and sure enough, they loved it! We later brought them back with bathing suits so they could go in past their knees and sit in the water (I don't think it is still polluted?!?!). It was a great afternoon. Next step is to bring Mom-mom out as our fisherman expert!

Good Luck Cousin Andrew!

On June 28th, the whole Yeingst family met at Jim's house for a fond farewell to Chris' nephew Andrew. He was leaving that night to start basic training for the Air Force. We all got to meet, eat and chat a lot. The kids had a great time with Katie and Emily as well as Kelsey and all the aunts and uncles. The biggest hit of the party was the hammock and all the kids had a great time trying to climb up -- and stay up!

Additional photos can be found using the link on the right.

Splish Splash!

This is another oldie from 6/26 when we bought a tiny baby pool and set it up for our weekend with Christian. The kids were all over the pool and we were surprised to see that they were slashing each other and Christian with buckets of freezing cold hose water. Christian was actually asking them to pour more water over his head! We were just stunned at how much fun they could have with a few inches of water and 3 buckets.Unfortunately the pool is no longer with us, but we did upgrade to a larger one.

Additional photos can be found using the light to the right.

School BUS!!!!

Ben just loves school buses. He lets everyone know when one passes by and got very excited over matchbox school buses too. It turns out that one of our neighbors, a mother of triplets, bless her heart, is a school bus driver and was kind enough to bring one home one day for Ben to see. So we got up extra early, dressed and loaded into the wagon to ride down to her house. Ben was so excited when she came up the road that I was thankful for the seat belts in the wagon. She parked on the street and hit the kill switch so that he could run around and even sit in the driver's seat! He just loved it. Many thanks to our nameless neighbor for letting Ben have the run of the bus! Additional pics can be found on the link on the right.

Fireworks!

I took the kids to see the 4th of July fireworks in Downingtown, but since i was by myself, I did not take any pictures. Ben loved it and kept holding his hands up to his eyes saying he was "put my eyes on" (like binoculars?). Maddie was interested for about 5 minutes and then asked me to put George back on the DVD player. *Sigh*
On the 11th, Chris and I were pretty sick and worn down, but at the last minute took all three kids to the fireworks in Chester Springs. They loved it, and by they, I mean Christian and Ben. Maddie checked out early again, but alas, that was to be expected. We had all 3 of them piled into the back of the truck with blankets and the sort scattered around. Christian liked the fireworks the best, which is surprising, but he kept saying "I love the fireworks!'. We were very excited.
I have attached pictures of the kids in the back and an earlier picture of Ben with his ice cream which he felt needed a special dance.

Bye-Bye Miss Jean :-(

Today Ben had his last speech therapy session. Miss Jean came and sat with him for about 20 minutes and it was clear -- rather quickly -- that Ben is speaking above his age. She calculated that his speech is roughly that of a 4 to 4 1/2 year old! It seams that in the last three months he progressed so quickly that he is now passing his chatty sister! We are so excited, but so sad to see out visits with Miss Jean end. The whole process was so easy and the people were wonderful. As an aside I would really like to know who taught Ben the word "why?" as this is a constant question. And if you ever ask Ben "why?" he now answers 'because". He is too funny and we look forward to hearing him express his thoughts on the world around him....well maybe. ;-)

Much thanks to Miss Jean and all the folks at Early Intervention for another wonderful success story!

Happy Father's Day!

Today for Father's Day, Chris did not get to sleep in. He did not get a special dinner and he did not get a new driver --mostly because he said HE wanted to buy it. What he did get was 2 hours to watch a great show on TV, uninterrupted nap time and no baby duties until tubby time. He also got handcrafted cards made by two of his three offspring. (Christian does not like painting with his brother and sister) Above are photos from the scene that Chris came downstairs to after his pre-work nap. Maddie was painting her body and Ben was mixing them all up for make a masterpiece. (Mommy was hysterically laughing in the corner!)