Brendan & Dylan's NASCAR Adventure

On May 9th Brendan & Dylan attended their first NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway here in South Carolina. Andy actually won 4 free tickets and we got to take the boys. They were VERY excited. We had great seats right in front of pit road and the boys had ear plugs and headphones to help with the noise of the cars. We were kind of worried about how Dylan would do with the crowds and the noise, but he did great! He was very exited that there were a lot of cautions (crashes), he really likes those a lot. It was a night race and he did eventually fall asleep just over half way through the race. Going in, we didn't think they would make it through the entire race, so just over half way through was fine with us, since the race went on until about midnight. It was a fun experience for all of us and we hope we can go to another race next year. Maddie got to spend the day and night with Papa & Nana while we were at the race she and had a great time with them.

A Week With Maggie

My sister Kathleen and Maggie came to visit for a week on May 12. The girls had such a great time together. When Kathleen & Maggie came at Christmas it was very hectic. We had just moved into our new house, Maddie was quite shy since she had only been home with us for 3 months and everyone was sick:( This time it was just wonderful! They really interacted and played well with each other. During the week we went to the pool, went to the beach, played outside, and played bubbles (their favorite). They also both love to dance, hold hands and give hugs and kisses to each other. Since both their birthdays are in July, we decided to have a little birthday celebration for them while we were all together. Papa and Auntie Colleen from Michigan also came to visit and were there for the party. We chose a tinkerbell/fairy theme and bought the girls matching dresses to wear. It was a wonderful week with them and we look forward to the next time we see them.

Maddie went to the Dr. for her well visit on Friday and she is doing really well. She now weighs 24 lbs. and is 32 inches tall. She is continuing to steadily build her vocabulary with her newest words being ball, happy, bow, bubble & apple. She loves playing outside and we took her to the pool for the first time a couple weeks ago and she just loved it! She is also really into her flashcards and books lately. She goes through the entire stack of 25+ cards and has us label each one. She also has her favorite 6-8 books that we read every night before bed. I am SO glad she is finally more interested in her books.