camping in the berkshires

a couple weekends ago we borrowed our old car and drove out to the berkshires in western massachusetts to meet up with some friends from boston to do some camping.

william never rides in a car seat so he wasn't too thrilled about the ride out. but once we got there he was a tremendous camper. he slept through the night in the tent and even managed a short morning nap. he and a friend played in their 'cage'.

he also enjoyed the lake, watching the fire, and watching badminton. and he was introduced to frogs.

4th of july

everyone at our house is still battling colds. and of course we are in the middle of a heat wave. the 4th of july weekend was a hot one as well, but we were all healthy and we had fun visitors - the yins!

of course i only got pictures of the babies, but it was hard to turn the camera anywhere else. (why is william always on the left?)

there was lots of playtime together but we also managed to get out a bit and walk part of the brooklyn bridge, walk the high line, visit chelsea market, hunt down a delicious korean bbq food truck,

and picnic with shake shack on the 4th. we watched the fireworks on tv as they started after the babies bedtimes.

thanks for visiting yins! we are looking forward to more play dates with teddy.

long beach

william came down with his first major cold this past weekend. it's so sad. he's been pretty much miserable for the past 4 days. so instead i'll focus on the fun we had on our first beach excursion a few weekends ago when we were healthy.

we took the early train to long beach and enjoyed the nice sand, sun and water and left before the crowds arrived.

william wasn't too fond of getting too close to the waves, but he warmed up to it after awhile.

mr. forrest just bought a surfboard as well, so i guess that means more beach trips for us!

7 months

seven months old and continuing to grow.

the biggest accomplishment of the last month was learning to sit! william's now mastered the skill and as result toys are a whole new world. he also loves solid foods. strawberries and mangos right now are favorites, but he'll eat anything except avocado.

williams favorite toy is still his zebra which he cuddles with during nap time. other favorites continue to be going out in the bjorn, swinging, sucking on his fingers, reading in the morning, and bathtime. new favorites are jazz hands, playing dropsies, laughing when tickled by dad, balls, the remote control, and anything he can get into his mouth.

we love our goose.