Swensen Sentral

On our way back from DC, Rick surprised me with tickets to Phantom of the Opera in New York City! It was a total surprise! While we were getting ready to leave DC, he asked me to look in the trunk for one of his books. When I opened the trunk, right there on top of the luggage lay a perfect red rose with a black ribbon tied around it and this message. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I cried. Seriously. I didn't even cry when he proposed. Can you believe it? It's because I had told him in the past that it was one of my dreams to one day see this musical. Isn't he the sweetest? He's always making my dreams come true. I love you babe. (sorry I didn't get a picture before the rose died)

So Chase got to have his stitches taken out yesterday. He was pretty excited. He was so brave and didn't even cry this time. On the way home from the doctor's office, we had to stop by Gabe's house to show him the "no stitches" Chase (and also pick up Amelie). As I said in my last post, boys will be boys, and Chase certainly didn't let a cut to the head stop him from playing rough. I don't know how he did it, but he bumped his head AGAIN while playing and SPLIT open half of his cut. Aaagggghhhh! I called his doctor immediately who told me to take him back to the ER for possibly more stitches. Aaaaggghhh! I pleaded with him not to make me go back to that dreadful place again and reluctantly, he said to come back to his office. It turns out Rick was home from work by this time and took over since he could see I was losing it. He took Chase back to the doctor who GLUED his wound SHUT! Now we have a "no running, no jumping rule, no anything rough...

So Chase decided that 3 ER visits this year just wasn't enough, so he decided to go for #4. Last Wednesday, he decided it would be fun to try on some really cool Lightning McQueen rainboots, and then run down the aisle in them. Sure enough, he fell and hit his head on the corner of a metal shelf and sliced it open. Conveniently, this took place one hour after I dropped Rick off at the airport, so I had to go it alone. I smacked a diaper on his bleeding head, laid him in the carriage, threw everything I hadn't purchased out of the carraige, picked Amelie up off the floor who was in the middle of trying on her own cool spiderman tennis shoes, and raced out the door, only to realize after I was halfway to my car that Chase was still wearing the Lightning McQueen rainboots. So I did a U-turn and ran back inside to drop off the boots at customer service. While I was already there I decided to ask for a First Aid kit since I knew Chase wouldn't hold that diaper on his head al...

Over Labor Day we took a trip to see DC for the first time. We stayed with our good friends the Hulings and saw as much as 2 families can see with 5 young kids. Mount Vernon~ George Washington's house, estate, and farm land. Checking out the view from Pres. Washington's back porch. Our wonderful men pushing the children. Wax replica of General Washington accepting his election to Presidency. Washington's tomb. Washington Monument -erected as a Memorial to our first president, George Washington Wandering away while waiting to go up to the top of the monument. At the top!!!!!! World War II Memorial ~Can you see which states are right next to each other? Lincoln Memorial ~built as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln The view from Lincoln Memorial of the Washington Monument. Tickle Time !!!!!! There's always time for laughing. The White House "Let us in!!!" How can they say no to these cute faces? After walking for so long, we took a rest on the grass. Amelie wanted ...

We went to our 2nd ever Red Sox game this year (the 1st was last year) and had a blast. We hope to make it a family tradition, as long as we're in Boston that is. First try at cotton candy. Surprisingly, he didn't like it. Red Sox souvenir. If any of you don't know, Chase LOVES to sing. Last year we decided to teach him the song "Sweet Caroline" for my mom, and also so he could sing at his next Red Sox game. Well, here's his debut.