2008 Vacation

2008 Vacation

Team Goguen drove to Cape Cod for vacation to visit with friends and family. We stayed in Falmouth with Memere and Charlie. We had plenty of beach time @ Woodneck Beach which was great for the kids! We searched for crabs, built sand castles and played in the water. Benjamin celebrated his 4th Birthday with a party and cookout. Tyler finally got to meet and play his great Grammy and Grampy! A day was spent in Chatham visiting Grampa, Sharl and Uncle Joe, the boys really loved the beach and playground. On the way home we made a stop in Albany to visit with Ann & Chris, we celebrated Benjamin's actually birthday and got stuck at the ice cream shop during a thunderstorm, an ice cream shop is not a bad place to get stuck! Our last stop was in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware where we were able to get together with the Cool and Krane families. It was great having the 7 cousins all together and we hope to make it a tradition in the years to come.

Tyler Steps Up

This weekend we caught Tyler in the act of taking some steps. He was getting around everywhere if he had a wall or something to hold on to but now stands and takes steps on his own. Just last night he walked from his room all the way into our bedroom to see Benjamin. When I said to Benjamin, "Look at Tyler walk!" he replied "Tyler does not walk he is just a baby". Although Benjamin might not agree here is the proof:

Summer Cookouts & Car!

Team Goguen has been having lots of summer fun recently as we hosted a cookout the previous weekend, everyone including Daddy enjoyed the slip and slide! To celebrate the 4th of July we attended "Pops on the Park" with the Charlotte Symphony Thursday evening. Then on Friday, we went to the Burns Family cookout and ended the evening with some sparklers at home. Saturday morning Mom and Dad went off and traded in the CRV and upgraded to a new van the Honda Odessey. We are looking forward to traveling in style to Cape Cod this summer. We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

June Fun

The month of June started with a typical Goguen road-trip to Herkimer NY with a stop in Washington DC on the way home to visit family and friends. Mom and Dad actually got to enjoy a night on the town in Herkimer where they actually closed the bar down! In DC the boys got to see Great-Nannie and meet cousin Johnny, and as a bonus had lunch with Aunt Claudia at Panera on our way out of town. Unfortunately Sara celebrated her birthday with a trip to the doctor when we returned home to treat a sinus infection. Since being home Benjamin attended "Bug Camp" at ImaginOn and Aunt Tami visited for week. We have been using the slip and slide and water ball to try and stay cool lately. Tyler has not started to walk, but appears to be making progress and I am sure he will surprise us soon.

Tyler Turns One!

It's so hard to believe Tyler is one year old already, and before you know it, Benjamin will be turning 4! This past weekend was very fun-filled and busy! Earlier in the week, Jay's Mom arrived in town, and the boys enjoyed sharing Memere time and getting together with their cousin Emmi....On Friday night, My brother, a.k.a. "Uncle Pete" arrived from Pawley's Island, SC with his girlfriend Kristi, and her daughter Sophia who we absolutely adore! Also with them was my Mom, a.k.a. "Gaga" who flew into the beach to attend and celebrate my brother's baptism on Sunday! We had a lot of fun, as the boys and we always love spending time with family when they come to town!

The weather was absolutely beautiful on Saturday, which was Tyler's actual birthday! We began the day with Benjamin having a whole cheering section of his own at his morning soccer game, with all of our family from out of town, as well as Aunt "T" and cousin Emerson also rooting him on. Benjamin is continuing to warm up to it all, but once he is in there playing, he definitely enjoys himself as you can see from the photo! We are very proud of him, and just glad he is having fun! Later in the afternoon, we held the party (with family and our neighbor's The Creech's and the Dill's) outdoors since it was such a warm and beautiful day- as you can see, Tyler hung in with the big kids and enjoyed playing (and getting wet and dirty) at the sand and water table as a one-year old little boy should!

We need to remember to turn the camera the other way when shooting a video so you don't have to view it sideways...in the mean time, since we don't know how to rotate it, please enjoy watching Tyler dig into his 1st birthday cake! He had no fear, and loved every bite! (as did his big brother!)

Fun Fest

Last Friday Benjamin's Preschool held their annual Family Fun Fest, with this years theme being Kids Carnival. The boys got to enjoy some ice cream, even Tyler! Tyler enjoyed the petting zoo and Benjamin jumped in the bouncy with our neighbor Abby. Sara was heavily involved in the planning and the event raised over $11K for the preschool! We are now less than a month from celebrating Tyler's 1st birthday. On Monday Tyler will be getting tubes in his ears, we are hopeful they will help like they did for Benjamin. Benjamin will be playing his first soccer game on Saturday, Daddy will unfortunately miss due to his annual golf trip to Myrtle Beach.