Last weekend was sunny!

Last weekend, we went for a little hike in Patapsco State Park. There is a short trail through the woods that takes you to a waterfall. Beautiful!

Amedeo started out well. He used up all of his energy running down the trail. I carried him the rest of the way to the falls. Pietro carried him back to the car.


This is the boy's natural habitat, dirt!


We had a little snack on the rocks. Shaken, not stirred. Har har.




And, here is what is going on across the street from our backyard. Sigh. Nasty ol' Walgreens is building their monstrosity there. I hope they fail. All we hear all day long is the beeping of construction equipment. On Thursday, they started construction at 6 am!!!! Amedeo woke up screaming and crying because he thought there was a thunderstorm. We called the non-emergency police number to report them. Residential construction is not allowed to begin before 7 am.

There is still litigation going on with the community and Walgreens, which means that they shouldn't have started construction yet. It has been frustrating to deal with their corporation, since they seem only to be focused on making $$$, and not with making friends with the community.

Please, if you can, do not patronize Walgreens. We tried to stop them from building in our back yard. Now our only hope is that they do not have enough business to remain open.

Is it September already?!?

Pietro talks to his parents every weekend. They wanted to see some pics on the blog....due to laziness, I haven't been posting anything! So....what have we been doing?

Playing with Legos!

Both Pietro and I are fond of Legos too.



We have been playing with cars....ramps, crashes, accidents....all of those things have been happening around here.

One morning, we decided to wash our dirty cars.


Amedeo is an expert at wheel inspection and cleaning.


Pietro fixed the dishwasher. Isn't he domestic? I shall keep him.



And, we have had many many storytimes.


Last month, we put Amedeo on a queen mattress on the floor, since I was worried that he'd fall out of the crib. There have been some problems getting him to settle down for the night, but over all, I think it's working out fine.

We're potty trained during the day...I feel comfortable taking him out without a diaper. He seems to know when he needs to go. I have been bribing him with M&Ms for poop in the potty.

Not much else to report around here....we're gearing up for fall. I am looking forward to doing some hikes when the weather is cooler.