the latest wells family antics

On Tuedsay Chris had a meeting in Baltimore so he decided to bring Richard to spend a couple of days with his cousins. They left on Monday afternoon and went on the plane all by themselves! A big task for most Dads. Thanks for playing with me for a couple of days cousins Trent and Kendall.

Today we FINALLY got to visit with cousin Samantha. She goes to Bryant University in Rhode Island. It is a beautiful school and she seems really happy there. It is only 45 minutes away and she is already a junior (sorry Sam!), so we hope to visit again soon. Even though Samantha had some trucks to play with, Rich is not quite ready for college.

Today we went to the Children's Museum with the Chitticks. It is the best place to let the kids run around and Ainsley and Sammy know all the good places to hit. It was the perfect rainy day activity! This exhibit lets the kids watch the turtles from below. And look who is practicing to be the next Blue Man.

The long awaited engagement is finally here!!! Yes, Aunt Erin and Uncle Matt have finally (after 9 years) decided to get married. We had hoped and pondered for a long time.....will Matt ever do it, but in Aruba 2 weeks ago he got down on one knee and took the plunge. And we were glad to finally get to celebrate with them last night. Love you Aunt Erin!!

Guess who is 20 months old already.......where does the time go.....where is my baby??? We celebrated with another trip to Fenway Park. Richie prefers baseball to other sports. On Sunday when Chris wanted to watch the Ryder Cup (golf tournament) or football he kept asking for Base-all. And he has been practicing his swing.

This weekend we went apple picking with the Hardings. Yes, apples and Maddie....2 of Richie's FAVORITE things!! It was really fun and a beautiful day. We threw the kids in the wagon.... ....and headed out to pick the biggest and tastiest apples. We even put the kids to work. Then we went on a hay ride.... And sat down for a picnic "lunch" of apple cider and cider donuts...healthy! Oh and Haley came too! Once we were home, we made an apple pie. As you can see......it was a hit!

We are finally spending a weekend at home so we got to have a Richie/Mommy day. We did lots of fun things today including going to music class. Usually Richie goes to Family Music Makers with Nana Mary on Wednesdays, but today I was able to go. It was so cute and the kids really enjoyed themselves. I love my Fridays!