Here is a synopsis of the summer. We welcomed J.P. (James Paul Jr.) into our family on June 5, 2007. Madeline is so excited to have a baby in the house. She had a little adjusting, but overall is very excited to play with and hold JP. Nana arrived on the day JP was born, she came right to the hospital from the airport, Jen, Nick, Christine & Stephen with her. Grandma and Grandpa were there with Maddie, they had come to our house to watch her while Jamie and I were in the hospital.
Nana stayed with us for 6 weeks, it was great to have a extra set of hands around with the new baby. Plus the weather was great so we were able to enjoy going to the beach a lot. Christine also visited a lot since she wasn't working too much in July. Also Tracy's friend Karen came to visit and go to the beach a lot with her little girl Tara, she and Maddie had a lot of fun at the beach. JP seemed to love the beach most times he would just sleep, but as the summer went on, he spent more time awake, but always seemed to enjoy being outside.
In July we had JP christened and had a party at our house. It was about 90 degrees but luckily we bought a waterslide for the kids and they all had a great time.
We also spent some weekends with other friends like the Zito's, Alana and Ty are the perfect playmates for Maddie and JP. We had fun at the pond we discovered in Exter, at the Pawsox and at the Zoo. There was a big group of us at the Pawsox game in late August, it was a great day, we should have done that more over the summer, we will next year.
In September right after labor day I went back to work. It is a lot tougher getting 2 kids ready in the morning, but some days work is easier than being at home with 2 kids, ha-ha.
