Boissonneault Family Blog

Sorry for the long delay between posts, it's been a very busy summer. ? Emerson has had a large number of firsts and is keeping us on our toes (as well as herself)

Emme is now 6 months old and is on the move! She is creeping/crawling and is now figuring out how to pull herself up on things. She loves standing and we don't think it will be too long before she attempts walking (although we are hoping she'll hold off on that for a little while). ?

?Emerson enjoying her pool time

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? Memere and a pacifier, her life is complete

? Cousin Isaac enjoying some fresh air, and fresh dirt! ?

? Playing with the camera settings, Emme and Isaac are just peachy

? Wee! Higher Daddy!

?Emerson enjoying some quality time with Dylan at his 1st birthday party

? Yoga anyone? This is one of her favorite poses. ?

? Trying out Mommy's headband...can you believe the hair?

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Wow! ? July has been quite the month. ? Isaac turned one and celebrated
with family and friends. He has also taken his first steps and had
picked up some sign language and a few more words. Caleb and Isaac have
visited parks and had many adventures with friends. ? Caleb is enjoying
the freedom of summer. ? We have had several chances to get together
with family and have really enjoyed ourselves this month.

Just look at the cake and it's all for me! Keep back, Caleb!

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Man, that cake was good. ? Anyone want a piece?

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Caleb learns to swim and dive underwater! ?

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? Enjoying a little pool time in the warm weather.

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? Emerson goes on her first trip to the beach.

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Memere enjoying a little snuggle time with Emerson. ?

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Isaac dips his toes in the cold Maine ocean for the first time.

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Caleb surfs the waves! ?

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Isaac and Emerson relax after a busy afternoon at the beach.

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Rub-a-dub-dub, three cousins in a tub, cleaning up from the beach.

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Isaac's first time strawberry picking (I mean eating) at Pattens.

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Caleb poses for a picture with his strawberries. ? Isaac however can't take his eyes off them.

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Caleb tries to train the turkeys. ? He gets them to perch on his arm. ? Isaac likes to watch Caleb with the "too-keys".

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Uncle Brian help Caleb build and launch his rocket. ? Caleb can't wait to get more engines and do it again!

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Caleb and Gwyneth taking turns calling turkeys at the Maine Wildlife Park.

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They collected dozens of hermit crabs at the beach. Thanks Uncle Brian and Aunt Tabby for the crab condo!

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Caleb has a pony ride at York's Wild Kingdom.

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Caleb and Gwyneth ride an elephant name Lydia.

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? Isaac and Memere feeds ducks at York's.

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Isaac has a close encounter with hungry goats. ?

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? Just look at all those birds. Isaac tries out his bird call. EEEEE!

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We look forward to an exciting and adventuresome August. Have fun evervone!

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We've been quite busy lately with our little Emerson. Ray has been
on vacation this week and we were able to spend some quality time up in
Maine - celebrating Isaacs 1st birthday! Emerson is laughing more and
can be quite the chatter box at times. We are happy to report that she
is sleeping through the night again, now averaging between 10 and 12
hours (very happy parents!). She isn't crawling yet but has mastered
pushing herself backwards. She's moved from rice cereal alone to fruit
and vegetable accompaniments. Her favorite so far is squash and her
least favorite is pears -- see the attached video for her entertaining
reaction to them. ?

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?Go ahead punk - make Emme's day... ?

Caleb learned to ride his two wheel bike. No more training wheels! ?

? Caleb played soccer with some of his classmates and friends. ?

? Isaac discovered he loves spaghetti!

? Caleb introduced Isaac to the new turkeys. ? We had four turkeys hatch.

Isaac thinks the turkeys are great entertainment. ? He will sit and watch them, listening to them chirp, and babble away back at them. ? Then he laughs at the whole situation!

Mark did a balloon drop at school with his TWC truck. ? Caleb invented this contraption to catch a water balloon without it breaking. ? He was successful!

Caleb and Isaac posed for pictures on the last day of school. ? Wow! ? The year went by so quickly!

On the last day of school Caleb preformed in his first concert. ?

?Caleb and his teacher, Mrs. Frisbie.

Caleb writes about each vacation day in his Summer Think Book. ? Isaac is quality control! ?

Wow, so much has happened since our last post. Here's a quick list:

• Many will be happy to hear that Emerson is no longer sleeping through the night...her parents aren't included in that group.
• Emerson had her 4 month check-up and passed with flying colors 25 3/4 inches (90th percentile) and 14lb5oz (75th percentile)
• She is now rolling from back to front and front to back!
• Her new favorite toys are her feet and has traded in her pacifier for her arm...she has given herself her first hickey!
• Emerson
  also has a new favorite hobby...she does it all the time, including
  while trying to eat, you'll have to see for yourself in the video
  below.