Just Two Brooklyn Boys

Barclay sleeps with this monkey for every nap.  If the monkey is not handy he need a blanket to cuddle up next too (who doesn’t?)

Looks like we have another annual family tradition.  Despite the fact that we have an 8 week old, C2 was ear-to-ear excited to take his two sons to their first Yankee Game.  Well, as you know if you are a historic reader of this blog, C3 went to his first game as a 11 week old.  Barclay has him beat by multiple weeks.

The entire family went to Carolina Beach for 10 days in August.  We could not have choosen a better vacation… not only did we stay at a lovely house on the sound within 2 minute walk from the ocean… the house itself comes with “Tutu”, C2’s Mom who makes it her job to provide us with relaxation and rest.  She is very good at this line of work. 

The comments will be expanded on this… for now here is a photo of the first day of Barclay Walters’ life.

C3 had a fabulous birthday party in our backyard.  In this photo you will see his sitter Rochelle and Mama, 9 months too pregnant. 

On Saturday night we had dinner at Aunt Laura’s. 

C3 got into her plants, tried to hide his toys in strange places, and begged Laura to take home a stuffed animal that he LOVED but Laura wouldn’t let him.  See how much he loves this stuffed dog named “Skippy”!

Truth is that Sarah and C2 have been trying to adopt Skippy for many years and now C3 is being used as emotional leverage.  In the meantime, C3 is perfectly happy playing with his mini-cooper.

On Sunday we went to C3’s friend Cole’s birthday party.  They were playing with Cole’s new trucks and having a total blast!  C3 is three weeks older than Cole and they are neighbors… so many years of stealing one another’s toys are ahead of them.

C3 is obsessed with the kiddie pool.  The water is so cold but once we fill it up he will not wait to go in… in the words of my brother who watched this first hand “wow, he really can communicate what he wants now!”.  Once he is in the pool he just likes to throw his toys out of the pool.  It’s not so much fun for Mom, because I am basically playing “fetch” the whole time!

On the Sunday after Charles’ birthday the Walters family had brunch together in Cobble Hill.  C3 had plenty of toys to distract him so he did not mind sitting still for 20 minutes (a record breaking event).

Grandma Julie (aka: Tutu) loves to hug and kiss on C3.  He doesn’t mind one bit!