Quinn is a Big Brother!

Scarlett Jodi Martyniak arrived on her own time on Monday September 22, 2008 at 23:10. She has been a very calm sweet baby. We are currently moving to a new house and will post more soon. And yes we are crazy for moving during the same week as having a new baby.

Olympic Diving Practice

Check out the videos of Quinn diving along with the Olympic divers on the TV.

Quinn Frolicking in the Water Video

Enoshima Trip

Neal has been on leave so we are trying to take some fun trips with Quinn before the arrival of his sibling. We anticipate a bit of resistance from Quinn when the baby muscles into his territory. One of my friends stated it best, "Is Quinn ready for the end of his reign of imperialism?" So last week we headed to Enoshima to check out the island, the beach and the aquarium. On the island we visited the shrine. This is the first shrine that i've been to that actually had an escalator that you could pay for to climb up to the top. Plus this shrine had a double stamp for my book .... bonus! Quinn enjoyed the shaved ice at the bottom of the shrine. He also had a blast playing at the beach... no fear of the water.

Thomasland, Japan

Yesterday we went to Thomasland which is located inside Fujikyu (pronounced: Fuji Q) Highland amusement park located at the base of Mount Fuji-san. Unfortunately it was too cloudy to see Fuji but at least it wasn't raining for the 5th day in a row. Quinn had a blast riding the rides and seeing all of his favorite characters. He hasn't stopped talking about it since we left. When we got home he said, "i wanna go to Thomasland".

More Thomasland

Here's a few more pictures from our trip to Thomasland. The park is small but very cute. It is set up to look like you are walking around the Island of Sodor with shops and businesses.

Enoshima Aquarium

Quinn enjoyed the Aquarium. He even touched a starfish and a sand shark. But immediately washed his hands after touching them.