While in Concord, we stopped by the Old North Bridge, the site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
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11 Nov
Boston – Castle Island
Last night, Ava, Olivia and I arrived in Boston for a long weekend with Aunt Katie. As I noted on Facebook: “After 1,200 miles, three hours, five partially-watched DVDs, four trips to the bathroom, two complete meltdowns, countless lollipops and only one glass of wine, we’ve finally landed in Boston. When exactly does the ‘vacation’ start?”
About that time, Olivia decided to entertain us with her antics, an act she kept up until 4:30 in the morning. (Seriously.) By the time I was on my second cup of coffee this morning, I was ready to leave the kids here and head south alone.
I’m glad I didn’t, though, because today turned out to be almost relaxing. Of course, thanks to Tom and Katie, we outnumbered the children three to two, which is a near perfect ratio. (Especially for a mom that just wants to pee alone every once in a while.)
We started the day at Castle Island, on the shore of the Boston Harbor in South Boston. Here are Katie and Tom at the shoreline with the girls.
We had lunch at Sullivan’s, a food stand that offered lobster rolls and fried clam bellies—along with 80 cent hotdogs.
Our picnic table overlooked the harbor—thankfully we had abundant sunshine to offset the rather chilly winds.
The girls ran off what energy they had left tumbling down the hills and chasing the gulls and geese.
After a driving tour of downtown Boston (during which the girls snoozed peacefully), we headed north to Concord. More soon!
9 Nov
Halloween round-up, part two
Trick or treating downtown with Gramma and Papa, and roughly 5,000 other kids from the area.
While the trick or treating was primarily limited to downtown businesses, we did have one extra, very popular stop on Mass Street…
6 Nov
Halloween Round-up
This year, Mom and Dave spent Halloween weekend with us in Kansas, allowing Mom to see the girls in their costumes (and hear roughly 2,000 comments the cupcakes received as we made our way through downtown trick-or-treating). I’ll post downtown photos soon, but in the meantime, here’s a Gramma and Papa fix!
2 Nov
Welcome, Sylvia!
The Smith family welcomed its newest edition yesterday. Sylvia Ruth was born just after 8:30 am, and weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Debbie and Jason are doing well, and I hear Leo and Wyatt are pretty excited, too. While we’re separated by nearly 200 miles, we’re very fortunate to have early photos thanks to Doug. Isn’t she gorgeous?
31 Oct
Trick or treat…? TREAT.
When my mom asked Ava what she wanted to be for Halloween this year, Ava immediately responded, “A CUPCAKE! A cupcake with frosting and a cherry on top.” I quickly added, “Could you make two, Mom?”
Mom delivered, and the girls headed out to trick-or-treat dressed as pretty sweet treats themselves.
20 Sep
Smith family visit
Doug and Karyl came down to Kansas this weekend. They took the girls to the zoo, made a serious dent in the inventory of the new American Girl store in Overland Park, and just generally spoiled us for about three days.
They brought Daisy, their new Australian Blue Heeler, with them. She was the perfect guest, and as Doug promised, she drank less gin than he did. The girls loved having her around, and even Dagny didn’t seem to mind much!
16 Sep
Smith Family Photos
Doug has a new photo site, which you can access down on the right navigation. Check it out! (And look soon for A&O photos soon!)
12 Sep
Parting shots
A rare family photo in which both of my children are smiling…I can’t remember what I threatened them with, but it worked!
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