Wild Goose Chase

One of our favorite things to do in Belmont was take walks in the evenings after Dad got home from work. One night we came across this gaggle of geese and lured them in with ice cream cones for some face time with Henry.

Henry and I made a quick pit-stop in Phoenix (where else!) on our way home so that Dad could experience a few overnight shifts with the big dog residents at the hospital before finishing his internship for the summer. Today we went swimming with the Sawkiw family. It was Hal's first time in the drink and he hated it. In all fairness it was 117 degrees outside and the pool, although sizable, was lukewarm. Despite his best efforts, Uncle Bill was not able to brighten Henry's spirits (which is unusual). Maybe it was because he dunked the little guy. Aside from the going under the water, Henry watched his girly cousins do flips and splashes while staying safely nestled under my chin. Today he was a total mamma's boy. Here are some pics of him with Uncle Bill before the big dip. Poor guy.

(Thanks for the great swim outfit, Meghan! The pics don't do justice to how cute it was.)

*ps. We actually have a few more pictures from Boston, but I forgot to pack the usb drive thing. Once our family is reunited in the land of the Lubbites we will post some more pictures of our time in Beantown. (Tag you're it, Dad.)

come ci facciamo la doccia

The Tempter's Voice

Ben & Jerry's Factory:
Forgettable

Vermont:
Lovely

The big storm we hit en route:
BEAUTIFUL

6 Hours in the car with Henry:
Painless (thanks for the DVD player, Grandma and Grandpa Thatcher!)

Did you know that you can swim in Walden Pond?

What's on top of Faneuil Hall?

Dear everyone. Having neglected our blogging duties for the past {ahem} two months, we are dutifully taking this holiday afternoon to update you on our goings-on. We are spending the summer in Boston with the Hahl Family: Belmont Chapter while Josh completes a 7-week internship in town. Did I say spending time with the Hahls? I guess a more accurate description would be, occupying half of their house (not to mention Caleb's entire play area), eating their food, taping up their windows so that Henry's room is dark enough after that glorious 4.30am New England sunrise, having Elise cook for us, and running up their electric bill. They have been good sports about it all -- especially Cabey.

Here are just a few of the many perks so far:

• Grapenut Ice Cream
• Blackberries the size of Henry's fist
• Harvard Square
• House Hunters International
• FRIENDLY'S
• The North End
• New England forests
• Concord & Lexington
• Treasures of wisdom from the talking Donald Rumsfeld doll Ain got for her birthday
• The sweet comb-over Henry has grown since our move here. Yes, we know it looks like a baby toupee. We've been told. But you should see how he oozes with confidence.

Seriously there are not enough days to see all that this place has to offer. Here are some of the pictures we have taken over the past month. Hold on to your hats, everyone, there are a lot. Happy Fourth of July!

Concord and The Old North Bridge

Our Trip to New Hampshire and Vermont

Henry Hanging Out with Mamma and Donald Rumsfeld

Henry Fix

blog update coming soon...

(and yes, we might have accidentally melted all of h's suckers by leaving them in boiling water too long.)