Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
August Wrap Up
After a summer of camps for Jack (2 weeks at his old preschool and 3 weeks at a local arts center), lots of running around for Nate, 2 birthday parties for Jack and a short trip to Cape Cod (including a South Shore visit with cousins visiting from CA!), we just wrapped up the rest of the summer with an 8 day tip to Nova Scotia for a week of sight-seeing and attending the gorgeous wedding of Steve's cousin Breton, and his new wife Kathryne! (Canada post to come..)
Evidence of "art camp" weeks - the themes were 'space' 'bugs' and 'little architects.' Many of the family will be interested that Jack made ladybug wings (I am sure because they are red) instead of blue butterfly wings like the entire rest of the group. He can actually wear them too - it is pretty funny.
Cape Cod & Visit with cousin (well, second cousin!)
Birthday Parties
Evidence of "art camp" weeks - the themes were 'space' 'bugs' and 'little architects.' Many of the family will be interested that Jack made ladybug wings (I am sure because they are red) instead of blue butterfly wings like the entire rest of the group. He can actually wear them too - it is pretty funny.
Cape Cod & Visit with cousin (well, second cousin!)
Birthday Parties
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Quassy!
Last weekend we were in CT for my mom's birthday and to visit Quassy, a local amusement park I grew up going to as did my mom (and dad?).
Steve took Jack on his first real roller coaster (I mean real!)- Quassy's new wooden coaster. He barely made the height requirement and was a bit freaked by the whole thing but seemed cool with it. I think he was most excited they let him on.
Quassy's Wooden Warrior Video
Nate loved the train and the little dipper coaster. He giggled the whole time on the latter. Here is a video of it -Little Dipper
Steve took Jack on his first real roller coaster (I mean real!)- Quassy's new wooden coaster. He barely made the height requirement and was a bit freaked by the whole thing but seemed cool with it. I think he was most excited they let him on.
Quassy's Wooden Warrior Video
Nate loved the train and the little dipper coaster. He giggled the whole time on the latter. Here is a video of it -Little Dipper
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Nate showing off his new lunchbox
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Weekend in NH
Saturday we drove up to Jaffrey NH to the house Steve's grandparents (and greats) used to live. It is on a pond and has some lovely property beside the sentimentality that Magouns actually built it, really. Unfortunately our trip started off on a bad foot when Jack, Nate and I were stung by something nasty. Upon googling pictures I think it was a bald-faced hornet, but can't be sure at all. I was jumping around trying to get it off my leg! After a regroup on the screened porch we made our way down to "rock meadow" and met some nice people on kayaks that remembered Steve's great-grandfather and grandfather.
We then spent the night at a hotel in Keene, NH. Sunday we met up with Andy and Katie (Steve's brother and sister-in-law) and our niece Molly who were on their way from ME to their home just outside DC. We played at a playground and then went to GG Janet's apartment for a visit with her and Steve's Uncle Matt and Aunt Brigitte. It was great getting to see everyone. Somehow I managed to get no pictures, but Andy may have for those interested in such things.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Seattle Recap - Part 5
Thurs -
The boys and I headed out to the Experience Music Project/SciFi Museum. Steve and I wanted to see an exhibit at the latter as we are about 3/4 through a series called Battlestar Gallactica (the new one) and wanted to see the "real" ships there. The boys were really antsy and Jack was starting to feel ill (we didn't totally know this yet). So Steve ended up seeing a little more than me but it wasn't all that exciting of a place. Certainly far less memorable than the Gehry-designed building with a monorail running through it!
On the monorail
We then took the monorail again to the city center and walked around a bit. Nate fell asleep and then we headed to yet another form of transportation - a streetcar. we took it to the base of Lake Union and checked out some boats and a seaplane dock.
On the streetcar
I think we covered planes, taxis, ferries, rental minivan, monorail, streetcar and moving walk way during the trip. Not too bad.
We then returned on home to finish up the packing my mom had started.
Later in the day Jack was sick to his stomach, but then seemed better. We figured he was just really overtired.
Friday-
We woke up and packed up the car. Jack seemed to be doing ok so off we went. Unfortunately Jack was indeed still sick and threw up all over Steve at the gate about 10 minutes before boarding. Luckily Steve is thin and I wear long running shorts as he was able to get out of his filthy jeans and fit into the change of clothes I had brought. (He had been wearing layers on top so just removed his heavier shirt). Also lucky he was wearing running shoes so he looked quite normal, even if he was a little freaked out by the length of the shorts.
Nate sat with me on the plane and was quite well behaved - though I would have preferred his nap start before our initial descent;/
Jack continued to be sick on the plane, but nobody seemed to notice/mind. He slept much of the way and just vegged out. When we got home he had a pedialyte pop and was pretty much fine from there!
The boys and I headed out to the Experience Music Project/SciFi Museum. Steve and I wanted to see an exhibit at the latter as we are about 3/4 through a series called Battlestar Gallactica (the new one) and wanted to see the "real" ships there. The boys were really antsy and Jack was starting to feel ill (we didn't totally know this yet). So Steve ended up seeing a little more than me but it wasn't all that exciting of a place. Certainly far less memorable than the Gehry-designed building with a monorail running through it!
On the monorail
We then took the monorail again to the city center and walked around a bit. Nate fell asleep and then we headed to yet another form of transportation - a streetcar. we took it to the base of Lake Union and checked out some boats and a seaplane dock.
On the streetcar
I think we covered planes, taxis, ferries, rental minivan, monorail, streetcar and moving walk way during the trip. Not too bad.
We then returned on home to finish up the packing my mom had started.
Later in the day Jack was sick to his stomach, but then seemed better. We figured he was just really overtired.
Friday-
We woke up and packed up the car. Jack seemed to be doing ok so off we went. Unfortunately Jack was indeed still sick and threw up all over Steve at the gate about 10 minutes before boarding. Luckily Steve is thin and I wear long running shorts as he was able to get out of his filthy jeans and fit into the change of clothes I had brought. (He had been wearing layers on top so just removed his heavier shirt). Also lucky he was wearing running shoes so he looked quite normal, even if he was a little freaked out by the length of the shorts.
Nate sat with me on the plane and was quite well behaved - though I would have preferred his nap start before our initial descent;/
Jack continued to be sick on the plane, but nobody seemed to notice/mind. He slept much of the way and just vegged out. When we got home he had a pedialyte pop and was pretty much fine from there!
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