2 Years, 10 Months (September) :: Vacations and Trips

The week after Gram came to our house, we went to her house for a few days of fun and sun at the beach.

Gram surprised us with a new breadmaker. Our first attempt at baking bread was a bit ambitious and did not turn out so well, but we'll keep trying...

Ethan and Sophia helped Steve catch his boomerangs on the beach...

Sophia...
Ethan...

Ethan and Sophia had fun digging holes deep enough to fill with water on their own. They were a little mystified by the process of digging to water...
We took a ride in Gram's paddle boat on her pond...
Ethan loved pulling Gram's wagon around the yard...
Sophia had fun pretending to drive the firetruck tent...
On our last day we went to a restaurant for lunch after spending the morning at the beach. Ethan and Sophia were ready to go home...
Sophia, Ethan, Steph, and Gram at lunch...
During our staycation for the rest of the week, bike riding was a key activity... Ethan and Sophia are getting really fast now and both will pick up their feet and glide short distances...
Ethan...
Sophia...
Ethan picking up his feet and gliding...
Ethan...
One of my favorite pictures of Ethan and Sophia...
The week after our vacation, we went up to Boston for a visit. We stayed with Wendy and Charles in Cambridge and had a great time catching up and playing.

Sophia at the park in Cambridge...

Katie at the park...

Katie jumping off the slide...

Sophia takes a turn jumping...

Ethan in stride...

Katie hangs out with Ethan and Sophia in the tube...

Katie and Sophia became good friends during the visit...

Ethan, Katie, and Sophia - the three musketeers...

Sophia, Ethan, and Katie pretending to be doctors...

I started working out three nights a week in July, and have finally been losing the pregnancy weight and getting back in shape. The results are starting to show. Ethan, Steph, and Sophia having pre-bed bottles...
At the end of September, I had a week-long business trip to California. Grandma Chris came to help out and brought yummy food for Steve and the kids. They are sampling her minestrone soup here...
Yum! :)

Meanwhile, in California... I had wonderful visits with old friends. I stayed with Alexis, Craig, and Jarvis, visited with Hazelle, and spent a lovely morning letterboxing with Anna, Summer, and baby Cordelia. Cordelia, Summer and Anna posed for me at Jack London Square... I wish we lived closer! :)