Aunt Mo & Uncle K - Part Two

At Maureen & Kudzayi's wedding we met some of his relatives who actually live nearby so we tagged along to a family BBQ during their visit.  Kudzayi hadn't seen some family members since he was very little.  They are so welcoming & lovely.  We also visited nearby Walden Pond and DeCordova Sculpture Museum.  Of course there was more swinging!  Brenna & Nora were enthralled with their Aunt & Uncle swinging next to them.

                                                        Nora's love eyes for her Uncle.

Aunt Mo & Uncle Kudzayi Visit-Part One

We celebrated July 4th with Aunt Mo and Uncle Kudzayi's arrival, some BBQ, pool time with the little ladies, and even fireworks.  The next day we melted in downtown Boston and did mostly a driving tour to beat the 100+ degree heat.  Nora is like her dad in that she doesn't deal well with the high temp, but really wanted to play with the baby ducklings in the Boston Common.  She is also IN LOVE with her Uncle.  She couldn't get enough of him.  Ted and Kudzayi had some brother bonding at Sam Adams brewery.

Silliness With Dad

First Date of 2013

Ted was given VIP tickets to the Boston Pops July 3rd "rehearsal" performance since Liberty Mutual is the main sponsor.  We almost didn't make it due to lots of security forces who weren't on the same page as to where we needed to enter, but we ended up having a lovely time.  Delicious dinner, meeting new co workers, and listening to talented musicians.  I was inspired to get my flute out and start playing again.  Our talented babysitter was able to get the girls to sleep so we stopped for a glass of wine in Beacon Hill before heading home.

Nora's First Tooth and Brenna's New Word

Two weeks ago we took a quick trip up to the New Hampshire cottage.  We visited with Aunt Janie and Aly who were there as well.  A Great Blue Heron also stopped by and hung out on the point for a while - long enough for Ted to get some great photos.  Nora was chewing on a piece of furniture and Ted stopped her by putting his finger in her mouth.  To his surprise there was a sharp tooth poking through.

Brenna's new word is Up.  She uses it appropriately when she wants to be picked up which is very often :)  She has three teeth now; one on the top and two on the bottom with two more on the way.  Her smile is completely adorable.

The girls ate lunch outside on the porch and got quite messy so I took them in the lake to clean up.  These water babies were ready to go swimming.

More from Grandma Trish visit

I am WAY behind on blog posts.  Here are some photos from Grandma Trish's visit a couple weeks ago.  She found some of Ted's baby clothes and dressed some big Teddy Bears with them.  The girls love their new large stuffed friends and fit into their Dad's old outfits.  

First Shoes!

Grandma Trish suggested we go shopping for the girl's first real shoes.  I was a bit overwhelmed with their wide and extra wide measurements, but they were great shoppers in the huge mall.  We even had lunch there.  Brenna has mastered how to take them off and chew on them.