Swimming lessons with Quentin and Lily. Anna loved this and Levi did too since most days I'd hop in the pool with him while Anna was having her lesson. The teacher telling us that Anna was ready to move up to the next level was the catalyst for getting her into lessons this summer where she figured out swimming by herself. She still can only go 5 ft or so, but the basics are definitely there.
Sam's last day of classes! He actually skipped his last class which was a day after this so that we could have one more business day to look at houses in TX. Several people gathered to watch us surprise him after class, and I think they were a little disappointed at Sam's understated reaction. Just goes to show they don't know Sam :) But we had fun doing it.
We spent a few days in TX looking at homes to rent and while we were there, we got to meet Seth's girlfriend (now fiance!) Natalie. She is darling and we are so excited to have her join the family this winter. The kids fell in love with silly Uncle Seth (Levi says "Ses") and got to go to Legoland with Grandma while Sam and I found a beautiful home with big trees for us to rent.
We got home from TX and Sam had finals the next day. At the end of that week I went to NYC with some friends. And once I came home we had some free time to cross a few things off our Boston bucket list.
We went to Dana Park and Mt. Auburn Cemetery one last time.
The Boston Temple from the top of Washington Tower at Mt. Auburn
Boston Skyline
Fenway and the Prudential Tower
We also finally found Longfellow's grave (it's location on the map is misleading) just in time to visit Longfellow's House. I was even more impressed with Longfellow after I visited than before.
The desk where Longfellow stood to write
There was a great story about this chair
This pic with the irises is for you mom
And most bittersweetly, my friend Jenny threw a going away party for all of us graduating that year. We ate delicious treats (the norm at Westgate- my friends were such good cooks), talked, and they sent us on with thoughtful notes and cards. I miss these women daily, since that's how often I got to talk and laugh and serve and be served by them!
(L-R) Front: Kristi Templeton, Alice Umugwaneza, Julia Nixon, Kristen Cutler, Jenny Reuel, Jessica Smith, Mallory Perry
Back: Lis Haslam, Me, Julie Johnson, Megan Palmer, Danielle Churchill, Katie Larsen, Shelly Jensen
1 comment:
Loved the irises : I have only seen them twice here in Germany: really surprised by that. Good to see Bitty and the skyline and the grave and the kids in the splash pad. All great memories.
I see Anna was learning to be more Texan with the boots. Important now.
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