Cobble Creek Farms

Today we went to Cobble Creek Farms (Thanks, Maria!) with Grandma Jen and there was tons of stuff to do.

We went on yet another hayride. This one was the longest one we have been on yet.

Craig and Dagny

We took silly photos with silly things.

yeap.. that’s what that is

Dagny checked out the digs.

“I just don’t know Mom, I just think its a little small.”

We picked out our pumpkins.

Where’s Dagny?

And, we checked out the locals.

pretty girl

Barbara

ZooBoo 2009

This morning we got up and headed out to ZooBoo. This was Dagny’s first year and we can’t wait to go back in the years to come. What made it even more special is that Grandma Jen came up from Ohio to be a part of Dagny’s first ZooBoo.

pick me up

checking out the polar bear

Grandma Jen and Dagny

to Dagny its a big stuff animal

another one

Daddy and his girl

us

the bounty

Barbara

Boston Or Bust

We packed our car last Friday morning and we headed out to Boston on our first family vacation. We meet my brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, and our friend, Eva, there.

I am not going to lie, but we were a tad bit concerned on how Dagny was going to react to the long ride, all the sightseeing, and sleeping arrangements. We were so pleasantly surprised at how wonderful she did, I think the fact that we are always taking her places she was up for the adventure. Yay, Dagny!

Saturday morning we had some breakfast and headed downtown to do the Freedom Trail. I am happy to say that we were able to do the entire trail. Thanks to Edit for taking the time to print out the history of each stop and sharing it with all of us. She was definitely our tour guide that day.

These are the markers at every stop.

the beginning

Here we are in front on Ben Franklin’s monument.

us

Here are the other two men in my life.

Emeric and Emerson

One of the stops on the trail is Paul Revere’s house. This was probably my favorite stop on the trail. I like old, smelly houses that have tons of history.

Paul Rever’s House

Inside the courtyard we took some photos.

My brother, Mom, and Sister-in-law

us

The end of the trail is Bunker hill. My brother and his clan walked up it, unfortunately with the stroller that was not an option for us. So we waited outside and made funny faces with Dagny.

Bunker Hill

my funny girl

Here is Dagny holding my Mom’s hand as we are walking the trail.

how cute

The following day we went to Plymouth to see the rock and then Plymouth Plantation that duplicates both the Indian and Pilgrims way of living back in the time. It was very interesting to see. What makes it really neat was that the people playing the Indians were actual descents of the Wampanoag tribe.

Me and the Rock

Us

Here is Dagny and Craig on the Mayflower II.

Mayflower II

After we said our good-byes to my family, Dagny, Craig, my Mom, and I went to Cape Cod.

cape cod

Dagny

The following day we started out at the New England Aquarium. This was set aside specifically for Dagny because of her love of fish.

fish, fish, fish

When we were done we headed to Salem.

Salem

I promise, I am a good witch. It’s Hungarian goulash I am making.

good witch

My mom and I toured The House of Seven Gables. I loved it… still like old, smelly houses.

mom and me

While my mom and I toured the house Craig and Dagny played on the grounds. Here is Captain Dagny.

captain dagny

From there we headed to Cambridge to check out Dagny’s college, Harvard.

Harvard? I am going to Yale.

We ended the night by going to Cheers. It was great going back there and this time with Dagny.

Us

Barbara

Happy 23 Months, Dagny!

Dearest Dagny,

A month from today you are going to be two-years old! I can’t believe I am going to have a two year old. This year has been the best year of my life and I am sure every year from now will only get better.

my funny girl

You have done so much stuff this past month, I hope I do a good job capturing it for you. As you already know this part of the year is my favorite. I love the fall and I couldn’t wait to introduce you to all the activities it had to offer.

You went apple picking for the first time and you loved it. Which is especially important because Apples are your current favorite fruit. We took you on a couple of hayrides (and we aren’t done yet) and you just absolutely love them. When we take off, you start clapping and say (very loud) “YAY!” It’s so cute.

You and I baked together for the first time, which was so awesome. You love to see the mixer do its thing. I can’t wait to you get a bit older and we will be doing this more often.

Up until now your favorite park accessory was the swing, but I do believe that the slide might of taken over. You just love to go down it saying “weeeee”, over and over again.

We went on our first family vacation this month. We went to Boston, Cape Cod, Salem, Cambridge, and Plymouth. I must admit your Daddy and I were a little concerned about how you were going to do with the long drive, all the sightseeing, and sleeping. Well, you blew us away, you were amazing! Your Daddy and I are so very proud of you. You did wonderfully in the car on the long drive there and back. You were amazing as we were out all day, no issues at all. Sleeping was not a problem as well.

You are a very bright little girl. Which means your Daddy and I have our work cut out for us to make sure we do our very best to show you the world. You are a sponge and are soaking everything in. You speak two languages, you are able to distinguish numbers and letters by telling us what they are when we show you. I find you at times with your flashcards, going through them saying them out loud to Bear what they are. Dr. P told us at our last appointment that you have not only caught up with kids your own age, but surpassed them.

no pressure, promise!

You are very affectionate. You run up to us for no reason at all and give us hugs and kisses with a big smile on your face. You make your Daddy and I melt everyday.

my pretty girl

we love you

I love you.

Mama