Monday, June 29, 2015

wildlife refuge

Saturday we rode our bikes at the wildlife refuge.

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We made it all the way to the visitor center! We hadn't been there in years. The kids love the movie about nocturnal animal sounds.

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On the way back we saw baby geese!

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t-shirts

We stenciled more t-shirts the other day! Malcolm hates having his photo taken lately, so I got this with my phone.

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The final result:

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Kimball Farm

We had a fun time with our friends at Kimball Farm last week! We rode in the bumper boats and played a round of mini-golf.

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After lunch we had ice cream (of course) and then checked out the farm animals. We were full after that!

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Red Sox

Jane and I went to a Sox game vs. the Orioles last week. We stopped for burritos on the way there, they were delicious!

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It was nice weather.

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I bought Jane a new hat, then we checked out the new kids' room.

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Jane might catch up to Pedroia someday!

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We sat in the very back row of the bleachers!

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Jane loved seeing geese on our walk back.

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The Sox lost 8-6, but we still had a fun time.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Legoland

We spent a stormy morning at Legoland!

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We were impressed by all the Boston landmarks made out of legos.

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The kids had fun in the climbing structure!

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The 4D movie was pretty cool.

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They liked the wizard ride, too.

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We spent some time building.

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Jane and I made cars.

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They both broke at the bottom of the ramp.

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Duplo cow!

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They were very impressed by the giraffe!

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After we had lunch we walked by the river.

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Then J.P. Licks for dessert!

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town beach

We had a nice visit to the town beach the other day!

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cedar waxwing

I hear these birds all the time but they're hard to spot. I was lucky this one was close enough to photograph!

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father's day

On the real father's day we played Simpsons monopoly and had Indian nachos for dinner!

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father's day observed

The forecast for father's day looked very rainy, so we celebrated early by having a picnic breakfast at Walden Pond on Saturday. The water was too cold for the parents but the kids liked it!

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The kids made turtles out of rocks.

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Friday, June 19, 2015

MFA

To kick off our summer vacation we went to the MFA with Maddy and Hannah.

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This bench was amazing!

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They were all pretty tired and didn't last long at the museum, but overall it was a fun outing!

end of the schoolyear

This was the last time Malcolm and I were together while Jane was at school. Next year he'll be full-day! We spent the beautiful afternoon at a playground.

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During Jane's soccer practice Malcolm found a four leaf clover!

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He also played cops and robbers with Ryan.

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The kids used chalk again on the last morning of school waiting for the bus.

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Off they went!

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After school we went swimming with Maddy and Hannah. They had a great time!

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