"Bird Week"

We had a good time going to the Harvard Museum of Natural History where they have every type of animal stuffed and among these are lots and lots of birds.  We made nests and paper birds.  It was a good week. 

Old friends in New places

Lisa and her mom came through Boston to visit some of their family and it was SO much fun to catch up.  I guess it was a little more than two years ago that I went to New York and Niagara Falls with Lisa.  Such good times.  We had dinner at Boston's best Greek restaurant on Monday and then met for breakfast on their return to the airport.  It was so great to see her!
The same week I had a visit from another friend, Nick, who moved to NY from SC.  We had fun exploring the North End and I got to see Bunker Hill.
It was a fun week of having visitors.  Everyone is welcome!!!

Apple Week

So... In order to channel my creative energy I've started "themed weeks"  Last week was Apple week and we went Apple picking with Alexandra (a girl in my ward) who keeps kids just one day a week.   It was lots of fun and although four kids in the stroller is a bit much we made it.  Ryan and Andrew had a good time too and it was a great day.  I'll keep ya'll posted on how "Bird week" goes :)

We've got Black Leotards!!!

Now I just have to get them the right kind of ballet slippers... maybe one day we'll get this right. 

I feel busy... oh so busy...

I'm not sure where all the time is going, but it is sure going fast. I can't believe that I've been here a month already.  Sometimes I feel like I've only arrived- other days I feel like I've been here forever.  I'm really looking forward to Conference this weekend and seeing my mission friends!  Until then though, I have to make it through this week.

Sadly lacking in photos

Still here, but unfortunately I've been slacking in the picture department.  I will be getting some pictures from my friend Amy at some future date yet to be determined.  For now I'll tell you that it has been an extremely busy week filled with:                     camping          playing                                      cleaning                                                                                    driving                                dancing                         walking                                  painting                                baking                                                       reading             kayaking

                                      etc...  you name it!  

 Hope everyone else's week has been equally entertaining and full!  

We made a fort around the bunk beds- they thought it was so cool.

Ballet

Today was day one of ballet classes... they were so excited and looked so cute in their leotards.  Unfortunately their leotards are supposed to be black.  After many hours of searching yesterday we had to go with these (that they already had)  and we'll just have to keep looking for the black ones.  Seriously... a 3 hour search yesterday yielded no black leotards.  We did, however, get drenched in a deluge after we left one store... the girls thought it was so much fun :)