Blueberry Picking

On Saturday we went to Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro, MA to pick blueberries.  We have never been blueberry picking before so it was something new for everyone.  It was the first weekend of blueberry picking season so there were a ton of blueberries to pick.  Elan did a great job picking blueberries and an even better job eating them!  We went with a group of people from my work and their kids.  After picking buckets of blueberries we all sat under a giant tree and had a picnic.  It was a lot of fun.  We are going to have to add blueberry picking to our list of summer activities from now on!

Crash!

Elan's latest evening fun is crashing on the couch.  It is quite funny!

Waterpark fun

I had to go to San Diego this week for work and Mat started his new job so Grandma J came out to help with Elan.  On Friday both myself and Grandpa J flew in to Boston.  The weekend was really hot.  On Saturday we hung out at home and went to the town beach for a little bit.  Then on Sunday we went to the public water playground in Watertown.  The water was really cold but felt nice since it was over 90 degrees.

Growing language

Elan's vocabulary is really starting to take off.  He watches our mouths when he is trying to figure out how to say a word and usually can get some element of the word.  So far, Elan's vocabulary consists of:  mama, dada, Puna, woof-woof (which is any dog), more, wa-wa (water), Ry-Ry (Ryan, his friend at school), big car, boat, fall-down, birdy, bus, shoe, door, light, ball, bear, yeah, no, and no-no-no.  We think he is such a smart little guy. 

This weekend we spent a lot of time at lakes.  On Saturday we hung out at the town beach and then on Sunday I did a sprint tri and then we hung out at the race site until lunch time.  We think Elan had fun watching all the people running and biking.  He would clap when people would run by....very cute! 

Detroit Trip

Elan and Mat went to Detroit for a few days to visit Grandma and Grandpa Dav and Ryan (which Elan pronounces Ry-Ry).  They spent a lot of time playing in the pool and visiting with friends.  On Monday, when the weather wasn't very nice, everyone went to a children's museum.  Hopefully we will be able to visit again soon!

Happy July 4th

This weekend was the 4th of July and since the holiday fell on a Monday it meant we got 3 days off.  On Saturday morning we drove up to NH to spend some time at our friend's lake house.  Elan and Puna had a blast playing in the lake.  Elan's language is developing quickly.  As soon as he saw a boat in screamed 'big car'.  Mat corrected him and the rest of the time he would point and scream 'booaaattt'.  That evening we hung out around a bonfire in the sand and watched some local fireworks.   

On Sunday morning we drove over to the town of Wolfeboro and walked around and had lunch.  Elan was still fascinated with the boats and at one point he got a special treat because around the docks there were boats, cars, birds and dogs...all which were very exciting.  Unfortunately, some storms came in so we packed up and headed back to Boston on Sunday night. On Monday we went to a BBQ in the city. All in all, it was a great long weekend!