Visiting Parents

Sorry for the lack of posts in June, but we have been blessed with several visitors and thus short on time. Our first guests were my parents. They came for a week at the beginning of June and we had a blast. They just so happen to be here over graduation so MIT was all dolled up for the inflow of people.

We, of course, did not go to graduation, but we did walk around afterwards...you know, to get us ready for next year. ;-D Below is a pictures of the aftermath of graduation.

Here's a picture of grandma, Hannah, and the bear.

Here's Hannah in the cute new outfit that Grandma and Grandpa bought for her. Can you guess where they bought it? Those Helsel buffs out there will know this one. :-D

Here's Hannah being pushed around in her choo choo box. This was a favorite activity while the grandparents were here. Since then she has gotten much better at getting in and out of boxes/tubs.

Here's Hannah being cool like grandma. For those that don't know, grandma always wears a hat with a wide brim. Here Hannah has hijacked the hat and is being super cute.

While my parents were here we went and had dinner at Tim and Nancy's place. Here's Caleb and Hannah eating.

While at Tim and Nancy's, Hannah had tons of fun playing with the ice cubes. She would grab an ice cube out of the ice bucket (which isn't the easiest task), and then bring them over to me. This kept her entertained for quite a while because unbeknownst to her, I would hand the ice cubes to my dad who would put them back in the bucket when she wasn't looking

Another thing we did while my parents were here is we went up to visit Mrs. Rowland in NH. We had a great time catching up and visiting. Hannah had a great time playing with Daisy, the dog. Daisy is 16 years old and basically blind and deaf. This was perfect for Hannah because Daisy didn't get scared away by all the load sounds Hannah makes. Hannah did a great job of being gentle...and so did Daisy.

All in all, we had a lot of fun with my parents. Caleb and I even made it out once on a date, so that was cool too. OH, I almost forgot. While my parents were babysitting they made an amazing discovery. Outside one of the dorms are two flamingos. Hannah loves them!! We have played with them several times since. Here's a pictures

The best part is that they don't fly away from her and they can take an infinite amount of roughness.