Dim Sum and Boston Common

We profit from the summertime weather (!) to visit Chau Chow City with Uncle Jim, an eatery in Chinatown, for Dim Sum, then we play in the common and meet new friends Morgan and Mary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMEzCPxYUU

Flowers and Fun at Brandeis Arts Festival

Passover Pictures and Videos

Pictures and video from our Passover Seder in Shutesbury, MA, which was near a farm, conveniently combined for you into one post.  The pictures we’ve already posted but the video is brand new.

• Pictures:
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/35697021@N06/sets/72157616889820575/show/
• Video Montage of Seder Dinner:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJgRn_FkFA
• Video of visit to nearby, “Seder” Farm:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frOc2HOVmcU

Pre-Seder Driveway Activity

Easter Pictures

For your viewing pleasure, a photo slideshow including pictures from an Easter Sunday Easter egg hunt:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35697021@N06/sets/72157616978733668/show/

Pretty Flowers

Flat Stanley at Easter Dinner

More pictures of Flat Stanley hanging out at the Easter Dinner at the Kansas City Williamses.  You’ll see him playing the piano, climbing to the top of the Christmas Tree (?!), standing next to Ryan’s Lego tower, riding on Mr. Bobby’s casted foot, showing off Mr. Boby’s lime green toe polish job, trying to sneak a devilled egg, and helping Patrick grill delicious marinaded chicken.

Flat Stanley at Easter Dinner:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wedaman1/sets/72157616681436268/show/

Flat Stanley likes Eggs

Isaac Walking and Eating an Apple

How about a little slice of life moment?  1 minute and 44 seconds out of a lazy, sunny afternoon.  Before we head off to Woolapalooza, an annual event featuring the herding of sheep:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gmwg1u14js

And here Isaac is going for a walk on this, the First Warm Day of Spring!  Includes cake and baseball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2XeWJm3ODE

 

But for an apple like this . . . oh, Eden!

Top on the Knob Podcast

Took a little break from running around the block before our friend Jessica comes to visit to record a short little podcast, episode #56.  What’s Top on the Knob?  Listen and ye shall discover . . .

http://web.me.com/wedaman1/62grozier_Podcasts/Media/62grozier56.m4a

With friend Oakes in Gloucester.

Videos from Massachusetts Cousins Visit

First two videos from our recent visit by Sarah Frances, Lesley, Tien and Kien.

1. Very brief, we eat brunch at Full Moon, a nearby, child-friendly restaurant.
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNoXA-HihU
2. 2 minutes in length: we are on and around the Alewife T Stop and Parking Garage.
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xS4odPFJfY

Alewife T Station seen from above

Leah Goes to the Store

Leah took a trip to the local store today to get . . . well, you’ll see.  Dancing included.  Documented in a short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMpJNBJ4z00

Leah at the Salon

Fake Rock Update

Hi all,

We made an excursion this, the warmest morning of the calendar year, to the famous “Fake Rock” of Mt. Auburn, Cambridge, MA.  In particular to see what was under it.  We apologize that we have no photos or videos, as all our cameras had depleted batteries.  But we did look under, and we saw some pipes and a spigot.  Leah and Isaac try to describe the experience in the very short video below.  But really how can you put this kind of event into words?

http://www.archive.org/details/IsaacAndLeahDiscussFakeRock

For the record, post-rock itinerary also include:

1. Ate some fruit at the Mt. Auburn Hospital Cafeteria, adjacent to Fake Rock.
2. Rode the 73 Bus past the Fake Rock to Belmont Kidspace, where we discovered we would be helping open up.
3. Played with Isaac’s new friend Ethan.
4. Walked to Cushing Square, Belmont, ate a doughnut in a bakery and lunch at Restaurant on Common.
5. Rode the 73 Bus back to the Fake Rock, looked under it again, and went home.
6. Planted acorns in a flower pot of dirt.

Mt. Auburn Hospital has a Cafeteria

Quotes of the Day

Snatches of dinnertime and bedtime conversation:

• Isaac: One day when Leah and Isaac are big maybe we can see a real caveman.
• Leah: Milk tastes bitter when I eat the pudding.
• Leah: There’s a lot of Papas in the family.  One Papa in this group.
• Isaac: When’s your last name going to be “Volcano”?
• Leah: My last name is Volcano.
• Isaac: My last name is Dump Truck.
• Isaac: What is Heaven’s last name?
• Isaac: I want to live in a house with Spiderman faces on it.