August 14, 2008
August 12, 2008
Great Kids’ Museum near Boston
We’ve been there many times before, but today we had another great time at the Peabody Essex Museum. Though not officially a “children’s museum”, they try really hard to make kids welcome. And now they’ve added a fun scavenger hunt in the form of this brochure, with two tear-off cards that kids can easily hold on to.
It’s their way (it seems) of getting kids to explore more than just the first floor of the museum, where the child-oriented “Idea Studio” is located. The four year olds had fun doing the search, but the six year old with us, Lily, was really the one who could find the objects.
The shows in the kids’ room last for a year — the origami show is now over and a new one, Polar Attractions, is up. To see a cool slide show of some art (which you really won’t get to look at if you’re chasing small children), click here.
Here are more photos of what they had fun doing -
Caressing the Deborah Butterfield horse sculpture in the atrium
Looking into a periscope installation called Polar Peek-A-View
Inside one of the Peek-A-Views
Making up stories with the story tiles (always a favorite)Playing a game
Designing a fish
Story with finger puppets from the activity boxes
Contemplating modern Native-American art (not pictured: doing the limbo underneath it)
August 11, 2008
August 7, 2008
Jenny & Bill’s Wedding
Jenny Godley and Bill Keating tied the knot at the beautiful Mt. Engadine Lodge near Canmore, Alberta. It was a wonderful occasion and we felt honored to be a part of it. Here are some photos from the day.
More Photos from Canada — includes Grizzly on Hwy 40, Kananaskis Trail
We saw the grizzly bear on Sunday, August 3 on Highway 40, the Kananaskis Trail - about 6pm. It was somewhere north of the Boundary Ranch.
Grizzly bear and tourist, Hwy 40, Kananaskis Trail, Alberta
If you’re that guy on the highway taking pictures of the grizzly, I’d love to trade some photos with you!
Mt. Engadine Lodge - Meadow View Platform
Not one of the quieter moments at the lodge! Their excuse — letting off steam before the wedding.
Only one hour later they were all dressed up and ready to be the ring bearers and sand bearers.
Leo, Finn and David at Jenny & Bill's Wedding, Mt. Engadine Lodge, Canmore, Alberta
August 4, 2008
Update from Alberta, Canada
Here we are in the Canadian Rockies! No photos (of my own) available at the moment, but just wanted to say that yesterday we saw a GRIZZLY BEAR!!! We were in our car and stayed in our car (unlike some of the other tourists — I have photos!), but it was very, very impressive.
There will be lots of photos of Jenny & Bill’s beautiful wedding, all the boys (Finn, David, Leo and Liam) and all the wildlife, but I’ll have to post them once we get home.
July 30, 2008
Happy First Birthday, Thalia June!
Happy Birthday to our little friend Thalia, who turns one today. Her blog is listed over in the sidebar.
Storyland 2008
Once again, we went to NH for our annual visit to Storyland.
Leo as the White Rabbit, Tiger, Babaji, and Alice
Leo finally got the idea of these things — what on earth are they called?
What are these guys on??? The Hilltop Theater at Storyland
Melissa swears that the actors had to be smoking something. Leo didn’t mind and got on stage to help out.
"Please don't jump, Humpty" "I'm sorry Leo, I have to"
Riding in the Pumpkin Coach: Leo, Sabine, Melissa, Violette, Ben
The Boys Club: Django, Ben, Leo, Dane
