Summer is in the air! Cally donned her suit for some pond swimming at the Harris/Plimpton Homestead. I don't know what she loved more, the pond, the bike, or the other kids:
It's also that time of year when things get really busy around here: John was wrapping up the academic year and getting everything in order for his logistics team to start working on the orientation trips he runs in August. I'm just trying to figure out how I can get all the last assignments graded while also trying to motivate 1/4 of my freshmen to pass Environmental Earth Science this semester-- which means spending a lot of extra hours at school for mandatory after school "help" sessions. The weather has been amazing and so that is always a distraction. And finally, Cally is keeping us on our toes-- running around, talking up a storm (she was recently overheard saying "excuse me, Nate" when trying to get by her daycare buddy and slide down the slide).Even with all that we have going on, we did manage to get away two weekends ago for a very special weekend in Connecticut. Grandma Meyer had a birthday and Nana Abbott wanted to throw a sort of "Meet and Greet" for Cally and their extended family. So, we headed down to Darien on a Thursday night and enjoyed some spectacular weather, fun adventures, and familiar faces.
Cally just loves my parents dog, Maggie. She can't get enough of those soft ears and follows her around trying to give hugs whenever she can.
And Grandma spent some time swinging and jumping on the trampoline with Cally.
And she even got to hang out and hear Grandpa read a story to her:
We journeyed up to Farmington on Sunday for brunch with the extended Abbott clan. Cally and I were introduced to a few new faces and reacquainted with some old ones:
I think there were over 20 members of the extended Abbott family who gathered at Peg and Art's house. I don't know what was more impressive, the amazing food that they prepared or the gathering of all those folks together in one place at the same time.
