That is us. We're continuing to have a fantastic summer. Amanda was on vacation last week, and we made sure to make the most of every single day. On one day last week, we both had doctors appointments in Hallowell, so we made our way over to grandpop's (Ba-Ba) house afterward for lunch and a nice visit. Last week was atrociously hot, and it was hard on everyone. Because of the intense heat and humidity, Callum couldnt explore Ba-Ba's woods and gardens like he would have liked to (he LOVES the woods). But, still, he found his place right at home with one of grandmom's old Cabbage Patch kids. An interesting sidenote here is how caring, compassionate, and almost "fatherly" he is becoming towards his "friends" lately. He treated the doll like it was a real baby, and he sometimes likes to rock his cookie monster and baby elmo at night. We are trying to prep him for his role as a big brother, and I think it is working; he is a gentle, sensitive, and compassionate little guy.
We were supposed to have lobster over Ba-Ba's, but Lynne didnt want it so no one got to have it (wah wah wah). So, that night, I surprised Sally with a little lobster boil of our own. We each ate two lobsters (Papa Goldsmith and THE ORIGINAL Papa Goldsmith would have both been proud to call Amanda family), some corn, and a green salad from our garden. I kept the lobster bodies after we were done, and tonight I made a really good seafood stock for a chowder (which we also had tonight).
Callum took his first trip to the beach last Friday! Amanda headed to Popham beach with Sasha and Krista--two moms from church. Their kids--Siena, Caden, Mia, Emmy, and Bode--all hung out for the day, played in the sand, and kicked around in the water. As you can see, it was incredibly hazy and foggy--but still HOT! Callum got right to work making his sandpies and sandcastles....he's just like his dad, as I hardly ever went in the water, but was happy to engineer complex metropolis scenes in the sand
He did, however, enjoy some water time in his French Canadian style bathing suit....
We still have lots to write about, including our trip to Camden, our trip to Mt Desert, and Callum's first ever mountain hike. Time just keeps getting away from us!
We were supposed to have lobster over Ba-Ba's, but Lynne didnt want it so no one got to have it (wah wah wah). So, that night, I surprised Sally with a little lobster boil of our own. We each ate two lobsters (Papa Goldsmith and THE ORIGINAL Papa Goldsmith would have both been proud to call Amanda family), some corn, and a green salad from our garden. I kept the lobster bodies after we were done, and tonight I made a really good seafood stock for a chowder (which we also had tonight).
Callum took his first trip to the beach last Friday! Amanda headed to Popham beach with Sasha and Krista--two moms from church. Their kids--Siena, Caden, Mia, Emmy, and Bode--all hung out for the day, played in the sand, and kicked around in the water. As you can see, it was incredibly hazy and foggy--but still HOT! Callum got right to work making his sandpies and sandcastles....he's just like his dad, as I hardly ever went in the water, but was happy to engineer complex metropolis scenes in the sand
He did, however, enjoy some water time in his French Canadian style bathing suit....
We still have lots to write about, including our trip to Camden, our trip to Mt Desert, and Callum's first ever mountain hike. Time just keeps getting away from us!
2 comments:
nice speedo Callum!
If you don't get Callum a real bathing suit I fear he will be the brunt of several demote posters.
He is already going to get made fun of at school for his TV program choices ( hey guys did you see all creatures great and small last night), lets not make this worse.
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