Happy Birthday Grandpa Ing

K loved the time she spent in Hawaii. Every morning grandpa would take her on a walk, and basically let her finger point the way, looking at flowers, animals, and basically anything else that caught her interest. You can tell that since she's been back she's missed her morning-walk companion. Here's K trying to reminisce.... Hope to see you soon Grandpa!





On a side note, it's getting harder and harder to get K to hold the birthday sign. She crumbles it up or throws it down before we can even get the camera to take the picture, so sorry there isn't a picture with her and the sign.

Summer Jobs

We all remember our first summer job, but who would have thought K's would come at only a year old.

(No child labor laws were violated in the making of this post;>)

Shighan (My home)

One of S's favorite things to do is search for travel bargains. Several weeks ago, S found round trip airfare to PHX for less than 150 dollars. It was tough not to pass up such a great deal so S and K decide to head "home" for a week. S was a bit nervous traveling alone with K (thanks Mel for the travel tips), but fortunately everything went smoothly (and M had a full week to work on his dissertation).

We played on Lake Powell on Grandpa G's boat, ate some Authentic Mexican food (good Mexican food is hard to find in MA), and visited family nearby. Grandma G also bought K a complete traditional Navajo outfit (with more photos to come). There's something about returning home to the desert that rejuvenates the soul, hopefully K will feel the same way too.

Some Quality Uncle Time...

Priceless.

The Grand Canyons

Over Labor Day weekend, we ended our last summer holiday with our friends the Canyons. Tenille Canyon and S have been best friends since high school and now have daughters the same age. We started the weekend with a trip up to York, Maine for some lobstah and lighthouses. We also arranged babysitting and attended a Red Sox game. It was fun cheering for Jacoby Ellsbury, and singing "Sweet Caroline." We also spent an evening in downtown Boston and visited historic sites in Lexington and Concord. It was so much fun having out of town guests, so come visit us before M finishes his PhD.