Sunday Morning

A little knitting and reading happening in the pew this morning during worship. xo  

Late Sunday Afternoon

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." -Anne of Green Gables

This Morning At Church

 

A Splendid Sunday

Today we met up with some dear friends who we don't see nearly often enough. The last time we were all together was three years ago. Thankfully, this blog, email and letters between us mamas and our sweet girls has kept us in touch in between then and now. Today, we got to meet Patricia's husband and her oldest daughter too. We walked around, the girls (attempted to) skip stones, and of course, the water pump is always a huge attraction! While the girls went on the boat ride, Patricia, Russ and I had the chance to sit and chat, and it was as if the three of us had known each other for decades. There truly is something so very magical about connecting with kindred spirits, though I must admit it made me wish even more than I already do that our two families lived closer. It would be such a gift to be able to get together much more regularly and to have our girls be part of the daily or weekly rhythm of our days. It is my sincere wish that these three remain friends for the rest of their lives (and that our two families do as well). Thank you, sweet friends, for spending the day with us. We are looking forward to our next visit already! xo 

Sunday S'mores

There are some days that just call for some peanut butter cup s'mores. Today was certainly one of those days! xo 

Sunday Smiles

Gelato at Eataly (even though they'd already had ice cream at church)! Some days just call for ice cream twice in one day! xo

Scout Sunday Acolytes

Happy Scout Sunday, friends! xo

9:45am

Sunday Funday

 Getting to spend Sunday with our best friends from college was the perfect ending to a fabulous weekend! xo

Happy (Almost) Autumn!

I've never been a huge fan of mums, but the color of these were just far too gorgeous to pass up! xo

Sunday

Fresh squeezed orange juice with Sunday breakfast. Helping serve communion at church (the girls did a stellar job). More unpacking. Putting the finishing touches on the craft cabinet (welcome back Math Gnomes!). Making sure that the cat traps are indeed still working, and checking on the progress of the carrots in the garden. It was a splendid Sunday from start to finish! xo

Sunday Afternoon

The sweetness and simplicity of this charming scene truly captured my heart today. I love how such simple things, like play silks and wooden toys, can lead to such creativity and imagination and hours and hours of play. xo

Sunday Evening

A gorgeous day like today totally calls for s'mores for dessert tonight! xo

A Glorious Sunday

Thank you Mother Nature for this most glorious day! xo

Sunday Morning At Harvard

Since today was another glorious day we decided to head into the city for the Cambridge Science Festival. The Science Festival takes place all throughout Boston each April for about ten days. During that time there are many exhibits, lectures and other cool things to experience. Today's trip in found us at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. We had never been before but goodness were we grateful we went today! The museum is full of all sorts of amazing collections, and it would be very easy to spend an entire visit in just one area as there was so much to see. The girls were very captivated by the birds (especially the Hummingbirds), the New England Forest room and the rocks and minerals. We briefly stopped into the glass flower exhibit and I still cannot wrap my brain around how these gorgeous flowers and plants are all made of glass! Truly mind boggling! We didn't see the entire museum so another trip is definitely required!

The final picture of this post (as well as a couple of others taken outside of the gates of Harvard Yard) was snapped as we were heading into Boston for lunch. I figure that when the time comes should they apply (and get in) to Harvard that these pictures will come in very handy someday. Harvard Class of 2025 and 2026, perhaps?! xo