Have you seen this little monster in monkey pajamas? If you have, approach with extreme caution. She will steal your heart and demand "buttons" (Smarties) and "water" (milk). Ignoring her is futile; she is way too cute.
The Harvard Din & Tonics celebrated their 30th anniversary on 14 March 2009 with a fabulous concert and surrounding weekend full of gatherings for both the current Dins and Alums. What a wonderful time we had with them, uncle Michael and aunt Natalie, as well as showing Amelia daddy's alma mater. (And what a terrible job we did of documenting it with photos.)
We introduced Amelia to Noch's where she devoured their pizza (as did all of the adults). For the record, the total number of cheese steaks and slices consumed over a four-day weekend set some kind of world record. This number, however, will not be published to protect the guilty.
We toured campus where Amelia met John Harvard and rubbed his toe. (It's a statue of lies, all lies!) We even squeezed in a matinee of this year's Hasty Pudding show. (Dave and Mike, 154 was better.)
The T was especially fun for Amelia. Clearly she expected it to be some kind of Disneyland ride because she kept singing, "Is-sa uh pahl - whorl affer all..." over and over. (Translation: It's a small world after all")
Sitting behind us on our flight back from Boston tonight was a super celebrity - BARNEY! (Adults, if you are lost, consult your nearest toddler. They know exactly who Barney is and will spontaneously break into song at the mere mention of his name.) Now, when I say that Barney was sitting behind us, I don't mean an over-stuffed purple dinosaur. I mean the man behind the mask, David Joyner. He played Barney for 14 years and is now Hip Hop Harry on Discovery Kids and was so kind. He even sang the clean-up song with Amelia and commented, "She's very focused. What a smart kid... and I should know, I've seen a lot of kids." So there you have it folks. Straight from the dinosaur's mouth - Amelia is smartie. (But you already knew that, right?) More about our Cambridge trip later.
Why is it everyone I know is blogging about how they have "recommitted" to blogging more often? Nice guys, now this really turns the pressure up on me to do the same. Bah! This does not mean that I will start posting mundane drivel like talking about the weather - although it did snow again last night - but I digress...
Just thought I'd post another photo of the candy buffet because it looks so much lovelier once the bride added a few final touches (flowers, her bag seals, etc.). My photo was taken a few hours before the final set-up so it was lacking a few things.
If it's the last week of February, then Kennedys and company are meeting in Anaheim to enjoy the Happiest Place on Earth! This year we were lucky enough to have Amelia's nana, Jill, join us for part of the week. BIG thanks to the Moss family for suffering through seven straight days in the Park with us (Brennan - I'm sure we still owe you a chocolate shake), the Hatch Family for letting us drag them around for a night while we talked their ears off catching up (Brock - we get SERIOUS about Disney), and the May Family for just being the Mays. (Felicity - even as a very pregnant woman, you're amazing!). We feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends.
