Happy Father's Day!

We had a great weekend in Milton. We hadn't been up there since Easter, so we headed up for Father's Day and to visit Nan. It was great having everyone together.

On Saturday we visited Nan and Aunt Jo and then took a trip to Allen's True Value to surprise Eli's Aunt Muffin (Linsey). We were forced inside for most of the day because of the rain, but it cleared up by dinnertime. Nan and Aunt Jo came over, and we all ate outside. Eli is a big fan of dining al fresco and especially liked the blueberry and asian pear puree that Mim made for him. We sat outside for a few hours enjoying the nice night and good conversation. Topics of conversation ranged from a discussion of the theory of relativity to "things my mom might say or do if she were a character on 24." Never a dull moment.

85 pictures and not one with both of them looking at the camera at the same time!

Showers girls

Special thanks to Mrs. Hoff for lending Mim and Pop the bathtub

Eli thought Aunt Jo was very entertaining with her camera phone

Hanging out with Nan after dinner

The weather today was perfect, and we spent a lot of it outside. We also spent some time with Nan again today. Eli played on her swingset, and Nathan and Pop picked up lunch for us from the Fence. Eli learned a new trick at Nan's house- sitting up from a crawling/laying position. She was very excited that this milestone occurred in her living room. He' s been saying 'da da da' over and over again and today was no exception. So very appropriate for Father's Day!

He loved swinging with Pop and made sure he held on tight

In the swing like a big boy

I took about 1o pictures of this pose and he had this look in all of them

We attempted a family picture but Eli wanted to kiss mommy instead

And a final Father's Day picture

All in all, it was a great weekend and Father's Day. I was sad to pack up the car and come back home. Weekends go by so very fast. But we'll be back in two weeks for the 4th of July and the DeMotte family reunion. Happy Father's Day everyone!