Chris has four cousins who have children- two families live out of state (we visited North Carolina last summer to see one family).  But this summer everyone was in the same place for a weekend and we took advantage!  All seven children from the boys’ generation were together!  Aidan is the oldest, the youngest is almost a year old.  It was fun to have them all together and see how similar they all are!

Who needs to go anywhere when we live in such a beautiful place?

One of the best afternoons with the kids was a recent trip we took to the Charles River.  We took the T (always and adventure and something all three boys enjoy more than I do).  We brought lunches and had a picnic looking out over a beautiful summer day.  We watched kayakers and boats go by- and promised to try kayaking as a family soon.  Then we went to the park and played.  And even though Aidan got banged up on the climbing structure, it was a fun day.

There has also been time to enjoy swimming at the yacht club, and more recently an adventure tubing.  The boys loved it (Bren was a little nervous).  A fun way to end a summer day in a place we love and call home.

You can see our house and Nana and Papa watching (and the boys waving!)