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Auntie Dana's Visit

We were so happy to have Auntie Dana recently come to Boston for a visit! Dana and I worked together years ago at the U of MN and have been the best of friends ever since. She has lived in Europe (Italy and now Belgium) since 2004, but we have continued to collaborate on research projects that have afforded us many visits in the U.S. and abroad over the years. Most recently she came to Boston to work and stay with us for 8 days! It was so great to see her and work on projects together, as always, but the best part was all the time that Silas & Zoe got to spend with her.


We played every day when we got home from work.



And there was lots of great hanging out time over the weekend!


It is pretty challenging for me to take S&Z out shopping alone, so we decided to take them to Target one day while she was here. The babies recently graduated to "big kid" carseats and as a result have foregone the snap-and-go stroller, so they were much more comfortable in the City Mini for this shopping adventure!


Silas got fussy about halfway through the shopping trip, so he got to ride in the cart!


This left poor Zoe riding solo in the double stroller...


You can see why it might be hard to navigate this alone!


Auntie Dana also helped us figure out public transportation for the first time (separate blog post to come!),


entertained babies while we installed new carseats,

helped me boil water and wash dishes and clothes by hand during the boil order,


and helped me deal with hot and tired babies during brunch at Auntie Vanessa's house!



I wouldn't call Dana's visit to our house a vacation, but we sure did love having her here!!!! We miss you already, Dana!!!
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  1. danisceddaMay 9, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    I miss you guys too! I had so much fun hanging out, and I hope to see you again soon!

    lots of love,

    Auntie Dana

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