Spring in Winter
Mom, Dad, and Isaac were fed up with the slow to arrive New England spring, so we went and did Spring things dressed in our winter gear. We went for a walk around Coolidge Park, not the park with the big pond, but a more urbanized park with ball fields and playground equipment. Here is a shot of Isaac and Dad on the top of the slide:
When the wind died down it wasn't that bad, a nice 35 degrees, but with the wind it was frigid. Nonetheless, Isaac, the hearty New Englander, fell asleep. At the end of the walk he woke up and we put him in a swing. He seemed to either like it or not know what to make of it. Here is the video:
The day before, Mom, Dad, and Isaac went to Holy Cross. Mom had a review session to give and Isaac and Dad explored the hilly campus, in part because exploring is fun, but also because Dad wants to be ready for climbing mountains in Acadia with Isaac in his Adventure Suit (aka the baby backpack). Again it was cold out and the wind was fierce, especially on top of the hilly campus. Not to be deterred, Isaac fell asleep on Saturday too. Here is a shot of Mr. Sleepyhead:
It was funny to watch the reaction of the students. Female students were really taken with Mr. Blue Eyes while male students, having flashes of worst case scenarios in their heads from a random hook up, avoided us like we had MRSA and the Plague combined.
After the Holy Cross adventure we went to Rota Springs, our favorite ice cream place and stood in the FREEZING cold for some ice cream. There was actually quite a line, so apparently we weren't the only ones fed up with winter overstaying its welcome. If spring doesn't want to oblige, fine, we'll just do spring things in winter.
When the wind died down it wasn't that bad, a nice 35 degrees, but with the wind it was frigid. Nonetheless, Isaac, the hearty New Englander, fell asleep. At the end of the walk he woke up and we put him in a swing. He seemed to either like it or not know what to make of it. Here is the video:
The day before, Mom, Dad, and Isaac went to Holy Cross. Mom had a review session to give and Isaac and Dad explored the hilly campus, in part because exploring is fun, but also because Dad wants to be ready for climbing mountains in Acadia with Isaac in his Adventure Suit (aka the baby backpack). Again it was cold out and the wind was fierce, especially on top of the hilly campus. Not to be deterred, Isaac fell asleep on Saturday too. Here is a shot of Mr. Sleepyhead:
It was funny to watch the reaction of the students. Female students were really taken with Mr. Blue Eyes while male students, having flashes of worst case scenarios in their heads from a random hook up, avoided us like we had MRSA and the Plague combined.
After the Holy Cross adventure we went to Rota Springs, our favorite ice cream place and stood in the FREEZING cold for some ice cream. There was actually quite a line, so apparently we weren't the only ones fed up with winter overstaying its welcome. If spring doesn't want to oblige, fine, we'll just do spring things in winter.