Boston 2015 Visit with Dave, Karen and Zac

We juggled our summer vacation plans around and ended up shortening our trip to Boston. Despite that we were still lucky enough to visit with a few very special friends. Here are some photos of David and Karen and their son Zac who is Lillian's age. Karen is pregnant with a little girl due in January!

Just two kids eating bananas.

Will you zip my sweater?

Simon playing Badminton for the first time. LOVED IT! 

I'm a big kid with a big kid grin!

Hose is hilarious!

Croquet!

Simon teaching Manners At Dinkel's

Simon to lady behind the counter: Can I have a chocolate doughnut?
Emily (whispered reminder to Simon): Did you forget a word?
Simon: With sprinkles!!

Playing Together

Kids have started playing together really well. Favorite thing to play together is Doctor. They both like being the patient almost more than being the doctor. 

Lillian helping Simon put away the Dinos so they can play dr. 

Shot in the belly.

All better... Get up, my turn.

Eating machine.

Lillian is practicing to be an eating machine like her brother. She eats her mean and then when Simon is done she goes to his place setting and finishes his leftovers. 

Morning jam

Kids have been really into music lately. We have an almost daily jam session where Simon distributes instruments and makes up long songs. Don't worry, there is plenty of dancing too.

Comic creation

Jessie and Simon made this comic together! 

Weekend fun - ice cream making

We made homemade ice cream on Saturday. Lillian tried to feed Maddie a fake fish before the ice cream was ready. Maddie wisely decided that she would not eat what Lillian offered.  The ice cream was hand churned and while delicious, was too much work to make more than a serving or two. When the kids are older and can do 100% of their own mixing it'll be easier.

That is a gallon ziplock of ice and salt, with a quart ziplock with half&half, vanilla and sugar.
Rolled in a dishtowel for 5 minutes and then we had ICE CREAM!