Gma and Papa visit!

Towards the end of June, we were fortunate to have a visit from Grandma and Papa!  You can tell they came during the Boston Bruin's playoffs because it is not every day George Washington is wearing a Bruins jersey! 

 Even the ducks were feeling festive! And in this moment Emma was feeling pretty proud of standing up with no hands!  For the past few weeks Emma kept her parents on their toes while she would take two or three steps here and there.  But this past week she really found her groove and is now an official walker! 

On a side note, we were very sad the cup did not return to Boston.  Emma's godparents, who are always looking out for Emma's best interest, sent her this in the mail :) 

Feeding the ducks in the Public Gardens.

And then Emma went on the carousal for the first time with her mom and Papa.  Fun was had by all!

Enjoying the view of the Public Gardens from the hotel room.

Patrick's first year covering restaurant stocks at work presented a wonderful opportunity to attend a conference in Nantucket.  We rented a car for the day and drove from one end of the island...

to the other...

Pretty little lighthouse!

One of Emma's favorite activities is playing in the sand! Nantucket has plenty of pretty beaches!

The conference held a big clambake on the beach.  Unfortunately it rained but the party went on inside a tent.

Emma tasted her first clam chowder and boy was it a hit!  She is developing quite the sophisticated palate and plain old cheerios is no longer cutting it! 

They even gave each of the kids a sand bucket filled with toys :) 

We stayed at the Cottages at the Boat Basin- our place was the one with the black shutters slightly behind me in this picture.  What a fun experience to stay on the water! 

Here we are on the back deck. 

 Our trip wore everyone out.  Two of us couldn't even stay awake during the ferry ride home. 

To top the week off, Patrick and I went to a wedding while Grandma and Papa babysat Emma.  The groom is Patrick's coworker, Ed, and the bride is the great-granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt! It was beautiful to say the least!