New England Vacation, pt 1

We recently got back from visiting friends in New Hampshire and making a quick stop off in Maine. For the first few days, we stayed with Angela's friend Heather (who's a terrific mom), her husband Geoff (an inspiration of a father), and their amazing kids, Jackson and Zoe. They could not have been more gracious hosts.

Heather managed to take some time away from her super impressive job as a public defender (has an appropriate, vaguely super hero ring to it, I think), and Violet got to spend some quality time learning from Jackson and mildly terrorizing Zoe. Vi is starting to get really possessive about whatever she (or anyone else) is playing with, and it was certainly good for her to learn a few lessons about sharing.

Violet did pretty darn well with the trip in general, but she did wake up around 5:30 most days. Angela and I pretty much took turns getting up early, and on my days with V, we went for some nice long walks. She's really good at spotting wildlife, pointing, and giving me a cautionary, "DA!" I try to respond with something that lets her know I was really listening, like "well, I don't know how you know so much about the social habits of the Oriole, but please do continue." She's got a lot of Da to say, and I've been learning a lot.

Lastly, people, let me just say this: LOBSTER ROLLS.