O, Canada!

We had a terrific week up in Nova Scotia in mid-September.  More boats, trucks and birds than Little Mr. Farwell could count--all to his delight!

Greeting a huge turtle in Halifax

Ducking under a wave in the same cool Halifax park

Cannons in a fort at the top of Halifax

"Taking pictures" of the harbor

Life jackets, check!

Kayaking on shore before Daddy headed out to explore the lake

A lake all to ourselves

Mahone Bay, one of our favorite places

Not sure about the chickens...

Very sure about the sticks!

All done apple picking, time to start the apple eating

There's an awesome playground in Lunenburg

Whale rides and everything

Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

Look closely, Little Mr. Farwell was swallowed by a whale

Silliness

Here are a few pictures from the last few days.  Little Mr. Farwell enjoyed visiting with his Great Aunt Ruth over the weekend, has started making dinosaur/dragon sounds in his fun green dragon towel and couldn't get enough of his Grandad's hat.

Playing "in" the sprinkler

Little Mr. Farwell's approach to playing "in" the sprinkler is a little unconventional.  He's a proud--and very happy--non-conformist.

Turtle, Truck, Tickle

What do these things have in common?

They are three of Little Mr. Farwell's new favorite words.  He has turtles on his sandals, he loves spotting trucks, and he delights in tickling anyone in reach (including himself).

Here are a handful of pictures that his dad has taken over the last few weeks

Getting ready for Mizzou football season, it's never too early

Drawing at mommy's desk

Going for ice cream with Emmaline and family

"Riding" his tractor

Happy Birthday Daddy?

Mid-Summer Update

Little Mr. Farwell enjoyed the South Carolina shore last week with his Nana, Grandad, Uncle Chris and mom.  The quaint, self-declared "arrogantly shabby" town of Pawleys Island delighted the little guy--particularly all of the dogs he met on the beach, the sailboats he saw, the sand he dug his chubby little fingers into, the foot-washing faucet he could turn on himself, and, of course, all of the laughs and hugs with family.  We finished up a great vacation week by playing with friends, visiting Drumlin Farm and Elm Bank Park, and spending lots of time laughing with Dad.

Moving Nana's chair up and down was, officially, hilarious.

He would have spent all day, everyday playing with the faucet.

Making sure he got all of the ice cream

Triumphant in his no-shirt-necessary ice cream eating

Playing with the raft and Grandad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Elm Bank Park in Natick--where there is an entire garden dedicated to kids!

Spaghetti night out--these guys love their pasta!

Hug-fest at Drumlin Farm.  In between hugs, Little Mr. Farwell and his friends pet a chicken, took a hayride, moo'ed at cows, and had a fun picnic.

Hello summer!

Little Mr. Farwell loves being OUTSIDE (which is clear when he yells 'ou-ide' whenever we bring him inside).  Here are some pictures from his adventures OUTSIDE at Richardson's Farm, the beach in Gloucester, the playground in Weston and our yard  (and a couple inside--to share the joy of climbing up on chairs with you).