22 June 2014

Be sure to take a look at Sofi's post about her recent trip!

Gib learned how to ride a ripstick this week.  He can ride along the patio, turn the corner and ride down the sidewalk to the garage.  He also likes to ride a circle around the kitchen, dining table and front hall.

 We missed Sofi this week as her trip to the east coast continued.  The bananas she would have eaten got riper and riper in our fruit bowl.

 Brandan had a medical conference on the coast so the rest of us joined him for a day at the beach.  Abe, Helen and Gibson can still fit in one hotel bed (once they calm down and fall asleep!)

 Gibson would have happily spent the day in our hotel room watching TV. . . 

 . . .but it was a gorgeous day outside!

This is a photo of Abe, Helen and Gibson playing in the ocean.

 Gibson, Abe and Becky built a sand castle.

 Helen was very good at finding sand dollars.  She showed Abe and Gibson the best spots to look.

Here is a tiny sand dollar-- less than an inch across and perfectly formed.

The kids laid their sand dollars out to dry.  The sand dollars slowly turned green and then white.  They collected 29.

 We met Brandan after his conference and went to dinner at a great restaurant.  We're always on the lookout for local eateries-- not too expensive with original, above average food.  We had great sandwiches and fries at a place called Superfly.  We loved their logo-- the image of Icarus falling from the sky reminds the owner to always listen to his dad-- and their motto-- per angusta ad augusta-- through trials to triumph.

 Sofi arrived home from her trip at 4:30 Saturday morning!  Luckily for us, her body is confused from the time zone changes, so even though she was exhausted, she woke up and spent the day with us.  We've  loved hearing her stories.  Her favorite meal on her trip was an authentic Philly cheesesteak sandwich so we welcomed her home with a version we found online.  Sofi taught us the way locals order the sandwich, "One whiz wid!" (one sandwich with cheez whiz and onions.)  Did ours measure up?  Not really, which is kind of a relief because cheez whiz is pretty disgusting.