:When it's Summertime and the weather is fine..."

There is LOTS to do in the Summer in Boston! We have been keeping VERY busy lately with daily outings to some of the many fun things to do in the city.

Our ward has a Summer Outing group that goes somewhere fun every Wednesday. We have done Tie Dying, gone to this really fun local park with a playground, sandpit and splash pad, and to Walden Pond.

Thursdays we go with our new friends Becky and her kids Dylan (who is 4) and Avery (who is 6 months) to the Library for story time and then pick out new Library books to read for the summer reading program. Thatcher loves coloring in his little book so that he can get a prize from the Librarian when we go. After Library time we walk to McDonald's for lunch. Thatcher and Dylan get along really well. Dylan lives upstairs from us and Dylan's Dad, Doug, is Todd's TA. We see them often and they are really fun friends.

Yesterday we went with the LFM SO group to a famous spot in the Boston Commons, the Frog Pond. It is a huge 6 inch deep wading pool that was packed with kids and parents. In the Winter it is a ice rink, so we are for sure going to have to go back and try it out. The boys love water and it was a nice relief from the heat and humidity we have been having lately.

It is great to have so much to do, and to enjoy all the fun Summer activities while they last.

The Splash pad at Dana Park

Thatcher didn't waste any time, he jumped right in.



Taggy on the other hand was a little put off by the cold sprinklers.

The only picture I got at Walden Pond. Thoreau would turn in his grave if he saw all this nonsense at his peaceful, tranquil, pond.

Thatcher and Taggy running into the Frog Pond. They were

ready for some relief from the heat!

Our little froggy in the Frog Pond.

Trying to immerse himself in water.

The moms of the SO group.

Brotherly love.