Dad returns!

After a long hiatus, Dad is back to report on this little maniac of ours. Gwyneth, Iris and I spent this weekend getting ready for Thanksgiving, which is creeping up! Getting ready mostly meant eating up all the things in our fridge before we leave later this week to hang out with Grandma Kathryn (my mom) in Cummington, Mass. We just subscribed to a CSA, and so eating up all the perishables in three days is actually going to be quite difficult, as we have monster bags of carrots, fruits, and all things tuber. Maybe the tubers will keep until we return...

The weekend's food-centric activities started as they always do with a trip to the neighborhood farmers market where we ran into some good friends, bought several delectable dairy products (homemade egg nog anyone?) and played in the leaves. The market is right next to a large park where we often relax after shopping and nibble on our loot (zucchini-cranberry muffins - yum).

It's good to spend this time outside because when we're in the house, Iris wants to do only one thing, and that thing is play-doh. Actually, that's not quite correct, she wants us to make play-doh shapes while she tells us what colors to use. I had some success there making blocks instead of animal shapes, but then Gwyneth started making fabulous peacocks and that was that. We're looking forward to having a few quiet days over the holiday, which won't actually be quiet, but at least it will be a change of pace. Apart from seeing family and friends, which will of course be wonderful, we're eager to make use of my mom's new sauna, and to have some free babysitting as we go see the new Harry Potter movie!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.