Make that 7...

A few days ago I posted that Kenneth and I have lived in 2 different states and 6 different places. Well, this fall we are going to make that 7!!!

We'll be looking for a new place to live here:

Kenneth was given a fellowship at the SMITHSONIAN!!! 

He is going to have a residency there for a year, an office, access to their archives, and he gets to work full time on his dissertation for the entire time!

 He is super cute and awesome, so I can't say I'm surprised... 

The question is, how am I going to leave this cute girl (and her brother)? I LOVE them so much.

I have been their nanny since they were this tiny!

Luckily, we will have good friends to distract us. 

Some of our very best friends live in Virginia and Maryland. 

Like these people:

And these:

We will be so sad to leave Boston. But we are excited to explore our new city. 

I am so proud of my smarty pants husband :) 

Happy Birthday Beatrix! And Happy Cinco de Mayo :)

Our little kitten turns 1 year old today! (Today meaning May 5th, which is when I meant to post this)... We love her so much and we are so grateful we adopted her :)

Here are some pictures of her first year:

Here she is when she was so tiny:

Asleep with her favorite toy. One of my hair bands.

One of our first family photos:

She is really good at helping me make quilts:

And even better at helping Kenneth write his dissertation:

We really love her :)

She loves us too :)

Although, it is possible she loves Kenneth a tiny bit more. Whenever he leaves she stands here and watches the door until he comes home, or until I distract her with a toy.

And she is now old enough to act embarrassed when I take her picture:

10 YEARS!

Last week Kenneth and I celebrated 10 years together. Not married –that anniversary is in December and we've only made it 8 years. But, 10 years ago last week we got together for reals. We said I love you and kissed and stuff. Since that time, we dated, I went on a mission, we got married, we have lived in 2 states and 6 different apartments... and we still totally like each other! Can you believe it?

Here we are back then:

And here we are now:

For some reason we celebrate this anniversary even more than our wedding. I think this was the day we decided to be together forever... it's just a technicality that I had to leave and live in Venezuela for awhile before we could actually make it official.

Salmagundi!

One of our favorite things to do in Boston is go hatting at Salmagundi. Have you ever wondered how you would look in a top hat, a bowler, or fedora? This is the place to find out. While their inventory is impressive, the greatest thing about this store is their staff. They are not people who sell hats - they are hatters. Seriously. They can often size your melon by sight! And you can trust their opinion; they are not interested in selling you a hat that doesn't work.

A few weeks ago, my brother Richard and his friend Shawn came to visit over spring break (SPRING BREAK AT MY SISTER'S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SUBURBAN MASSACHUSETTS, WHOO-HOO!!!), and we decided to take them to get hatted. The results? You be the judge -

Kenneth REALLY wants to buy this cowboy hat, but has yet to pull the trigger. He says that since he is neither a cowboy nor a fake cowboy, he is not sure how legitimate the choice would be. But, it looks great, no? Shawn and Richard, on the other hand, wore these beauties out.

You know when it's been since August that you updated your blog and you are pretty sure no one reads it anymore?

Sorry about that! Here is what we are up to right now.....

Mainly just hanging with our kitten.....

Oh, and my cute brother came to visit:

He surprised me and came to visit for his spring break.

I guess I had that coming, since my only wish is to never tell anyone when we are coming to Utah, just so that we can surprise everyone :)

I promise to be better about updating my blog! This post is just a test - to see if anyone is still out there!

I love the ZOO!

My brother and his wife were in town last week (so much fun!), so we decided to take the kids I nanny for on an outing to the zoo. It was a great day for it, not too hot or crowded. The kids loved it and so did we.

Seriously, aren't they the cutest?

I am so in love with this baby gorilla. Isn't he the cutest??

I am in love with this boy too :) Isn't he cute? Yep, apparently we coordinate outfits to go to the zoo.

Your welcome :)

We have also seen this guy walking around the reservoir, dressed just the same. Apparently this is just how he rolls :)