Matthew and Carolyn had spent last night with their friends Danny and Lindsay who’d moved here last years. All four of them were lawyers. Anna stayed her with Kate and Steve.. which are .. (amazingly) her grandparents. This morning I met up with Matthew, Carolyn, Danny and Lindsay to show them beta before brunch out at the house. 

 

It was fun showing Danny and Lindsay the house. Anna took advantage of another tour to ring the bell !

 

Kate and Steve left after lunch for a long electric drive down to state college.. .. After we said goodbye to them we hiked down tot he lower gorge for some rock skipping and bubbles with Anna

 

this has really felt like a weekend !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Another Fun day with the Lachmanns..   We had another visitor too. Diane is leading the charge to try and mouse proof our house. She’s done a ton of work to seal holes in the foundation and the sill. It’s working .. our mouse capture per week is way down. One of the steps is that I have a new game camera that we’re using to see where the critters come in. It’s amazing to see how many try. One surprise is this guy. it’s a small possum that every night walks around our house and checks out our back and front doors.. he’s not getting in as far as we can tell. but it’s weird to see him ..  Note.. he may look like a huge rat.. but we have enough pictures and measurements to knwo he’s actually a small possum.

Once everyone woke up we all headed to Beta for a quick tour.. then down to Burlington to hang out on Church street  (there was a doggy costume event) and  visit the echo center. So fun to have a little one with us !

Nite all, nite sam !

-me

I love not working Fridays ! We spent the whole day with Steve, Kate, Matthew, Carolyn and Anna.. We got to see Vermont and our life through the eyes of a 20 month old. First stop was Ben and Jerry’s.. .. We spent most of our time playing on their very cool accessible playground

Then home so Matthew could work and Anna could nap. Diane, Steve, Carolyn and I hiked Bolton

 

Then home for a yummy pesto dinner.. Nice having  visitors !
nite all, nite sam

-me

Super excited to be getting guests today. Our friends Matthew , his wife Carolyne and their 22 month old kid Anna are coming. ..

But first some work.. the high point today was getting to Generator to clear out Betas studio there to use for a new project. We’re going to be helping with a new FIRST robotics team coached by our friend Joe. I’ super excited by it !



Matthew wand Max have been freinds since they were both about 2 months old. we met

Speaking of work.. there was a great article in the UVM Alum mag today that featured our work friends Shannon, Bella and Vincent.. Really nice to see !

Got home to find Matthew, Carolyn and Anna already there.. Matthews mom and Dad .. our good friends Kate and Steve came in later. They’ll be staygn for the weekend. It’s gonna be so fun to have a toddler in the house !

 

More on their visit in the next couple of days !

nite all, note sam

-me