Boating the Broads

Today we went boating in the Norfolk Broads, which is a network of canals. It was lots of fun and a GORGEOUS day. As you can see, we each took turns piloting the boat.

(Lest you think the above photo was staged, let me assure you we never turned the boat off or sat idle in the water. Gavin really was steering here. We were livin' on the edge--but not really because the speed limit was 5 miles per hour, sometimes 4.) The scenery was pretty, especially all the thatched-roof houses along the river. Such a beautiful day!

10 months

Gavin is 10 months old tomorrow! Over the past month, Gavin has learned a lot about various appliances and gadgets, including the dishwasher; washing machine; laptop; and the TV (notice how he's used the boxes, intended as a blockade from the DVR and DVD player, to get closer to the screen).He has also enjoyed a month (and still going) of gorgeous weather, which we maximized by going to the park often.Gavin has also expanded his culinary interests over the past month, eating such things as mom's chocolate chip cookies, yogurt for breakfast every day; apple cinnamon cake; and postage stamps (can you see the Queen on the chewed-up stamp packet I fished out of his mouth?).In addition to everything else this month, he's also just been super-cute, which is what these last few photos show. :)

Cowboy

My brother Mike and his wife Melissa sent Gavin this adorable sweatshirt from the University of Wyoming where they both work and Mike is getting his second Masters degree. The Wyoming mascot is a Cowboy, and before Gavin was born my Mom gave him a pair of cute little boots. I think the combination of Cowboy sweatshirt and boots (that he didn't want on his feet under any circumstances) is pretty cute.

Gavin's stats

Gavin weighed in last week at 21.5 pounds, which puts him in the 72nd percentile. They don't measure how tall he is, but I can tell you this: when he stands up, his wet mouth hits just behind my knee.

First feijoada

Whenever we find a Brazilian restaurant we love to order feijoada, which is pretty much the national dish. It's a delicious slow-cooked black-bean and pork stew. Jacob also makes a very delicious feijoada at home.

Today we went to Cafe Brazil in Cambridge where they serve feijoada on the weekends. The above photo is from the street where we parked. Isn't Cambridge lovely? As you can see from the first photo in the post, Gavin enjoyed his first feijoada experience. And in the below photo you can see that he made sensible use of his time and read a book while we waited for the food.

Labor Day pie

While we were in the USA I ate a piece of raspberry peach pie from Flying Star, which Jacob had a little freak-out about because it cost $6. For a piece of pie, not a whole pie. So I was determined to try my hand at a raspberry peach pie when we got home, and that's what I made for our Labor Day meal with friends. It was good, but the Flying Star one was way better. Maybe even worth $6 for a piece. :)