Aunt Caitlin Comes to Acton

Last weekend, my sister came up from NYC to visit us in our new house.  She'd been to see it as we were finalizing our offer on the house but not since we had moved it so I was thrilled to show it off.  Caitlin has been SO amazingly helpful since Dagny's arrival--visiting us often, helping out at Aunt Ellie's wedding, etc.  With Dan off at frisbee practice, having an extra set of hands (literally) is awesome.  On Saturday morning, Dan took Dagny to run some errands and Finley, Caitlin and I went to a storytelling session at a local bookstore that sells only its own books.  Barefoot Books in Concord is a fun store that we have been to a few times and this visit did not disappoint.  We enjoyed some lovely books read aloud, Finley made a turtle out of two paper plates during the craft time, and then we bought some books to bring home.  Heaven. We stopped by Trader Joe's to pick up a couple items and Caitlin captured a rare Allison and Finley photo that I actually loved, voila! Photo credit: Aunt Caitlin.

After everyone napped that afternoon, Caitlin pulled double duty entertaining both kids at once.  Impressive!

It was a treat to have her here and I was reluctant to take her back to the bus station on Sunday afternoon...but alas, she does have her own life and we will patiently wait to see her again (she's coming back in a couple weeks for the Head of the Charles and then in November when Dan goes to AZ for a family wedding).  We love you, Aunt Caitlin!