Sunday at the zoo

Today the Boston Kidney Walk was held at the Franklin Park Zoo. We'd seen ads for the event on the subway and decided that if we went we could kill two birds with one stone by raising money for kidney diseases such as Elliott's and seeing a bunch animals (worst case, we donate his kapot kidneys to the lions for feeding, right?). Although it rained for a few minutes, the outing was a success. Animals, face painting, and a little exercise makes for a great Sunday morning activity.

It's a girl!

We have a new addition to the family! She's a 4-month old Boston Terrier. Her name is Carley, but we've been calling her Keiki.

Happy Birthday Ama/Mom!

Less than 24 hours...

in my 20's.

We've arrived!

We're officially American residents again, although it still feels like we're countries away from the West Coast. We arrived in Cambridge last Thursday and have settled into our temporary housing. The search for a permanent place to live has begun! Cameron started work on Monday. Megan and the kids have been exploring the neighborhood searching for playgrounds and playmates. We live in a "biotech ghetto" where there are more HPLCs than toddlers, so finding friends has been slow. Elliott and Theo miss their friends from Eindhoven very much, but are doing well adjusting to life without them. We're fortunate to have many friends who live in New England, and we've already met up with a couple of them, which has been great.

Hopefully we'll have a permanent place to call home soon - we'll be sure to post pictures once we've found the perfect place. And if you're ever in the area, please let us know, we love visitors!

Final days in Eindhoven

The blog has been a little static lately, primarily because we're frantically enjoying our last moments in the Netherlands. We've enjoyed a few last-minute car trips, bike rides, frites feeds, a trip to Spain, and going away parties. We're slowly starting to post pictures in our online photo album, so check it for updates.

The movers came today, and we check out of our apartment tomorrow. Having someone move your stuff is much easier than doing it yourself! Our flight to Boston is on Thursday, and for the next few months we'll be living in an apartment in downtown Cambridge. Let us know if you're in the neighborhood, and we'll try our best to put you up or take you out.

Theo's Birthday!

Theo turned one on Tuesday - yippee! We had great weather and a fun birthday party at a local park on Saturday, and we had a nice family dinner on Tuesday night. We even got to eat cake and open presents with Ama on the webcam! Here's to another great year.