Papa and Sherri

Monday we got a call that Papa and Sherri switched their flights so they would be arriving a couple hours earlier than planned. Knowing that sometimes Callie needs a heads up before something new happens, I had been preparing her all day saying "Papa and Sherri are coming today." "Maybe, we will see Papa and Sherri tonight." So when we got in the car to go to Sleeping Giant and roast marshmallows with Lindsey, Travis, Mayah and Asher, Callie was calling out "no I want to see Papa and Sherri." We had a lot of fun for family home evening with the Seveys, but it was not enough to sever the thought from Callie's mind. When we got in the car at 8:00 Callie dictated that it was now time to see "Papa and Sherri." So that is what we did, we visited them briefly in their hotel. Tuesday was our day to see Yale. So we toured all the main sites and finished at the book store where we loaded up on Yale paraphernalia. Callie treated Papa and Sherri to a tea party at our house. That evening we devoured a decadent, Callie less, dinner at Zinc. Wednesday we did the car driving tour of Boston and Red Sox baseball. It was raining and then pouring. Their was a brief lapse in rain when we had hope that we would see our Red Sox play. In this one serendipitous moment we walked to our seats took some pictures of us in the stadium then went back to bundle up by the snack stands under the stadium. The rain then began to pour. We bought sweatshirts and hot dogs while we waited for the pouring rain to stop. The game was canceled and we went home. Thursday the guys played golf. Sherri, Callie, and I went to Greenwich to see the shops and houses. We drooled the whole time from the car. The houses are spectacular with grand estates, and walls you can only peek past. We had dinner that night at Sage American Grill on the water in New Haven. Friday was another rainy, yucky day so we decided to stay dry and head to the Peabody museum of Natural History. We had a late lunch at Pepe's Apizza (where Pizza was invented in 1925). Being bloated with Pizza and tired from our day did not stop us from stopping at Liby's Italian bakery where we loaded up with canolies cookies, and tarts. Saturday we met at the Farmers market on Wooster St. and said our good byes. What a great week. As we said good by to our visitors Callie balled out "Papa and Sherri, Papa and Sherri, no go, Papa and Sherri." We were all sad to see them go.

Our May Accomplishments

It is only the 12th of May and already we LaDukes have accomplished a lot in a month. Cameron just finished his last of three 20page papers, not to mention the 12 pages of French translation he turned in. I finished a project in my class "House of the Lord," where my model and plans of a modern LDS temple were on display at Yale. Callie drew her first still life, acquired three pairs of sun glasses (one is lost already and one is broken), got an adorable hair cut, and can now spell "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." Well she can spell the first part. Yesterday we went to our first Divinity School Community Dinner. Apparently they have these free meals once a month, but Cameron was too busy to know about them. It was a nice finish to a hard semester for us all. They BBQed hot dogs and hamburgers out on the Quad. Cameron was in Heaven finishing off no less than two cheese burgers and two foot long dogs. I married him for his appetite. Despite this gluttonous sight Callie again was the one to watch. She started out so shy she would not leave the stroller or my arm. After watching the other children run freely about she led me over to some unintimidating girls who we then introduced Callie to. They all became fast friends and continued to run about having fun. Then for no reason at all Callie started to make friends on her own. She would just go sit by a strange group of adults, strategically positioning her self next to an attractive man. I don't know whether she was flirting or looking for a cupcake. But, her plans were foiled with mom walking up to wipe her nose. Everyone agreed no matter her motive it was an adorable attempt. Today it was back to work, 9:00 we had a garage sale or as the locals call it a Tag sale. We made a whopping $86.00. So Cameron decided to take us all out to dinner and ice cream for Mother's Day. We were so tired but hung in there until the end, and now we are home and cleaning up for the missionaries who are coming over tomorrow. Oh, and we need to get ready for Papa and Sherri's visit on Tuesday.

Spring

We are in the full swing of spring. Cameron is very busy writing 3 papers over 20 pages each, and translating 12 pages of French. He has been hiding out at the desk and on the couch for the past two weeks. We may see him emerge next Friday if all goes well. We have finally gotten the spring weather we have been hoping for. Callie and I have spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the blooms, sunshine, and playgrounds. The spring here is amazing. I have never seen so many flowers in so many different colors. My favorites come out early and have these huge blooms on them. Someone said they are magnolia trees. I am not sure though because they are pink. As soon as one beautiful tree loses it's flowers, another one starts to bloom. It is really amazing. We are not looking forward to the yellow ones in our parking lot. I remember being blinded by them because of allergies. Callie and I have both suffered mildly from them so far. Cameron took us to "Spring Fling" which is the Divinity School Prom. To Callie it was a Ball where she was the princess. It was held in the Historical Society Building, a museum with a cotton gin, Victorian doll house taller than me, an old bicycle, and lots of little boats. We are looking forward to graduation and seeing a lot of our family. Well, I better let Cameron get back to his computer.