Visitors from afar!

We were so excited to host Jay's parents for their week-long visit earlier this month. We had a very busy week around the valley, including a trip to Yankee Candle Co., dinners at local favorites Pizzeria Paradiso and Bub's BBQ, and a nice bike ride on some of the farm roads around Historic Deerfield.

We also spent a few days in Rockport, one of our favorite destinations on the coast. On our way to Rockport, we stopped at Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau spent two years, inspiring his book Walden; or Life in the Woods.

Site of Thoreau's cabin.

















View of Walden Pond from near site of Thoreau's cabin.



















While in Rockport we made a triumphant return visit to the Lobster Pool restaurant for super-fresh and tasty seafood.
















View of the ocean (looking North) from the backyard of the Lobster Pool.














Fun pics from at the beach in Rockport, including mom's first ever steps in an ocean. Yay!

- JBC