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We took a trip down to Cape Cod with my father’s side of the family. It was my first visit to the area in 15 years and Eli’s first time to the Atlantic. At a time when we’re living through the worst oil spill in our nation’s history, it seemed appropriate to bring him to some clean ocean water while we still have it.
While Eli is still only 7 months old, I’m beginning to understand what it means to live through your child’s eyes. As I get older, and a trip to the beach gets a little less exciting, I now get to watch my own son go through all these experiences for the first time. On top of that, we’re able to share his happiness with our parents and extended family. And there was something about having him around that made everyone feel a bit closer.
Rachel and I took one afternoon for ourselves and a trip to a town called Wellfleet near the tip of the cape. The town was recommended to us by a friend from the office where Rachel and I met each other. Her family lives in the area runs a seafood business called Mac’s Seafood. Welfleet is a perfect little coastal town and Mac’s is a perfect little seafood shack. We stuffed ourselves with fish tacos and fried clam strips. Then we bought 4 pounds of scallops and cooked them up for the family meal that night.
All in all, a perfect break from the giant to-do list that keeps filling up at home and Rachel’s big work event in NYC coming up next week. Eli- For the record, you hit a few milestones on this trip: First toe in the Atlantic, first taste of watermelon, first meeting of the Clark family, and first 6 hour road trip. You’re a blast to have around, little buddy. Even after 6 hours in a car.
We appear to be turning a milestone corner with every day now. In the last few weeks Eli has shown off his ability to sit upright, crawl (or something resembling a crawl), scream, hold his own bottle, and today he stood for the camera (with a little help). As for parenting, we feel like we’ve been in a sweet spot for two months, right after sleeping through the night, and right before he turns fully mobile and begins terrorizing everything in his path. Oh, and one other big development, this boy has developed from his father’s chicken legs to a pair of meaty thighs. You can thank your mom for that someday, Eli. She’s excited to teach you how to use those in the pool this summer.
Video of his new tricks (& thighs) below:
Knock on wood, we seem to have a pretty happy boy on our hands. Ever since his first smile and laugh, he hasn’t slowed down. Sure, he can throw a fit and a breakdown with the best of them, but overall he seems to enjoy himself. After traveling for the last 7 days, it was great to come home to the family and warm weather in Ithaca. Here’s a clip from Russert’s new favorite game of tug on the bottle. Eli is a huge fan.
I was back in New Orleans last week for the second time in a month. But this time Rachel traveled with me and we stayed an extra day as the trip coincided with The New Orleans Jazz Fest. This was our 3rd Jazz Fest and it holds a special place as it was our first vacation when we started dating.
Two highlights from the visit:
1. Dinner with my work colleagues at Arnauds with Ed Helms sitting next to us. Just sitting next to Ed Helms (who plays our favorite Cornell alumni character as Andy Bernard in The Office) wasn’t the highlight. The highlight was watching my wife go giddy star-stuck when he visited our table (she has a bit of a crush on ‘Andy Bernard’). But when one of my co-workers offered to take their picture she got shy and said no. After he left the restaurant and she was kicking herself for missing the photo-op, we discovered that he left his hat at the table. So we didn’t get a picture of Rachel with Ed Helms, but we did get about 6 pictures of Rachel in Ed Helms’ hat.
2. The performance from Elvis Perkins in Dearland at Jazz Fest. We saw Perkins perform when we lived in Brooklyn, but there was something about the atmosphere of Jazz Fest and their energy on stage that made this an incredible show. Here’s a video from their set, and that’s Maggie Gyllenhaal in the floppy hat standing in front of us. (Yes, Rachel went speechless around her too).
Video is from iPhone, so turn your speakers down because the sound quality is a little rough:
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