Birthday Cruise on the Charles River

Thursday was Bob's 31st birthday and we had the wonderful opportunity to go out on a sailboat on the Charles River that afternoon. The kids had never been on a sailboat and so we were all very excited for our adventure. One of Bob's classmates took us out and we had a lovely time. We got to see the island from the book "Make Way for Ducklings" up close and of course we got a little lesson in sailing too. It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon! Later we came home for cake and ice cream. Josiah was the cake mixer this year and Joshua and Chloe did an excellent job frosting the cake. Abigail went with Bob to get his haircut so she didn't participate in the decorating this time. Later that night Bob and I went to a dinner party with some of his classmates. It was a fascinating evening as we were dining with a woman who is royalty in Fiji, a young lady who works on capital hill, a gentleman who was previously the district attorney for the city of San Diego, a Harvard Law School student, a woman with a Master of Divinity from Harvard who is doing research on the question of the possibility of having religious integrity while working as a lawyer/politician and others! The conversation over dessert was quite lively and engaging. It is truly a picture of our regular interactions here at Harvard. Amazing!