a visit from the new hampshire lipmans

Overboard's brother Henry, his wife Melissa, and our nieces Haley and Bessie Margaret came to visit this past week. We hadn't seen the girls in quite some time, so it was wild to see how much they've grown.

Haley just celebrated her seventh birthday, and as a special gift, she got to go to the American Girl Place store and get a brand new doll. Meanwhile, Bessie Margaret is hysterical, as she's on the move, and loves to make a bee line for things that are bad for her. Upon first entering our house, she waddled her way straight to the cabinet under the sink and tried to explore the chemical cleaning products. Did I mention that we haven't really child-proofed our house just yet?


Melissa and Haley with her new "American Girl"


Bessie Margaret, the fearless explorer


Haley the rockstar

Since the Lipmans stayed downtown, we met up a few times for dinner, and Overboard even took them to the pool on Friday afternoon (though Haley opted not to go in once they got there).

We're looking forward to seeing everyone again at Thanksgiving!