Caleb, Nadine and I had a great Daddy Day yesterday. The weather was beautiful (sunny, pretty clouds, and in the mid 60’s) so we decided to go for a hike. We packed up a nice hiking lunch, filled our water bottles, and drove to Great Brook Farm State Park. Caleb nabbed his own trail map when we arrived, and chose a wonderful loop hike that meandered through the woods and also by several ponds and meadows. We had a nice lunch (snacks along the trail, and then a sit-down lunch by the big pond) and said hello to the farm animals. Unfortunately we could not find Nadine’s goat friend, but she didn’t seem to mind too much. Unfortunately, though we packed a great lunch, I forgot to bring a camera. So…

Instead of hiking photos, I offer this photo of “Dash” (from the Incredibles). Caleb was looking forward to Megan’s train arriving in West Medford and rather than giving him a much-needed trim, we decided to spike his hair. He insisted on being called Dash thereafter (yes, all night — he pretty much would not answer to “Caleb”) and could (almost, if you looked really quickly and have very sharp vision) be seen sprinting around the house for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

After dinner we decided to walk to Arlington since the weather was so nice and a bit of walking would be fun. By that point Caleb’s hair dried in a big spikey puff. It was fantastic.