Last weekend, the Twenter family came to visit after Libby had been to the school Book Fair.
She had bought the book Fancy Nancy which she read to her cousin Anna.
Sunday, Davis and Libby circled toys they wanted for Christmas while Brett. . .
had hot chocolate and did some math work.
We had a rip-roaring time, but wished Roman could have joined us. We will ALL be together soon.
We started out with my two favorite girls letting me read Fancy Nancy which Libby had just bought at her school book fair. 
The boys loved the candles being lit. . . .
They all liked the singing and blowing out the candles. . .
But, Anna knows the best part is eating the cake. . .Anna, in a few weeks you'll get more cake for your birthday.
My first birthday party was well-documented by my mother in my baby book. I think this is probably in our flat at 4616 A Arsenal St. because I don't remember anyone else having a fireplace mantel like that.
Although I may not have too many of the presents from my first birthday, I do have a card that my Grandpa and Grandma Long gave me. One of the dolls may be one of these.
Below is a photo of me at ONE---Leah, note the hair and compare it to Anna's.
I'm guessing the photo above (one of Aunt Norma's photos)was Steve or Bob's birthday (3 weeks after mine and 5 weeks before mine). In the front are Norma, Steve and Bob (with his mouth open). In the back are two women I don't know, me jabbering to my Uncle Ron, followed by my Grandma Long, Aunt Maxine and a woman I don't know.
Ft. Leonard Wood consists of 60,000 acres, is the largest training facility in the United States and has 34,000 people living there at any one time. I was surprised at the many new buildings, including the 4 elementary schools we saw on the base. Our over-sized bus limited some of the areas we went to.
We packed quite a bit in our 3 day trip to Boston. We stayed in the Custom House which is the lit clock tower above. As you can see it's in easy walking distance to Quincy Market (the pillars).
(From Tom and Donna's room) The white steepled building and domed building with the long buildings attached and across the way are Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market.
We took a bus tour where we saw Cheers (the bar the TV series was based on).
Boston has that wonderful juxtaposition of historic buildings and modern skyscrapers which actually intensifies and reflects the history that's Boston.
Fenway Park---didn't looks so much traditional and historic as run-down. Don't tell the Red Sox fans about the new stadiums with padded seats, buffets, elevators. . .they'd rather rough it. . .but, then we always suspected they were masochists.
I got to visit my cousin Bob in his new "digs" at Brigham House.
He has a view of an elementary school baseball field right outside his window. He said, "It's not Fenway Park, but . . ." I didn't want to hurt his Red Sox feelings by telling him it looks more comfortable than Fenway.
Within walking distance of Custom House was also the IMAX theater (we saw "3D Hubble") and the New England Aquarium. They featured a penguin exhibit. . .
And a huge tank rising several stories that is the core of the museum.
We even saw divers feeding the fish.
Our trip ended with an excursion to the country-side south of Boston (seen in the distance) to see some color. We were still a little early, but. . .
