This past week Eliot and I took a trip to Maine to visit my sister Janet and her family. It was Eliot's first flight and he handled it like a pro!
The three cousins, Madeline, Eliot, and James, were instant pals. 
James and Eliot working out their neck muscles together.
Madeline was a great big sister/cousin. She played gently with the babies, helped hold their carseats in place and got to "hold" Eliot. She had practiced her cousin's trisyllabic name before his arrival and it ended up sounding more like "Ah-lit". Turns out Eliot is a tough name for tiny tongues to master. We got a video of her saying it and will try to get it onto a future post (I didn't have much success posting this time).
With the arrival of Eliot and myself, and the departure of Cameron on a work trip, the Schow home was transformed into Babyland. Janet and I agreed that we have a new and profound appreciation for the parents of multiples. It's amazing how two infant carseats in a small home can seem like 20. We did manage to get out and see some of the sights. Before Cameron left we all went to see the lighthouse on the Point and Janet and I braved a trip to Longfellow's home with two infants and a very hands-on two year-old. We mostly just had a great time hanging out and catching up.
It's a little difficult to read the writing on the sign above but it mentions that Longfellow often walked up to the lighthouse. The bit of poetry quoted is from his poem "The Lighthouse" and says, "Sail on, Sail on ye stately ships, And with your floating bridge the ocean span. Be mine to guard this light from all eclipse. Be yours to bring man near unto man."
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