back in october (same day as these pictures!) steve, parker, and i went into boston for the day. steve was determined to follow the story line of one of his favorite children’s books
steve was the sweetest with his determination to connect the dots for parker. and it was so fun watching parker’s face light up when he saw the actual thing that he’d been seeing in his book for months. truth be told, it was really fun watching steve through it all too. we were cutting it dangerously close to nap time by the end, so parker’s excitement waned a bit but steve’s… not a chance.
i think steve would make a really great “official tour guide” if we ever decide to really hit boston hard with the make way for ducklings franchise. shirts, hats, books for all. i think we could do it up.
enjoy!
p.s. huge thanks to the policeman who posed as michael!
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That is the sweetest, indeed. When I was little and we would take the red line from Cambridge into Boston, our mom always pointed out the duckling island whenever we crossed the Longfellow bridge. It made trips into town even more special. I love that Steve brought the book!
oh yes he did. he was intent on doing the ducklings-tour. not to be confused with the duck tour.
What an adorable way to explore your city! You guys are amazing! 🙂
This is the sweetest thing I have ever seen!! That connection between father and son is truly special, and when it revolves around a book – be still, my heart.
I'm pretty sure this is THE most adorable thing I have ever seen! This video needs to go viral….like yesterday! 🙂
Awesome you thought do that and you could do that. Super cool video. I bet he will love watching that over and over again.
he's already watched it about five times this morning so yes, yes you are correct.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book and I love the idea to actually follow their little ducky walk!!!
Well, whenever I think, there is no way you could get more adorable, you post something like that! It's such a great and inspirinig idea, wow!
thank you so much!!
This is the cutest video ever! And what a sweet husband! I love he was so excited to show Parker and that you got it all recorded on this sweet video. Priceless!
This is the absolute sweetest idea! What a wonderful thing. Thanks for the mid-morning pick-me-up this brought!
This made me super weepy. That is one of my FAVORITE children's books, and this video is just perfect.
Oh Bridget, that is beyond priceless….SO loved this! What a sweet moment and an awesome memory to have for Parker! You have one great man there and I love your enthusiasm for your city and to explore what it has to offer!!!
My heart just melted. So incredibly precious.
This is the sweetest idea! What a great dad!
awww that is so cute!
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Ok, so I'm crying. Haha! Watching parents experience the thrill of teaching their kids is so beautiful, and witnessing a child's wonder and recognition turn on is one of my all time favorites. Love how you put this video together! Just precious 🙂
YES. watching him get it was the best part of the whole thing (particularly in the first scene!).
now THIS. this i love.
Makes me want to go dig out our copy that hasn't been read in many many years! Sadly I'm not famaliar w/the Boston area but I will have to do this 'tour' one day…maybe by then your duckling tour will be up and running. Thanks for sharing sweet Bridget!
this is the best
this is rad! seriously makes me want to find a book like that about milwaukee for the kids! i might have to search now. what a great memory for parker.. and for you & steve as well. thanks for sharing.
there's gotta be a children's book with milwaukee in it! good luck alyson!
Such a sweet way to explore the city! I love this idea!
That was so so cute. Made me tear up. One of those memories you will never forget!
What a great video!!
I love this!
so adorable!! what a neat idea!
This is the cutest thing I've seen in a long while.
Well this just clinches it. Your blog is hands down my favorite blog. And I read a lot of blogs! ♥
robyn! thank you so much! made my night!
I just smiled the biggest smile through this entire thing. He will cherish this for years and years to come. You Hunts! You're so special!
xo
back at you, anna 🙂
one of my favorite children's books! this is the sweetest 🙂
How sweet! And what a great idea!
That was just the cutest thing ever. How cool would it be to do it every year for the next few year. Awesome memories 🙂
What a sweet and amazing thing to do. I loved how excited he was at the beginning when he saw the building that was in the picture. What a great video to have to look back on.
Ah so precious!! I love this
You weren't lying…. This IS a doozy! What a wonderful gem this video is for Parker. You Hunts rick my socks. <3
Gosh this makes me miss Boston! I just need to cone back from vacation already! Lol but what a cute video and a treasure to have
Are you kidding me with this?! What a sweet sweet idea. Well done Steve! Parker is going to look back on this when he is older and realize (even more than now) what amazing parents he has.
This is just full of the sweetest moments–ever. As a follow up — in the near future — can you please have Steve read his favorite Bill Peet book to Parker on a video. You know how many times I have asked. It will be a close second to this winner! (Steve's MIL)
so good. just gave me goosebumps!
this is absolutely the cutest thing on the internet right now. Maybe even cuter than the toddler and the dog that sleep together. Maybe… 😉
that is high praise because that instagram is one of the freaking cutest things ive ever seen.
xo
I don't know if this is hormones but this really got my good, Bridget! Sweetest thing I've seen in a LONG time.
I'm sure I missed this originally because I don't generally watch videos at work (where I read blogs! haha) but I just saw Ashley@Hither and Tither post about it and seriously… the cutest!!! Parker pointing at the building at the beginning, OMG.