End of Summer Update

Hey all,

It is late-September now....still feels like Summer given the temps in the 80s. But, real Fall is coming; the leaves are turning, the temperature is falling into the 40s at night.

So, guess I need to get out the August post! Especially since then, I can move on into Fall and to Emma's birthday (which just happened last weekend).

In August we visited New England. Maine first, then NH (including a side-trip to Kabeyun). Pictures here and most likely in the entries following this one will include pics from this trip.

Here we go:


Maine.

Weather was amazing. Got out on/in the boats. Shelling. Walks on the beach. Finished knitting project! Exercise. Dinners. Desserts....Kids and parents had a wonderful time.

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Around the house:

 

 
I loved this library. So did Emma. We rented Downtown Abbey, second season. Yahoo!

 Lilly continued to wake up very early. Some days before 6am. Thus the necessary morning forays out of doors.

Views from the kayak via Benjamin River:

Go Portsmouth

A-top Blue Hill with my man. Sans girls!

Out and about on ocean-side, beach combing day hikes/walks with the girls:

On the boat:

Shelling with Neena.

Summer Activities

After our less than ideal camping trip, we've decided to stick close to home until we leave for Maine/NH in late August.

Here are some pictures of Lily, Emma and me and our friends Tomas and mother Andrea at our local Museum of the Rockies.

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A few more photos of camping and a lengthy Emma and Lilly photo shoot I can't cull

Still more. Can't help it. I get a little photo crazy when outside and on vacation.

 I am obviously a bit tired and zany (note hair, coffee in hand and expression on face). But, happy.




Some other nice moments:

Lilly was at her best under these situations: on blanket, in morning pre-heat hours, wearing warm clothes, and with blueberries, milk and water bottle available. And (near, but not actually being held, by Dad):

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I am aware that the following is "a bit much", but Emma was doing something funny here, like building an exercise rink, or something important like that. She worked on it for at least 30 minutes. And I liked the way Lilly was just watching her and what was going on so casually as she ate her bagel.


Here you go:

Lilly eating a bagel.

Lilly starts to watch something.

  It is Emma. She is working at something with my Radio Flyer walker"..."My sister is a little strange", thinks Lilly.

"Very strange...."

"Wow, she is still working.."

"Can anyone explain to me what Emma is doing??"

"Hmmm...."

After about 15 minutes of hard pushing of the walker, Emma is done. She is happy obviously, but what is she up to?

Ready, set, go!

Now, Emma has to reset the track.

"What else is going on around here?"

"Dad is doing 'something". Always 'something'."

"Bagel."

"Wow, Emma is working really hard, again..."

..."Sure do like this bagel."