Our Summer so far...

We started our Summer with a fun trip to visit friends in Arizona. We spent two days in a hotel in Phoenix that also had a waterpark attached, and then spent three more days in Buckeye with friends. We had a wonderful time! After our visit, Tim headed back here to CT and the girls and I headed to Utah so Sarah and I could go to the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City with my mom, sister, sister-in-law, two nieces, and a few friends. Claudia got to spend three fun-filled days with Grandpa in Salt Lake City. Rumor has it she had Grandpa wrapped around her little finger!

The day after we got home, my brother and his family came to our house for a three day visit. We spent some time at the beach, with huge waves (Tim learned the hard way, that the waves were too big to take little ones out boogie boarding - he ended up with a broken nose and profuse amounts of blood, after a huge wave tumbled him and William), took a tour of the Nautilus, ate some yummy food, and spent some time on the Cliff Walk in Newport, RI. It was so fun to have them come and visit!

While the girls and I were in Utah, Tim started work on the long awaited treehouse in the backyard. Since we have been home, Sarah has spent hours up there with him - 'helping' him build it.

Last week we went to the zoo with our Camp Liberty friends, and had a wonderful time! So, our Summer is shaping up to be a busy one - I'm sure we'll have more to post before it is over.

Pearl Hill State Park...

Last weekend, we went camping in Northern Massachusetts, near the New Hampshire border. We practically had the campground to ourselves, and did have a few hours at the pond all by ourselves...

... of course, Claudia had to see how the mud tastes...

... Tim and Sarah playing catch...

... our big girls!

Challenge Day!

Last Tuesday was' Challenge Day' at Sarah's school. All the Kindergartners were asked to make a hat to wear in a 'hat parade' for the rest of the school. Sarah came up with this design all on her own, and had a great time making it and parading it...

waving to all the adoring fans...

... the parade was followed by all kinds of games, like 'tip, tip, tap',

'fill the water bucket'

'the egg and spoon race',

and 'the potato sack race'.

Claudia just enjoyed the freedom of running around on the school grounds.

Balanced Diet?

So, now that Claudia is one, we can let her eat whatever she wants... Right???

... yes, it's true... she loves to eat dirt! She won't touch Cheerios, but will stuff in handfuls of dirt. I don't understand it either.

Gotcha!!!

Happy 1st!!!

Yesterday, we celebrated Claudia's 1st Birthday! I think the pictures speak for themselves...