Boats, Beaches, & Brothers

Avery had a thrilling four days with Reid and Liam.




We walked downtown for the Fourth of July festivities.


Some of us dressed up as patriotic "Lemur Fish."


Opa and Liam check out the water fight: fire department vs. kids of Nantucket.




Boating! Avery wears a little life jacket and enjoys the salty spray.




Beaching!


Naomi, Tim, and Christine create the Liam Monster (or Beach Buddha).


Cephalopod sighting! Several squid showed up and ignited our curiosity.





Outdoor baths for little people make great pictures.


Naomi and Emmet play us a little concert. Avery is mesmerized in Mimi's arms.

Rainy Romance

Our dear friends, Rachel and Jeff, were married in Wilmington, Vermont! The skies poured rain on us, so we hiked up our skirts and took off our shoes for some puddle jumping fun!

The bridal feet.


The pre-ceremony talent show.




A dapper baby joined the celebration.

Summer Lovin'

Tummy time with Tyler


Our homegrowns


The lawn is now open for business


Squash top


Housemate Auntie Brennan brings the edible jungle to bathtime. (As you can see by his expression, this juxtaposition is new for Avery.)


Lauren turns 27!

First Garden Harvest!

Our first harvest this spring: a wee King-of-the-Elves!


We collected the wee King and other herbs in our garden basket.






Avery enjoying his herb garden.


Last weekend, enjoying a garden of flakes in Tahoe.


Papa, with a flower garden for the salad.


Uncle Peter visited, posing in a statue garden.


A Garden of Gorillas in the Mist: Starring the wee King and Sigourney Weaver.


With Auntie Lauren in a garden of crumpets and clotted cream.


With Elsa at the Japanese Tea Garden.


At Dillon Beach, in his Zen Garden.

The Sod is Here!

Chris got a few loads of topsoil and leveled it with rake.


The sod truck arrived early Saturday morning.


Measuring, unrolling, laying.


Looking good.


Voila!