We had an amazing time with old and new friends at Martha's Vineyard.
We stayed at the Wyman's in Vineyard Haven and played, played, played!

the kids caught eels and crabs (with some grownup help)

Sophie took a nap in the beach tent

Noah and Hayley examine a baby crab

Sophie splashing

Noah and Hayley taking in the view from the sand dunes

bob dylan hair

Noah Brown is.... Thunderman
a superhero of his very own invention

Of course, he has also given the rest of us Superhero names:
Sophie is... the Googler
Mommy is... Caroline
Daddy is... the Claw

Sophie is all about the grown-up spoon for her cheerios

BBQ at Aunt Jen and Uncle Zack's house!

Sophie and Will check out the deck

Baby Andrew checks out Uncle Adam

Will and Noah dig in the yard

We had a fabulous time with Grandma Shelley and Great-Grandma Sylvia.

First we went to Skyline Park:
Sophie's looking at Grandma Shelley and Noah on the super-long slide

Sophie swings away while Noah digs in the sand
(apparently he didn't get enough of that on the beach!)
Grandma Shelley and Sophie walk in the park

Grandma Sylvia helps put Noah and Sophie to bed
(Sophie looks like she's already half asleep!)
Who fell asleep first?

Happy 4th of July!

Noah stayed up for the fireworks for the first time -
he wasn't scared a bit (well, he is Thunderman after all)!

Climb aboard the Frye Island Fire Truck!

sunny day - back to the beach!
this time just at beach #3

of course, Noah found a beetle...

and put it in his bug catcher

who will make a bigger mess?

just barely beach weather

but we had fun anyway

waiting for the Frye Island Ferry

Peas!

(amazing what this kid will eat raw but not cooked - like peas and spinach)
from our garden!

Playing Daddy's guitar
(not the new one)

Graceworks End of Year Party!
(Noah is being held by Miss Jeanie in the back)

Playing blocks together: Noah builds, Sophie mostly destroys...

It's June in New England -
that means strawberry picking time!
This year we tried a new location - Land's Sake in Weston MA.

Our friends Anna, Shuba, Sanjeev,
Michele, Laura and Ada joined us for some fun in the strawberry fields.

Even Sophie picked strawberries!

Sophie in the strawberry patch

Sanjeev samples our strawberries

happy day