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

Yum, yogurt!

Artisan loaf #4
(#3 was made in Maine. I forgot to take a picture)
Also, check out our new food blog. It's a work in progress.

Noah takes very good care of his garden.

Spinach (this was eaten soon after by Noah, straight from the garden)
And pea plants (no pods yet).

It's Dairy Day at Drumlin Farm!

Hayley, Josie and Noah get to know one of the sheep.

Noah and Josie check out the sow.

Hayley says, "Meow, meow..."

Finally, ice cream in the meadow. idyllic.

Noah took some great pictures at Drumlin too!

A lovely spring day at the Arboretum with the Tytell family.

a strategy meeting?

I'm going looking for the snacks!

It was hard to pick a reasonable number of pictures to post from Memorial Day Weekend up on Frye Island - after a long winter, there was just so much green! The weather wasn't fabulous, but we made the most of it anyway.

Daddy manning the grill.

Grampy taught Noah how to cast a fishing rod!
They practiced for a long time on Beach 3.

Sophie had a lot of fun with Daddy's hat.
Here's lookin' at you kid!

Time for bed! Nana reads a story to Soph.

Grabbing a little sunshine before we head home!

the peas are starting to come up! (left middle)
and lettuce! (right middle)

We gave Noah his very own camera for his 4th birthday.
Here are some of his first pictures:

Happy 4th Birthday, wonderful boy!
We love you sooooo much!
Everyone should have cake for breakfast on their birthday!

And cupcakes for dessert!

Happy 4th Birthday Party to Noah!
We made picture frames...

finally met new cousin Andrew...

sang happy birthday (video below)and ate gigantic ice cream sundaes!