Summer Happenings

This is Nathan's kitty. He has taken to calling her "my little one".




Thomas cuts me a bouquet every summer from our yard usually without my knowing it...what a pleasant surprise!



For any of you who know Boston's road reporting...here is the infamous Citgo sign. We had a bit of time before the game and we got sick of hearing two bad cases of the gimmies, so we went to watch Route 90 traffic.



This statue, outside of Fenway Park is Ted Williams giving his cap to a cancer patient...he was a big supporter of the Jimmy fund and we now have a tunnel named after him.



Finally, a picture inside Fenway park before the game. It took several innings before the boys started to take interest in what was going on. Then we wanted to leave at the seventh inning and they didn't want to! We stayed until the end of the eighth and missed the best part of the game. Apparently in the ninth, David Ortiz thought the pitcher was trying to hit him with the ball and decided to take it up with him.

All the boys can talk about is convention. Everything smells like it to them...cut vegetables, wet pine needles, early morning, cut grass (like Altamont, I was told). Thomas just drew me a map of Milford, slightly out of scale, but complete! They are so excited!

Fourth of July

The parade watchers.


Thomas with a balloon head piece.




Finally, cooling off in a inlet.






Chilling after all that play!



Going out to see the fireworks in Plymouth harbor.



I think I need a frame for this picture!

Last Day of School and On

Getting off the bus on their last day of kindergarten.

Picking strawberries with Grandpa.

Just a lazy day of summer.

Swimming with Daddy! The water temp is up to 84 and we are LOVING it!

Our Latest Additions

The gray kitten, named Daisy, is Nathan's and the (mostly) tuxedo kitten, called Dixie, is Thomas'. I say mostly because her sides aren't all black, they have light-colored brown vertical striping. I also tried to include a picture of Daisy's pale white horizontal striping. The boys are doing very well with the kittens. They are so small that I hardly think they could be older than 2 months, but their paperwork declares they are coming up on 3 months. They are not related but are from the same cat rescue league out of Lancaster, MA. We got them the Saturday after school was out.

Birthday Boys

At the start of the week....opening Grandma and Grandpa's presents while they were here. Electronic toothbrushes!



They wanted robes. They chose the material and I made them while they were at school.

The big present! Bows and arrows.

Matt bought a target and extra arrows too. The day was beautiful so they were able to use them once Matt had them all assembled...not easy without directions!

Cake time....R2-D2. Unfortunately, this is the only picture!

Their last present of the day....thank you, Jesse! Yes, a dirt-bike.

Sunday Morning

If there is time Sunday morning, this is what happens! They are both very good about getting dressed and ready to go....that sure makes it easy!




Thomas definitely didn't get his nice hand-writing from his parents but thankfully both his grandmothers have lovely writing. He can also draw so I think that flows into his writing.

Teeth and more

Working with grandpa in the woods...the three woodsmen.



Thomas lost his first tooth last week!



When I was a teenager, my parents bought me a bow and arrows. It's been resurrected and happily used almost every day. Unfortunately, I know almost nothing about archery other than how to string the bow but they seem to enjoy seeing just how far they can send the arrows. I found an old box for a target which they used briefly. Wish I could find a course for them.

Yesterday, the boys saw a coyote up close in our yard. I let the chickens out early and about an hour later we heard them angrily be-gawking. We jumped up and there he (?) was between our wood pile and our back steps. He looked just like a German shepherd except that his coat appeared to be mottled blending him nicely with the ground. He looked healthy and beautiful. If our chickens hadn't been in peril, we would certainly have enjoyed studying him a little longer.