Art Project

I worked on a little art project for the girl's room. I found this idea from a magazine and thought- I could totally make that! I spray painted canvases and made paper flowers. I used my friend's Cricket machine to cut out some of the shapes like the bird and the scollop edging. Ok, I LOVE the Cricket machine- it was so easy and you can do every shape imaginable. I painted the tree branch, and painted the cardboard letters. I loved doing this project. The girls like having bunk beds in their room now and I love it because it gives them more room and room for wall art.

Bailey wanted to put a barrett in her hair the other day. They are getting so big!

The girls and I at Edgartown Lighthouse.
Bailey and Lilly got such a kick spending some time with their cousin baby Charlotte.

Steve and Lauren

Alison and Lauren- beach buddies!

Auntie Trisha was so fun to hang out with one the island. She was so helpful to me while Steve was away for a few weeks. What would we have done if she wasn't there?

We had a great visit with our friends the Shipley's this summer on the Vineyard. We had a great time showing them the towns, going to the beach, fishing and boating with them. They are a great family!
Lindsay and Tracy at a gingerbread house in Oak Bluffs.

Kevin and Lindsay made us some great meals!

Lilly just kills me when she wears this sun hat.

What is summer without icecream? We had a blast spending time with Grandma and Papa!

More MV pictures

Papa and the girls go for a boat ride. Lauren is holding her doll, Emily Elisabeth. This doll went everywhere with us this summer.
Christy Jones and her girls came for a visit for a couple of days. We had a great time with them.
This summer we had to say 'good-bye' to our family dog, Maddie. She spent her last days on the island with us, and we buried her on the property. Now, when we take walks down the lane we put flowers on her grave. We miss her, she was a great dog.

All of us on the beach.

We spent a lot of fun time with Aunt Aubrey and baby Charlotte. Aubrey is such a great mother and Charlotte is such a happy, content baby. All the girls loved being around her.

Hiers Reunion

The last part of our MV trip was a Family Reunion on the Hiers side. Here are some pictures...
Here are the six of us sporting the Cobb's Hill Family Reunion shirts.

What a great looking crowd. All of the cousins had a great time playing and running around.

We had a talent show one night. Despite all of my efforts of destroying all photographic evidence of the skits I was involved it, this picture made it through the cracks. Man did this bring back memories...

The horseshoe tournament. Tracy and I were on a team and we got crushed. Last year I came in second to Mama Jean! I'll be ready for next year!

Here is a picture of a game we played. Stuart threw water balloons up in the air and you had to work as a team to catch them with your towel. Alison was my team mate and we had a lot of fun.

What would a reunion be without eating? What do you think Lilly is thinking in the bottom right corner?

Trip to Martha's Vineyard (Part I)

It is like coming home when we come to the Island. Here are a few pictures of some things we did.

Here we are on the ferry.

Bailey looking too cool for school. Both Bailey and Lilly had a pair of sunglasses and they loved strutting their stuff around the house.

Reading time.

Here we are at the beach. Bailey and Lilly loved to play in the sand and in the water.

Walks on the lane.

Trip to Martha's Vineyard (Part II)

And more pictures...

Alison, Lauren and I practicing. Despite what Stuart says, we did catch fish!

Alison and Stuart working hard.

Here we are at Squibnocket. The twins loved playing in the waves. Tracy and I had to stand between them and the ocean at all times. They were crazy and tried to run past us all the time.

Alison swimming.

Bailey and Lilly weren't too happy being left inside. I thought this picture was cute.

Boston

After visiting New Hampshire, we went into Boston to visit Aubrey and Stuart.

We went to lunch at this incredible Hamburger place called Bartley's. The names of their burgers were... "interesting" but man, did they taste good.

We went into Boston Commons and fed the ducks. If the twins weren't restrained, they would have jumped in and swam after them.

We took a trip on the Swan Boats

Bailey with a duck. She was pretty disappointed after she found out she couldn't eat them.

Here we are with the ducks.

Visiting the Downeys

Our summer trip began with a visit to my brother Joe in New Hampshire. It was great spending a day with them and catching up. Joe and I played two games of cribbage but don't ask him who won both games. Here are a few pictures.

Joe helping the girls make pizza for lunch

The two dads outnumbered and loving it.

All of the ladies