Steve and Lilly on our sail boat ride.
Bailey and Lilly loved helping the cars get all clean again.
Our love for walking down the lane is two fold: 1. Find blueberries 2. Find huckleberries
For my birthday we had dinner at the beach- it was great. My sister Trisha was there for a good week with us.
Uncle Stuart with the cabbage patch kids in sand.
My dad, me, Aubs, Stuart and Leon ran the Chilmark Road Race. Leon came in first in his age category!
Aubrey and cute Charlotte at the Edgartown lighthouse.
Me and the all our girls.
Lilly all decked out for the beach.
Papa took all the big kids down to the South beach one night to catch some crabs.
We were so happy Amy and her boys were able to stay for awhile. All the cousins had a great time.
Flying Horses
The Plumbers- Steve and Stuart did many summer projects this year. One of which was installing a new hot water heater.
For Alison's 7th Birthday this year we went with a lemonade themed party. I got this idea from a great party blog here. I made homemade lemonade, and a pink lemonade cake- yum! The girls loved drinking out of mason jars with fabric swatches tied around them. I had a lot of fun putting this together.
The girls all painted a craft during the party.
A little game of horse-shoes.
This little bench has been on the to-do list for a long time. I've wanted to recover it and paint it white for awhile. I wish I had a before- shot, but since I don't you can just enjoy how it goes with the flow of our room now. Thanks to Grandma Muriel for giving us this beautiful antique bench.
Our friends the Burgraffs put on a great show for the fourth of July.
Lilly loved the sound of the fireworks. She kept covering up her mouth and squealing with delight.
All the girls loved the show too while trying to stay hydrated. Oh- the heat!
For two weeks my friend Elinn and I put on an Art Camp for our children and a group of their friends. They did all sorts of projects and at the end of class they could help make an artistic edible snack. Here, they all helped make dirt cups with worms (pudding, crushed-up oreos, gummy worms). Elinn and I had a great time putting this together and everyone had fun.
Collage Art
Icecream cones filled with a mix of snacks.
Lauren lost her first tooth last week and was thrilled the tooth fairy would be coming to her house.
We've started swim lessons for Alison and Lauren and we all love going frequently to the pool.
Lilly
We went to Steve's family work party where we went on a boat ride around a beautiful pond.
Happy Father's Day! We love you!
Lilly and Bailey turned two at the end of May. We had a little family birthday party complete with cupcakes (our favorite birthday dessert).
Bailey ready to devour the cupcakes.
"Excited" says Lilly
Bailey and Lilly are so funny to watch as they play together and help each other. If one of them is not in the room with us they will say, "Where Bailey go?" or "Where Lilly go?" They are enjoying playing playdough together, going for wagon rides, copying each other, singing, dancing, and stealing silly bands from their sisters. We love them and we are so happy they are in our family.