Good Times at the Lake-Part Two

The Kelly & Mubaiwa clans joined us to celebrate July 4th week in NH.  

Happy Birthday to Nanna!

Making paper boats with Backa

Good Times at the Lake-Part One

We spent lots of time at the NH lake cottage this summer.  The girls and I got to stay for almost two whole weeks at the beginning of the season.  They didn't even want to come home at the end although I felt like I needed another vacation 😜.  The first half of our visit we spent with the Kwartler/Mazzeo clan.  It's nice to see Nora & Brenna play with their cousin Hazel.  Plus Molly the dog was there👍🏼

Summer is over?????

We obviously had lots of fun this summer hence no blog posts.  Ted had half day Fridays so the girls and I went into the city to do fun city-like things with him.  

We enjoyed the aquarium especially the seal (sea lion?) that swims back and forth over and over again. I felt a bit sad for some of the creatures since I've been lucky enough to see them in the wild when I've scuba dived.  

The Swan boat ride was such a treat and of course Make Way for Ducklings statue.

Nora and Brenna didn't want to pose with me.

Strawberry picking

They filled up those cartons in no time at all.  Plentiful crop at nearby Verrill Farm.

Play

Brenna wanted me to take a picture of Molly.

Earth Day Parade

Concord's Earth Day was such fun last weekend.  There was live music in the town center, parade & a kid friendly festival. We had lots of fun with so many friends & perfect weather.  I left feeling particularly grateful for our community.  

Matching colors & outfits

Many days Nora & Brenna like to wear all "all pink" or "all purple".  So much for my preference for gender neutral colors.  😉

They like to pretend they are grapes, grapefruits, blueberries.  As you can imagine this puts unique constraints on the laundry schedule.  They also like to coordinate their outfits with each other.   Their latest trend is wearing one rain boot from each pair.  They get a lot of public attention for this one (need to snap a photo of this).