It's Summer and We're Off!

Now that we've moved into the first grade realm, the real summer fun begins. On Monday, Penelope began camp - a "big girl" camp with "big girl" hours (8:00 AM - barbaric! - to 4:30), during which she swims, plays, and spends time a lot of time outdoors. It's the kind of camp that memories are made of, complete with camp cheer, tall tales and lots of play. She came home the first day tired, dirty and happy - that's the way I like it.

But let me back track a bit. Here's our little lady on father's day. Ready for the races, don't you think?



We had a terrific father's day picnic. Though we were there for the dads, someone (aka Hoyt) stole all of the attention. Sorry parents if you don't want pictures of your perfect baby on the web. Get used to it.







Penelope was overjoyed to see her cousins, with a new one added to the mix. Where did all of these children come from?



Can't go wrong with a dessert like this.



It was a great day to work hard on acquiring jump rope skills.



To all of the great dad's in our family - Neill (the newest), David, Mitch, Andy, Kevin, Zach and Zeb - a belated happy father's day. You bring up the father's curve BIG time. I'm proud to say that not one of the dad's in our family shows even the slightest resemblance to what I think of as a typical dad of the past - uninvolved and disconnected. And, as far as I know, they all change(d) diapers! Our kids are so lucky.




We have started a new tradition - backyard movies! Last Saturday, we had 16 kids in our backyard to watch Madagascar. And the parents had a great party. It was a blast! Is it too dark to see the scene? We can't wait to do it again soon.





Happy summer to all.