Weekend

This week was full of much smaller activities than last, but full of sweet memories, nonetheless...

Indigo heading in to visit the baby chicks at the Natick Community Organic Farm

Walking the paths at the farm in search of the Forest Gnomes preschool

Indigo dancing with her best buddy, Jack at a concert on the town common.

Long days spent at the town beach, enjoying the sunshine and the setting.

The girls and I have been busily working on their "new" room.  We will show the before and after when we are done!

The girls and the front garden.  The coneflowers are putting on a great show this year!

Warm evening walks with Daddy

Rockport, Ma

Another beautiful day at the ocean.  We drove through Rockport, on the tip of Cape Ann and, finding it crowded, drove on a few minutes to Halibut Point State Park.  Here the shoreline was rocky and windswept-- something I expect to see in Maine when we hit the beaches there next month.  The girls missed swimming in the ocean but enjoyed peering into tidepools...

So many beautiful trees here

The trees were not only beautiful but also great for climbing!

Looking in to the quarry.  The ocean is just on the other side of the trees.

Goofing with the large boulders

We are back!

Sorry for the lack of updates here this summer!  We spent two and a half weeks in Oregon and have spent the last week battling jet lag and kitchen renovations (almost done!).  I am hoping to get back into a groove here, though, because we have lots of fun ahead during the last month of summer.

Yesterday we had plans to attend the Gathering of the Vibes-- a weekend long jam band festival in Southern Connecticut.  Temps over 100 degrees changed our plans, though. We haven't yet been to Connecticut, so we decided to head to Ocean Beach, in New London, in hopes that the ocean breezes would make the day more tolerable.  In two hours we were there and were pleasantly surprised.  This private beach includes a small amusement park, water slides, an Olympic size swimming pool, playground, splash park, and big, beautiful  white sand beach.  The water was perfect for swimming and the waves were kiddie sized.  What a perfect way to spend a hot day!

There were many people at the beach but it somehow never felt crowded

Two little mermaids

Loving the ocean