It Wasn't Really So, But it Seemed to Be...

I was walking along the river bank yesterday afternoon. The composition of the bank has totally changed; this spring brought so much flooding and such high water levels that there is now a 4 foot bank of sand along the edge. It's lovely with the birds chirping, breeze blowing, sound of the water rushing by...for a moment I felt transported back to the beaches of Massachusetts. Until the breeze brought me a lovely and strong scent of cow manure, courtesy of the dairy farm on the hill directly across the river. I had to laugh! This, I thought, is the Vermont beach! It's close to the real thing, but there's no escaping that eau de Vermont!

A Birthday for a Princess

We usually try to have a Memorial Day BBQ every year and this year we figured, "why not combine it with M's birthday since we'd only be inviting the same people anyway?" It seemed like a good idea at the time...Actually, it was a lot of fun, the weather cooperated and the kids even went swimming in the river for the first time this year. If only we hadn't tried to poison off our guests with a bout of strep throat, poison ivy and a tick! I wonder if anyone will attend next year's party...M has not put down her Ariel doll since yesterday. I think at the age of 3, she will remember this birthday and all her princess friends who attended.

Leaf Peeping

It's that time of year again, when the "sky is high and the horses are fat" as they say in Korea. The fall foliage this year has just been spectacular and while I don't have the best pictures, here are a few scenic views close to our house. Just trying to make you jealous!

Kid's-eye View

W took these pictures one day and I just think it's fun to see his view of the world.

Spiders

Just a few spidery things to get you in the Halloween mood....Some dewy spiderwebs in the morning fog and a spidery M, in her costume and loving it.

Beach Baby

This picture was just too cute, I had to put it up. And you can follow this link to a little movie about the Beach Baby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Surf and Sand

Last weekend we went camping for the first time since W was a baby. Our new tent was so great with the two rooms and the boys really enjoyed racing around at night with their flashlights pretending to be motorcycles. We even made a new friend: a walking stick, the coolest bug I've ever seen.The next day we went to Salisbury Beach, the beach we always visited when we lived in MA. It was so great to be back and we lucked out and got the perfect 90 degree beach day. We loved it. It's going to be an annual trip from now on!