Isn’t that the definition of a perfect frown? Don’t worry! It was short lived. No one can say this boy is not expressive.

I’m going to miss this guy a lot when he goes back to college in a few weeks!

Peanut Maximus loves stuffies. In fact, he doesn’t have just one special stuffy in his crib, he has a whole collection, and they ALL have to be included for every nap and goodnight. Some have been gifted to him, and some have been absconded from his siblings’ collections. (They didn’t…

It was SO HOT. We stepped onto the beach and into the water immediately. The Devious Snail and YaYa went swimming. I just waded around in the cold water. Peanut Maximus threw sticks and stones and was in and out of the water countless times all while watching for puppies…

It had been really busy around here with rowing regattas and baseball games and baseball tournaments. Our neighbor’s yard was featured in a garden tour, and Mr. TOF was busy helping mow and trim for that occasion, which meant that our own yard was a bit neglected for some time,…

I picked YaYa up at 6:00 a.m. and we headed to the grocery store to purchase the birthday breakfast donuts. Just after 7:00 a.m. we rounded up everyone for breakfast in the bathtub. They decided to stand, and it was really hard to get a picture. There may have been…

A bunch of us loaded up the van. We dropped Mr. TOF off at baseball practice and zoomed down to the secret beach until we needed to be back to pick him up. The Devious Snail and Company brought books to read. Peanut Maximus was busy throwing sticks and rocks…

It is the middle of summer! The weather has been great (except for a minor heat wave that we survived last weekend) and there have been so many things to savor with a more relaxed, but still hopping household schedule. Here are some of my recent summer delights: