A couple of years ago I realized that if you don't take advantage of the fine weather in June, then July and August fly by and one wonders what happened to summer. This year we had every weekend in June booked and on top of end-of-school activities it was a busy month. Pictured here is Caroline at her recorder concert - can you hear the dulcet tones?
Caroline received a medal for her achievement in the 3rd grade Continental Math League competition organized by the before-school math team. In each of 3 tests, the top 6 scores from the class counted towards the competition and the class had enough perfect scores on all 3 tests to score an aggregate perfect 100% and be crowned National Champions. Way to go, Bowman bears!
Milestone for the 12 Taft Ave household, hosting its first sleepover party with Caroline's friend Chloe and Erin's friend Vivian.
Heather took the older girls to Atlanta and it happened to be the weekend where the church displayed flowers in memory of her brother Geoffrey.
This trip to Atlanta turned out to be nonstop fun for the girls - bouncing...
sliding...
dolphin-watching...
...saying "open sesame"??
Caroline kept Dad up to date with nightly notes
do they still call it Hotlanta?
Meanwhile, back in Boston Dave took Tessie on a couple of excursions to collect DCR passport and Mass Audubon stamps - pictured here: Nahant Beach, a much preferable alternative to Revere Beach.
I do hope that this is the only ink that Tessie puts on her body
and it's never to early to learn about the lousy life of colonists thanks to the Blue Hills trailside museum
Heather's work-sponsored b-day cake
At home we had normal-sized cupcakes
I thought cats lacked functional sweet receptor taste buds
Friends from our grad school days invited us up to their vacation house in Ogunquit, Maine
It was walking distance from one of the rarest Maine sites, a public-access sandy beach
Our hostess Jane always outdoes herself with the food
Dave's W-and-M friends Keith and Grace met us downtown for dinner and a chance to hang out with Vincent and Drew
The kids played great together and were in full-on crazy mode for picture-taking.
Next W-and-M group vacation needs to be on the West Coast to include these guys
Heather's grad school roommate Sarah came to town for a conference
We all went to the DeCordova Sculpture Garden
Since this wasn't an exhibit, the kids could play in the teepee
Tom and Amy joined us for Heather's birthday dinner at Season to Taste, a new restaurant run by recent Top Chef alum Carl Dooley. We made the reservations 3 months in advance and it was a memorable meal.
Since Dave had to travel to Orlando for a conference, he drove out to Cape Canaveral to close the loop from our December trip to Florida, where we didn't make it to this Visitor Center.
"never guna stop sparkling" - pure poetry
Tessie shows off her stamps
