August Update: 10 Favorite Photos

I feel like it's been a lifetime since I last updated you all on our comings and goings. I don't like having fallen so far behind. In an effort to quickly catch back up, here are the highlights from August 2010. These are ten photos that give the fullest picture of how we spent our time. For a look at the full photo album, click here.


This summer will surely be remembered as the Zach and Thora summer. It's the summer that they became great friends. Here they are after Zach and his family's return from a trip to Hawaii with luau costumes for both kids.



Thora, Zach and Noah also became busom buddies this summer. Here we are on a sweltering August day taking the Charles River Boat Tour.


We cherished all our time with Lauren and Noah as they spent their last months here in Boston before returning home to their native England. They left last week. They will be sorely missed. Sean and I are already planning a visit to see them in May, to coincide with the alumni dinner for the English boarding school that Sean attended for high school.

The late summer provided us with lots of great food. We gorged ourselves at various harvest festivals. Here we are at the Verrill Farm Corn and Tomato Festival, out in Concord, MA.


And here we are shucking corn at Zach's house. This was a great job for three year olds. And entertaining for the babies, Auric and Zach's little sister, Ellie.



Also, our container vegetable garden was a success. We had tons of yellow cherry tomatoes, a nice crop of big, flavorful brandywine heirloom tomatoes, several peppers, quite a few cucumbers, and lots of herbs. Here's a harvest on a particular night.



And in addition to healthy farm and garden foods, we had many occasions for ice cream. Here is Thora, literally covered from head to foot in chocolate ice cream. Normally she's not quite this messy.


In August, we had several close encounters with animals, mostly pony rides and petting zoos. Here, Auric is getting his hat nibbled by a hungry goat.


And speaking of our boy, Auric got 4 teeth this summer. He's a speedy crawler and likes to walk holding on to hands. His favorite thing is to walk while pushing toys or large wheeled things like strollers or luggage racks. I'm sure it won't be long now before he's walking on his own.


We had many hot days and so spent a lot of our afternoons at the local playground that has a sprinkler. My friends and I regularly shared our collective dread at the long winter ahead when we'll be desperate for activities that allow our kids the exercise that they get at these local parks.


This was a great end of summer, one with lots of fond memories.