Beach - East Coast Style

My Beach Boys

Beach Girls

This Miss America photo-op on the Atlantic City Boardwalk is for contestants 5'6"and under - subsequently, I bent my knees and princess-waved for the camera.

Philippe said' "Let's go to Atlantic City and see the Casinos!"  For a Nevada girl that's like The Coliseum for Romans.  Maybe the Caesar statue inspires the analogy.

Irresistible.

Nicolas is wearing a different hat in each photo. Nice of Caroline to have shared.

X-Men, W-Boy.

Wave jumping.

Family Portrait - hair and sunburns courtesy of the best day ever.

Chillin'

What's more summer than a carousel ride?

Keller's Baby Blessing

When we asked at an information kiosk where was the best place to "rest" with a family, we were directed to Dutchman's landing in New York State (definitely not city.) The lakeside park was very much a breath of fresh, open, air. 

En route to Dutchman's landing we passed through a village.  Ghengis Khat (?) was high sidewalk art.

Tom's Parents, Amaya and 8 Lemblés from Montreal celebrated Keller's baby blessing.  He is pure Lemblé.

Nicolas is the grandchild and Keller is the great-grandchild.  There's just a little over 1 year between two generations.

Keller, Sarah & Tom

Nicolas slept in the NYC Metro - so adaptable

Oh, Canada!

Greenfield Park sponsors an annual Canada Day Parade.  Nicolas and Philippe waxed patriotic.

June 2014

Doing it himself!

We are NOT thinking outside the box

Planting tomatoes

Our "selfie"

May, Marvelous May, 2014

Grandma Jean Story Hour

Papa & Nicolas took the photo of all these people who love them.

Caroline had a tea party for her train and truck.

And for my next trick...

"Elmer" the Elephant and "Sophie" the Giraffe

April 2014

Caroline apparently enjoys the dichotomy of being a princess in a dragon costume.

Nicolas could never play in a minor key

William runs to keep the Olympic spirit alive (warm)

 

March 2014

Butterfly Exhibit

Caroline provided the footwear

Handsome-itis

Happy Birthday Nicolas!

Spring?

February 2014

Our Extraordinary Relief Society Presidency:  Me, Bunny, Kathleen & Pat.
 (I'm still "accessorizing" with the baby carrier!)

He shares his happiness, and as if that's not enough, his horse too!

William built the tent, Caroline squatted.

Sister Rubio and Sister May taught about the Restoration with a Rubik Cube - hadn't considered that doctrinal angle before!

January 2014

10 months old

Coy Caroline

A boy of letters

Basement 2.0

Play area

TRAINS!

December 2013

The live ACTION Christmas Pageant was a highlight of the season

Caroline's received a play stroller & horses for her birthday - this is her take on horse carriage....

This was the first round of decorations hung happily in clusters, low on the tree.

Frosty the snow blob was molded where we'd previously drawn tropical fishes with pastel chalk.

It isn't the first time a cardinal has visited.  The red's all the more dramatic against the frost "decor."

Sans gingerbread, we settled for a graham cracker shack.

November 2013

Big Enough for Blocks

All the children were napping; I should have napped too, but a few "architectural embellishments" were irresistible.

First snow.

Nicolas is joyful.