more cuteness at the beach

In remembrance of a time when the sun did shine on us....sigh. But seriously, this family is adorable!

Sebago lake- in the SUN!

At the beach, in the SUN (praise Jesus) , having fun with cousins!

Ollie can sit up a bit now! likes th pacifer as a teether, never been fond of it as a sucker...

sparklers, fires and smores, oh my

After the July 4th fireworks (which were great esp. for small town fireworks!) it was back up the hill to mummi and papa's for sparklers....






and SMORES!



I just liked this picture...a she is all brightness and light ;)

July 4th madness

We had a giant extended family gathering on July 4th. And despite being hailed on while driving there, the day turned out nicely, the sun appearing often with bits of pouring rain in between.

daddy and Ollie
john and gabe
molly and lily


sneaking up on the boys

a little army of cousins (with a few spare friends for good measure, but I believe we are somehow related to all but 2 of these kiddos!)
darn cute


running running lots of running
and when our little legs were tired from trying to keep up- playing w/ toys
auntie painted about 100 finger nails
fashionable cousins

t-ball in the yard

sunshine, come back to us, we miss our bats and balls

Photographer Brucie

Last week on one of the only sunny days in a month (it hasn't been sunny since) Brucie took some more pictures. He's really learning about getting everyone in the shot, it's great!

giving camera instructions



great shot of a happy ollie!

mama and Ollie


got the sunglassees


As you can see Ollie likes to give LOTS of slobbery kisses!






being silly w/ Brucie's hat!