August is full of family birthdays!

There are now 5 birthdays is August on the Stevens side (and that's just keeping it to grandparents and cousins) So we did it up right last week

dinner outdoors

cousins

mummi serves the boys

sparring 

Levi the eldest

Pappa prepares the lobster

The newest baby boy was content to nap through the eating 

lobster and steak. Yes please

The happy birthday bunch

Mummi and her August birthday boys!

Swimming and pickin'

We had some great summer days this year. Including that time we actually visited the Cape with friends and blueberry picking at Parlee, our favorite farm!

are these too tight?

it's cold, but the daddies are all over it

friends

cutest elephant

later our friend endeared herself to the children by giving them batman masks. And then Ice cream ;)

chocolate girl

tasty and good face art as well

the masks were helpful on the picking trip

other superheros joined us. unplanned even. We're all just naturally heroic. 

Bruce is all business. He is a great picker. 

super boys and Lily (note she is the only one picking in this crowd)

more an eater than a picker....

Our friends the Archibalds

Back at the end of July we had a bike day at our friends the Archibalds. It was good times. Today I finally got around to getting the photos from the last 4 weeks off my camera, so the last shot of the kids all eating ice cream, yeah that was today :) We spend a good amount of time with them.

Climbing the fence for fun

riding up and down the street

keeping up (but having trouble with braking...)

just hanging around

if Ollie can do it....

hey Harvey

nothing like ice cream after a day at the pond-pool and sprinkler park

Bac

Bike riding and being cute

One of the many perks of moving to the new neighborhood is a nice stretch of flat road on which to learn to ride bikes!

just hanging around being cute

my blonde boys 

Gillian riding away all by herself!

Bruce keeping it cool with the shades

funny face

photo by ollie

also by Ollie, love the dress flying up as she pedals!!

fuzzy but sweet (ollie takes a photo)

my Ollie boy taken by Eliot ;)

homemade popsicles for the win!

Strawberry picking!

Back in June we had a lovely trip to Parlee to pick strawberries, we got to meet up with friends AND Grammie and two of our NH cousins...it was awesome!

my helpful pickers

not quite as helpful, but very cute ;)

test tasting!

Grammie, HK and Lexi join the fun!

the haul!

ice cream!

sweetness

sharing

the Harv-ster

farm boys

ready to freeze, jam and EAT