Up Up and Away

Saturday we headed to visit Paul & co in Waterbury:

After a yummy pizza dinner...
...we headed to Stowe for the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival!


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And afterwards, maple creemees in Stowe!


Sunday morning: FRENCH TOAST!

The rest of our day was a lot of fun - we'll show you that in our next post!

Weds July 6 - Friday July 8

3 days of sun, fun, sand, bouncing, stories, music, you name it!
Wedsnesday we went to visit cousin Elijah at Uncle Edwin and Aunt Sandy's house in Fairfax.
Elijah has a trampoline! And they played and played...
Hitting practice with Uncle Ed:


Checking out the garden:


Chalk!
....and post chalk:
Snack time!
Thursday July 7th in Greensboro: John Gailmor, a VERY well-known Vermont musician and children's performer.
John Gailmor came to my school in 1982. See Estelle up there getting ready to sing with him?
Later Thursday afternoon (after haircuts), Lena and I went to visit my cousin Michelle. Here's Léna with Michelle's daughter Maria.

Lena chasing "Jeter", the dog...
Reading books with Aunt Joanie before bedtime...
Friday July 8th: Storytime at the Glover Public Library:
Making fairy houses:



Friday afternoon: Seymour Lake in Charleston:
Joanie on the dock -

We were at the private beach camp of Joan's friends Geri and Cindy:
Fun in a kayak:



Estelle learns to kayak!


The greatest beach EVER for little kids......




And lastly, what would summer be without:
We are having the GREATEST time ever. The weather has been amazing this week. Up next: Balloons, brothers, B & B's, M & M's, swings (again!) and swims....