July 12- July 15th in New Boston NH

After the departure of Auntie LaLa, Caitrin & Co, things quieted down a little:

 Until Lisa made some M & M cookies:

 And there was always the pool of course!

 If she could have eaten them all, she would have, believe me.

 Léna, who refused her usual nap, collapsed on the couch at 6 p.m.

 Friday July 13th - Story time with Grammie:

 Playmobil:  it never gets old.

 That morning we went blueberry picking!

 Léna, at one point after I told her they were like BonBons, ate 5 berries in a row.  Then she never ate any more!

 Time to cool off again:

 The ritual:  making blueberry jam with Lisa:

 Special earrings from Aunt Darlene:

 Unfortunately Friday the 13th really WAS bad luck - in the night Mom had a bad fall. Thus no photos at all from our Bastille Day/July 14th.  But we did meet lovely Dr. Roy from Vermont, an even lovelier PA named Jimmy (#2), and I got to "nick" a few choice items from both hospitals we were in that day.    Once Mom had had a few bags of IV in her, we had some good laughs.  And in the end, Mom has survived and many good things came out of her fall!  But let's not go thru that again, right Mom?  :-)

 Sunday July 15th:  We went to nearby Pinardville to meet up with one of my best friends in my life, Mary Samson. Her parents live in Hookset which is close to Lisa's and so they were there from CT so we all met up for part of the morning.

 Above:  Estelle & Noah on the monkey bars, and below, Ter with Miranda.  Great kids!

 Look at these two SMC gals?  We look pretty young, right?  It could be 1992 and we could be on the Cape! :-)

 After a swim back at Lisa's, time to try to not break Anna's porcelain tea sets.

 A little quiet time with a CD book from the Whipple Free Library.

I won't forget that weekend anytime soon. 

Laura, Caitrin & family in New Hampshire

 Tuesday July 10th, I left VT and drove to New Boston, NH, to visit Mom & Lisa & Dan.  Right away the girls jumped into the toys that were their cousins' long ago!

 Weds July 11th - we go to the local library for Story Hour - it was great!

 Back at home, story hour with Grammie!

That little dolly high chair was in my bedroom when I was a little girl, but originally had been bought for Lisa for her dollies in the late 1950's.  

Below:  cutting flowers, getting ready for Laura & Co to arrive:

 We were in the pool when they arrived!

 Auntie LaLa!

 Estelle & her cousin once removed, Skylar (who will be 3 in a few days, so only a few months younger than Léna).

 Michel takes Sky in for a dip.

 Baby Chloé, meeting us all for the first time.  This little gal and I are both born on June 13th!

 Caitrin, doing the mommy thing with much more energy than me.  Maybe I should have started younger!

 Léna looking sheepishly up at her cousin Caitrin, and Chloé (Léna's cousin once removed).

 Michael brings her West Virginia talents to New Hampshire:  he whittles Estelle a wood & grass whistle. She then falls in love with him.  And his crazy beard.  If only he would let me snip it off!

 Auntie Lisa & Auntie LaLa!

 Chloé needs a cuddle...

 Léna also needs a cuddle but Uncle Dan has other plans....

 Michael & Caitrin on the day of their 4th wedding anniversary!  After this, Laura took them all to Maine.   Michael has incredible eyes!  He also is burned into my memory with 2 wonderful quotes: (said with a long W.V. drawl)  "Baby done gone & broke her eye" and "I'd like to meet him in a dark alley".

It was SO WONDERFUL to see them all.  Thanks to Lisa & Dan for hosting a houseful!