December already?!?

It's been a busy fall...here are some photos from the last few months!

First Day of School - 2012.

A fun trip to Monkey Trunks with Dad.

Sophie picking a winner.

Apple picking at Apple Acres, Windham.

Another Summer's End

Isn't it funny how just as the first day of school approaches, the air suddenly changes? It's like someone flips a switch — nights become refreshingly cool, the humidity is cleared by crisp, dry air and the afternoon sun hits your face a little differently. Just like that, the message is clear: fall is right around the corner and with it brings the excitement of a new school year. I love the sudden feeling of urgency to purchase pencils and markers and new sneakers, plant mums, bake an apple pie,  remember how to cook a dinner that doesn't involve the outdoor grill. But I also dread that tinge of sadness that late August brings, knowing that another gloriously indulgent summer is ending. All those lazy days sitting by the lake — basking in the summer sun, watching the kids swim back and forth to the floating dock and wondering how they don't tire of the water — will soon just be a memory, merged into the mental scrapbook of all the others summers gone by. But onward we must march into another school year, another soccer season, another Thanksgiving and Christmas, another long and dreary spring — all the while, dreaming of next summer.

Sunrise over the Ocean

Damon took this photo one morning on vacation.

May Happenings...

Emma and Sophie pose on the way to the church for Sophie's First Communion. 

Sophie and her friends having fun at Sophie's 8th "Half-Sleepover" birthday party!

My Photo Book 2011

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Say Cheese...

59 Days 'til Christmas

And I already purchased my first Christmas gift of the season. This just may be a new record for me. (Must have been our freak October snowstorm.)

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Fall Fun

Sophie the pumpkin.

The corn maze at Elwood Orchard, Londonderry.

After 49 minutes and two miles of walking, we found the end!

Bitsy

Bitsy lounging - 4 months old

Grateful

grate·ful

adj \ˈgrāt-fəl\

Definition of GRATEFUL

1a : appreciative of benefits received b : expressing gratitude <grateful thanks>

2a : affording pleasure or contentment : pleasing b : pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated