Plymouth, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard

The are Tons of pics and lots to say but not so much time right now . So enjoy the pictures below and for more click on >>>>>THIS LINK<<<<< for the entire album. The house was great, the view to die for. We really enjoyed time with the family, especially Gigi with her older cousins. The Cape and Martha's vineyard were beautiful...more later.

Gigi collecting rocks at White Horse beach.

Ramsey, Drew and Derek having a seaweed fight.

Paul, Gigi, Lisa, Karen and I.

Gigi sporting her new cap from Provincetown.

Laura, Karen and Janice.

The Barnstable Fair.

On the ferry to Martha's Vineyard.

The Harbor at VineYard Haven

The gardens and houses at Oak Bluffs


More on the ferry

Neighborhood Playdate

We just got back from vacation but before I get into posting pictures from that I figured I'd get a few up from a fun play date we had earlier this month.

Summer Fun

Well I guess this is getting to be a monthly blog, rather than a weekly one. The more I try to get more time out the day the less time I seem to find. Well Gigi is getting good on the computer these days, so maybe she'll take over for me. We all laugh but it will be sooner than you think! Right now she is really digging having her own machine where she plays games with colors and shapes, etc.

We are really excited she will start montesori school in September. I think she is going to get a lot out of it and really enjoy that she is going to school instead of day care. Only 2 more months!

I guess one reason I haven't been blogging much is the great weather, usually by now we are holed up inside with the a/c on. But its been great, we have only had a few a/c days, the rest we have been able to open the house and enjoy the weather. No time for the computer.

We had a great vacation last week, have one coming up in a few weeks, plus right before we went to the beach we had a great party with some of our friends. So I guess there has been a lot of work going on but also lots play, not much computer time.

For ALL the pictures from our party click on this link to Picasa web albums

OC Beach 2007

We just got back from the beach, it was very nice and relaxing. The weather was great, some cool and some hot. Mostly we went to the beach, went out to eat and took Gigi to ride the kiddie rides. And slept. It was good.

For ALL the beach vacation pictures, click here to go to Picasa web albums.

Memorial Day Weekend

Winding down a nice holiday weekend is always a hard thing to do. The extra day really spoils you into getting used not going to work everyday.


A few fun things happened this weekend. First I had ordered a swing set for G. and it arrived on Wednesday. She was very excited and couldn’t wait for the weekend so we could put it together. This ended up taking a good chunk of the day Saturday, but well worth it. We also set up Gigi’s water park, a collection of kiddie pools and a slide, and a sprinkler added in. This was great for keeping cool on Saturday. Because yikes! summer is here and it was hot.


Sunday Gigi had a friend from daycare and her sister over to visit. The girls played for three hours straight. Gigi was so tired she didn’t stay up late “reading” her books like she usually does.

Monday was a nice Lazy day; hanging around the house, washing the car and cooking good food. Later in the afternoon we walked down to the creek to throw in some rocks. Easy stuff. Plus we ate well, here are few new recipes for you:

Marinated Chicken Kabobs

Cut a few chicken breasts into cubes, marinate them in a mixture of
Plain Yogurt
Minced Parsley
Minced Thyme
Minced Rosemary
Lots of pepper
Sea salt
A crushed clove of garlic.

Thread on skewers with red onion and grill.

Summer Pasta Salad

Toss chopped cucumbers, halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions in a vinaigrette of red wine vinegar, olive oil, water, salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta shells and cool. Toss again before serving.

Easy Weekend

We had a nice peaceful weekend. The weather was good, although it could have been a bit warmer, so we spent a lot of time outdoors. Above is Tooty helping out with some tree trimming.

Below Ms. G and Sadie are enjoying her new sand and water table.