At daycare, the teachers refer to Marlie and you as “Thing 1 and Thing 2” from Dr. Seuss because you are always together… BEST friends! Laughing, chasing, squabbling, dumping sand in each another’s hair. And some think you look so much alike.

A couple days ago we invited Marlie and her Mom over for a playdate. Your face LIT UP when you saw her on the sidewalk outside our house. You two sang songs, played in the sand, went down the slide, swang on the swings, and explored together! What a fabulous day!!

Hi Beautiful!

We had a bit of a busy weekend. I stopped work early on Friday and picked you up from daycare at 2pm. We talked Daddy into going swimming with us, and headed out Brighton pool and playground.

We also visited our friend and neighbor Roz who had surgery on Thursday. It was great to hang out with her and her family a little more than normal.

Saturday we ran errands, hung out with Roz a bit more, and went to church. Here you are with Roz’s dog Bailey.


Today we did a few more errands, and played on a new playground in Pennfield. We had a fabulous time! After your nap, we went for a little walk and then headed to the Rochester Museum and Science Center.

After the museum, we had dinner, and then our dear friends Tracy, Caroline and Drew came over for pizza and hanging out. Drew leaves for college on Wednesday – we will miss him dearly.

We had the wonderful opportunity to hang out with our dear friends Mort & Diane Monday night…

And our dear friends, the Ball family, Tuesday night!


How blessed are we!!!

Thanks to our neighbor Michelle, her Mom, and friend Becky, you and I had a FANTASTIC Park Ave Fest last Saturday!! We hung out in Michelle’s yard with just the girls. You had your first strawberry daiquiri (non-alcoholic, of course – just strawberries, lemonade and some ice – all of your favorites! And in a big, bright glass that you could fit your nose in!). Then Michelle brought out a HUGE fruit plate for you to nibble on.

What a wonderful time!!

It was great getting to know Becky and Michelle’s Mom as well! What wonderful people! And do you know that Becky has a little girl who is close to your age? We can’t WAIT for her to come back and bring little Ella!

Thanks Becky for sending us these fun pictures! Come back again soon!!

We have had the wonderful priviledge of hanging out with Auntie Judi and Uncle Jim and their family quite a bit over the past few days. What a treat!! Auntie Judi is looking GREAT!

Here are a few of the highlights:

CJ and Maya playing

A family picture Auntie Judi took

Goofy Uncle Jim! He can sure make you giggle!

Today we got a sneak preview of their BEAUTIFUL new home! We all can’t wait to see it finished.

The group shot.
Doesn’t Aunt Judi look great? It’s only been a week since her surgery! She is such an inspiration!

The girls

We are SO BLESSED to have friends that we love so much they have become family!!

Yesterday, our friends Scott and Christine invited us down to visit them at their family’s summer cottage at Chautauqua Institution. We had a fantastic time catching up a bit with their whole family! After lunch, you took a good nap, and then we were off to the lake. We decided spending time in the water was the best way to spend a very hot day. (I think the temperatures neared 100 degrees with very high humidity.)

BOATING FUN

We came back and showered and headed over to Scott’s parents’ place for dinner. You did such a good job of eating at the big people’s table… eating pastas and veggies and lots of good fruit. We had cherry pie and ice cream for dessert.


The air conditioning felt nice, but the company felt even nicer. We could have stayed and chatted for hours more!! Days even! And what a beautiful place – the cottage, the lake, the community, the apartment. What a treat!

Thanks Scott & Christine! All the ingredients of a perfect summer day! We love you!!