a really big deal

So we are taking off on our big summer adventure today (to California).  While we generate stuff to share, chew on this: Seal Pup 2.0's new car throne is a booster.  "It's not a car seat, it's a big kid's seat!"  Sure. 

See you in a week!

early summer ketchup

Since everything we did in June can be summed up in one post.  I will do that.  So June... we watched some sunsets. 

Seal Pup 1.0 finished kindergarten.  We celebrated Father's Day.  We went strawberry picking.  I went to San Diego by myself for a conference.

We went to Lake Compounce (to take advantage of a few free passes we received last year). 

memorial day 2012

Normally, we don't do terribly much for Memorial Day.  This year we went to our local/town parade, mostly because SP 1.0 was marching in it.  His little league baseball team was one of many that marched their little hearts out.

There were other people marching, too.

More pictures in flickr.

we did that sheep thing in may, too

I dropped the ball here, again.  Since we have our big family trip coming up, I figured I could spend a few days getting things squared away here.

Back in May (before my birthday) we went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival (as we usually do).  We saw sheep.  We pet them.  We ate them. 

And then we bought some of their wool.  Pretty exciting stuff, really.

More pictures in flickr.

just another birthday...

I celebrated another birthday today.  We did it with style and panache (and presents!!), and a fair amount of nerdification, because that, my friends, it how we roll.

After gifts and singing, we went to a library book sale in New London, Connecticut.  I am not going to lie, finding a pickling book for $1 pretty much made it worth the trip there for me, it was like the New London Public Library gave me a birthday gift (with a minimal service charge).

And then we went to the circus.  This wasn't necessarily my original plan, it just happened to be when we were all available to go.  And Papa figured if he had to suffer through it, I should have the privilege as well.  The Pups loved it though, so there's that.

And then Papa and the pups gave me the gift of time.  I dyed a bunch of wool and took a bunch of pictures, effectively knocking out requirements for two classes.  While I was being productive and academic they made me a birthday cake.

It was a great day.

second verse, same as the first

We all trekked to Providence, Rhode Island last weekend for one more studio shoot in RISD's photo lab.  It was a good time.

 A few more studio shots in flickr.

kite day 2012

Seal Pup 2.0 celebrated the annual Kite Day yesterday with the Seal Parentals.  It was a good time.