Max and Esme

It's hard to believe that Max is already nine years old. He still amazes me every day.  Max celebrated his birthday throughout the weekend, with swimming and dinner at a friend's club on Friday, a weekend-long sleep-over with lots of legos and Wii, and a surprise birthday cake at the Flynn's pig roast on Sunday. The picture above is the bonito that Max caught on Nantucket - the only one of its kind we landed  - and which we all enjoyed as sashimi for dinner.  Thanks Max!

Esme celebrated her sixth birthday on August 1st.  The birthday fairy visited her room while she was sleeping to hang the giant white board.  Esme celebrated all day long, with presents in the morning, birthday cake with the kids at Caroline's, and dinner out with the family ending with chocolate fondue for desert.  Such a kind and lovely girl deserved such a special day.