Max and Esme

Esme's favorite part of spending her summer at South Lake was the swimming. Here are some of my favorite pics of my water baby - with photo credits to Grandpa and Uncle Rob.

The kids and I spent a couple of great days with friends at the Washington County Fair.  Staying true to its agricultural roots, the fair was a slice of rural America at it's very best - good, clean, kid-friendly fun.  Here are some of my favorite pictures - hippie cows with yuppie calfs, baby ducks and chicks to hold, and teddy bears won by dart sharks disguised as 7-year-old girls .

My amazing son turned 10 on Sunday.  Where does the time go? We began our birthday celebrations early, with dinner and cake (apple turnovers in this case) with the neighbors on Wednesday.  We also gave Max his birthday present in advance so he had a couple of days to work on the Lego Death Star before heading to South Lake this week.  This was the ultimate gift and has generated spontaneous hugs for several days. Max's choice birthday dinner was held on Saturday night - pan fried fluke, lobster risotto and asparagus. The actual day was spent partly in the car, heading to South Lake where we shared apple pie (are you sensing a trend here?) with Grandma and Grandpa. The kids are hanging out with their cousins for the week while Mom and Dad work, we'll join them again on Friday for an extended family weekend. Happy Birthday, Max.  Best. Kid. Ever.

a perfect gift from her brother