another first - camp!

I had so much fun, over sooo many summers, at camp. I went to overnight camp for 2 months from age 6 to age 18. Although there is no way that I could stand saying goodbye to Olive for that long, just yet, I am starting to make plans for her first month at overnight camp - maybe age 7 or 8. In the meantime, short day camps will have to do. This week was Olive's first week at camp - Science Camp. Camp was held at, what will soon be, Olive's elementary school. So, besides being full of fun science stuff, it was an opportunity for her to test the kindergarten waters. From all accounts she had a great week. They even took a field trip to...Price Chopper???. Anyway...Olive made a great new friend, Connor, who, unfortuneately lives in New Hampshire! Here they are:

summertime (finally)

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

staring contest

not sure who blinked first...

mom and dad's night at the ball park

Thanks to Sara, Betsy and Nanna Barb for looking after Olive for the night - Jon, Jonathan and I were able to go see Phish at Fenway. It was an amazing show at an amazing venue! Our seats were just about where Jacoby Ellsbury makes all those amazing catches!! It was hallowed ground!!!

like mother, like daughter - not so much

I am not exactly a whus about most things, but I don't love snakes and I really don't like spiders. I have tried hard not to pass my fears along to my daughter. Apparently I have done ok on the snake front -
Here is Olive hanging out with Josh's boa: