Summertime

We’ve been living the Maine dream the past few months … hot sunny days spent on the beach, warm nights on the porch, lots of walks to our local ice cream shop, visits from family and friends, a 4^th of July parade ending with watermelon, a trip to the New Hampshire lake house with blueberry picking, swimming, and lots of boats. Life is pretty good right now … who needs sleep.

Ana is two!

Five days later, she's still saying "Happy birthday to you" at random times and reciting the names of all the kids who came to her party. We think she had fun.

Little Big Man

Mr. Ethan from weeks five to nine. He continues to be calm, and is actually getting even more mellow. According to the doctor's statistics, he's enormous--off the charts for weight and around 97th percentile for height. We may soon be setting up a 529 to pay for feeding him when he's a teenager.

Jenni's visit

In hopes of seeing whether Ethan at six weeks was as fussy as Ana at the same age (he wasn't), Jenni came to visit. We spent lots of time outside enjoying the early spring. Ethan mostly slept in his various carriers, which is why there aren't many photos of him. The other toddler in some of the photos is Ana's friend Claire.

Shannon's visit

Shannon (Meg's sister) came to visit, reprising her brave efforts just four weeks after Ana was born. Ethan was a little easier of a baby than his sister had been, and Ana was thrilled to have someone else to play with.

Easter eggs

Ana had her first Easter egg hunt with neighbors Rowan and Kai. She enjoyed it immensely. Ethan slept.