Alexander Had My Camera

Beating the Heat

It is very hard to have a beautiful bright sunny day and have to stay inside, but it is just too hot.  We have been going out in the morning when it is slightly cooler and trying to take an "evening walk" before bed so the kids remember what fresh air feels like.  Even then their little bodies have a hard time processing all this heat, especially Emmett.  I have found myself pulling out activities that we usually do on snow days when we are cooped up in the house.  The past few days it was tent making in the living room...

...and playing cars in a new place.  

Mom, Boys, Museum

To celebrate Alexander finishing Kindergarten with such success, I took him and Emmett up to North Hampton MA to the Eric Carle Museum.  Hannah was still in school so I thought it might be a bit easier with just the 2 boys.  We had a very special day getting to know this wonderful illustrator a little better, enjoying the well stocked library, creating our own pieces of art and having a picnic lunch out on the grounds.  

Montreal

I recognize that in a previous post I said that I was aiming to post a new picture every week. I was politely reminded today that I have not held up my end of the bargain. So here are a few pictures from our trip to Montreal and VT which was in the middle of August. The weather did not cooperate so most of the pictures are from inside the hotel or restaurants. Alexander loved the nice big windows, even if it was raining on the other side.