Yesterday we gathered our gang of long-time, dear pals from New England days for a dinner gathering. Between four couples, we now have seven children -- up from four last time we all gathered in May -- so that growth curve is pretty good! Such a blessing to have much-loved friends like this nearby to act as pseudo-family to us. We had a great time amidst the chaos and enjoyed our potluck feast (which included a few small duck breasts from HF's recent hunting ventures). This photo of one our our young guests, Benjamin, making eyes at little Goose is quite sweet; these two were among the last awake after half the junior crew had gone to bed.
Today we took a jaunt up to the mountains for a picnic and to attempt a bit of kayak play with the kids. It shocked us by actually drizzling and thus being quite cold, but we made the best of it and enjoyed our PB & J lunch anyway. The kids found it a great adventure since rain is so rare here. Both Monkey and Roo got a few minutes to spin about the creek in the kayak, appropriately leashed by their dad of course, before it got too wet.
Yesterday we gathered our gang of long-time, dear pals from New England days for a dinner gathering. Between four couples, we now have seven children -- up from four last time we all gathered in May -- so that growth curve is pretty good! Such a blessing to have much-loved friends like this nearby to act as pseudo-family to us. We had a great time amidst the chaos and enjoyed our potluck feast (which included a few small duck breasts from HF's recent hunting ventures). This photo of one our our young guests, Benjamin, making eyes at little Goose is quite sweet; these two were among the last awake after half the junior crew had gone to bed.
Today we took a jaunt up to the mountains for a picnic and to attempt a bit of kayak play with the kids. It shocked us by actually drizzling and thus being quite cold, but we made the best of it and enjoyed our PB & J lunch anyway. The kids found it a great adventure since rain is so rare here. Both Monkey and Roo got a few minutes to spin about the creek in the kayak, appropriately leashed by their dad of course, before it got too wet.
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