It's been a fun, hot, summer so far. In early June, we hosted a joint birthday party for nieces Petra and Talia, and Hazel too. Both Jones and McKeon grandparents could come, so we had a lot of fun! Later in June we celebrated Matt's birthday with a surprise party (he claims I actually surprised him, although I suspect he's just being kind; four-year-olds are no good at keeping secrets . . .).
June also brought Matt and Gwyneth's 9 day trip to Italy. Ostensibly for our friends' wedding, we crammed in a lot of sight-seeing and eating on both ends. Itinerary included Florence, Bologna, Rimini, Ravenna, Ferrara and Venice. It was spectacular. We are eternally grateful to all of the grandparents who helped take care of the kids while we were gone. They said the girls were well-behaved; we hope they aren't just being kind!
For July 4th, we went to Newport and caught up with the Dentons. The household was full with one 1 year old, two 2 year olds, and three 4 year olds! Thanks to Peter and Audrey for hosting!
Lately, we've just been trying to survive the heat . . .
A few funny things the girls have said lately (wish I wrote more down . . .):
"Hazel, what are you doing ON EARTH?"
Required context for this one is that 1) we read an adapted version on The Odyssey with Iris a couple of months ago, and 2) Hazel refers to animals by their sound, as in "a baaa" instead of "a sheep."
Iris: Hazel - what do you pick: monster or whirlpool? Monster or whirlpool?
Hazel: A roar.
A couple of sneak peaks:
