Nana Kelly's 97th Birthday (no, not a typo!) and Apple Picking

Last weekend, Scott's Nana turned 97! Yes, she's 97 and she's still such an amazing lady. Scott's mother hosted a family birthday party for her. I should have taken a picture of Nana Kelly...instead I took a picture of Anna and Madeline, patiently awaiting a giant piece of cake and ice cream.

Group shot of all Nana Kelly's great-grandchildren in attendance at the party (there are a few missing...)

We took Anna apple picking at Shelburne Farms in Stowe. It was a mad house-alas, I did not get my long-awaited cider donut, since the line for donuts and ice cream was ABOUT 45 MINUTES LONG!!! Craziness. Who in their right mind would put donuts and ice cream in the same line? At 4:30 on a sunny fall Saturday? The highlight of Anna's apple picking trip was spotting one of her daycare ladies and her son, (the real) baby Chase, in line behind us. Anna loves baby Chase so much that she named her favorite doll Chase.

This is from the weekend before the apple picking. We went to Verrill Farm for its grand opening after burning down a year ago. Anna loves "tiny" pumpkins.

Miss Personality

Anna is a gal of many faces and personalities--and it always keeps us laughing. Here's her latest favorite face. She says "Mama, look at this!" and proceeds to stretch her cheeks out wide. Must have learned it at daycare.

The new rose of sharon that we planted next to the house. We got this picture, but were unable to get a family shot because Anna decided to pitch a fit in the driveway...can't tell from her pleasant smile in this shot!

Anna doing "Cheers!" with Scott

Scott went down to the basement to get some beer, and came back with a shopping cart full. He thought it was hilarious to have Anna push a pink cart full of beers around the kitchen. She wanted a sip...

To all You Faithful Blog Readers....

My apologies for slacking off on posting here for the month of August. Life has been unbelieveably hectic for all of us. Scott does not have his usual oopf to post after work, and neither do I for that matter! Work has been busy for us both, and we've been road tripping a lot. So here's four or five delayed postings....enjoy!

Davis Farmland

Scott had a few Fridays off this August, so we took a trip to Davis Farmland in central MA. It's a great place for kids--they have a petting zoo with lots of animals roaming around freely, and a pretty big splash park for the little ones to run around and cool off. Anna was slightly afraid of the animals (especially the goats and chickens) but she loved the splash park!

Weekend in CT for Tanta Joan's bridal shower

My Tanta Joan is getting married in October, so we threw her a bridal luncheon in August, and also celebrated a few family birthdays while we were all together.

Auntie Danielle's all about sassy headwear for the shower...

The girls waking up in the morning.

Remind anyone of weekend at Bernie's.....?

We thought it would be funny to take our family picture around my father as he slept...too bad he woke up right before.

Swimming with Addison

Visits to Drumlin Farm

We bought a year membership to Drumlin Farm, so we've managed to get there quite a few times this summer. Here are some pics from a trip with Meemee, and also a trip with Anna's friends, Caroline and Austin.

Meemee and Anna ride the horse saddle

Anna and Caroline

Anna, Caroline, and Austin

Dog Days of Summer and Adult-only Trip to Cape

During the month of August we made a couple trips south-to Hull to visit Nana Kelley and hang out with some cousins, and Scott and I also took an adult-only trip to the Cape with Searlene and Rezra. Check out the PG-13 pics below!

Enjoying some ice cream with Maddie and Nolan

...and the aftermath....

Two beach bathing beauties.

Ricki and Darlene

Trip to Newport

I really wanted to go to Newport to visit Kelly at least once this summer, so I decided to brave the almost 2 hour trip with Anna by myself one Friday when Addie and Nicole were also going to be there. Anna was great in the car, and we had a fun day, even though it wasn't too beachy outside!

Potty on the Beach! No action, though....

Digging in the sand

First Carousel Ride at First Beach in Newport