huckleberry swamp

The colors so rich.
The crunch, crunch, crunch.
Ahhh, the beauty of fall.

Along the trail at Huckleberry Swamp, North Rose.
 

 

 

everyday

Around the house capturing images: 

cold then snuggly warm

praying at dinner

reading to one another

reading out loud to me, now how do we sit?

homework time

 

cub scout pack meeting

The first Cub Scout pack meeting of the year.  The adults get the low down for the year, the kids participate in 'cooperative' activities and fun is had by all!

Ambrose receiving his belt loops . . .

cooperative games

 

Reptile guy visited and brought this friend . . .

 

Damian was very excited to meet this guy . . NOT!

 

threshold

Thresholds:
Full day kindergarten
Tying own shoes

Looking out for little brother

The place or point of beginning.

Where four little feet enter our house
after running off the bus
and fill the house with joy & laughter.

 

 

 

play group

Almost 8 years ago I met a group of moms at the Brighton Library during an infant lap sit storytime.  I feel very blessed to call them all my good friends.

Alana, Lee, Ben, Anthea, Thomas and Ambrose

and today 16 kids!

and the moms - Hannah, Anne, Laura, me, Jen and Linda.

first full week of school

The schedule is back!  A little glimpse of some moments this past week . . .

Running Club after school - Hayden, Ambrose, Iain and Luci

after doing lunch duty in Ambrose's class he was busy reading

first school mass of the year, Blaise front row

last of vacation: cape cod

School has started and the schedule has kicked into full gear.  A short glimpse of some great places we were on the rest of our Cape Cod vacation.

Potato Chip factory tour

looking for critters on Swan River

Brax Landing, Harwich

Nauset Light

Nauset Light Beach

Sesuit Harbor Cafe

 

 

Brandt Point Light, Nantucket

saw along the Bluff Point Walk in Nantucket

kayaking, flying a kite and playing along Swan River

 

 

Can't wait for our next trip to Cape Cod!

leg 3: wellfleet sanctuary

Wellfleet Sanctuary where we observed many terrains (pine forest, marsh land, etc.)  We hiked the Goose Pond Trail during low tide which allowed us to go all the way out to Wellfleet Bay.

 

 

 

hundreds and hundreds of fiddler crabs

 

releasing of day old turtles

very cool VW bus we saw in the parking lot

where we had lunch at Wellfleet Bay