15 February 2013

On a hike at the Rye Marshlands Conservancy, with the Jay House in the background.  (Probably need to choose a less wide-open lens on these bright snowy days, but I kind of like the feel and colors anyway!)

Looking out over Long Island Sound.

17 January 2013

Saturday was a mud pie kind of day.  I'm so thankful that my kids love to play outside.  This series of photos reminds me of that Amish proverb:  "Put the swing where the children want it.  The grass will grow back."  At the rate these boys are growing, that grass will grow back all too soon.  Feeling happy these days.  Settling in to winter days.

15 December

Yesterday was a big deal if you are a Sumner kid.  First, both boys got haircuts.  This was George's first-ever cut.

Before: 

After: 

Then, we rode the train into the city to see both Papa's office and Santa, at Macy's Herald Square.

The train photos are so precious.

They were so excited about that train.  And the train after that one, and even the final train, on the way home (although one of them fell asleep, lounging across my lap, while the baby chirruped and giggled all the way back to our stop).  They also loved Papa's office.  They stood on the air return in the glass corner of his floor and exclaimed over the Christmas lights below, completely unfazed by the height.

And Santa, well let's just say that they were less happy about Santa.  H was a deer in the headlights until the end of our two minutes with the big guy, when he told what he wanted and what G wanted.  G had already been whisked off of Santa's lap and into my arms.  Too traumatic.  Here it is:

And this is officially the most mommy-bloggy post I've ever written.  Can't help myself sometimes.

Bamboo forest

So now it's fall.  I've skipped over summer here.  That's because this spring my husband took a new job and we spent the summer moving from Virginia to New York.  Things are different here, but there are so very many really good things going on.  I'm trying to embrace it.

Over the weekend we went to a fall festival at the wildlife sanctuary.  There was a storyteller telling spooky stories in the "bamboo forest".  My kids could have stayed in there all day, shaking the stalks and climbing around, and I was happy because the light was really cool.  More soon.