Breakfast by the Lighthouse

This morning the girls and I had an early morning picnic breakfast out by Scituate lighthouse...a beautiful spot to watch the boats come in and out of the harbor, swim in the calm water, and witness some amusing sailing lessons...

A long walk with Papa out on the jetties

Wobstas

For anyone who has not visited the Bird household, you need to understand that our Papa is pretty much an Italian mama... nothing gives him more pleasure than cooking enormous amounts of delicious food and pressing people to have seconds (or thirds.) He took us out to a sumptuous Asian meal and after Lili had demolished her fourth portion of spicy tuna maki asked quietly, "Why does Papa want us to eat so much?" But seriously, he always makes us feel so welcome and we have had so many memorable meals this summer. For one such meal, the main attraction was these gargantuan lobsters: yes, we played with our food before we ate it.

Kateri was really tickled by them...

Tuckered out

The kids get pretty tuckered out on these long summer days at the beach...here is Audrey passed out on the porch in Nanny's lap while Kateri pets her head...

Two nights ago Audrey asked me if I could carry her to her bed because she was too tired to walk. I said, "no I can't carry you. You're getting too big to be carried." She very seriously responded in her sleepy voice, "Can you just drag me to my bed, Mom? Drag me on the floor to my bed?"

I just had to throw this picture in of Daddy and his mini-me daughter. I seriously think that she is looking more and more like him as she grows, a process no doubt aided by her hair's stubborn refusal to grow.

Want to see what Lili in heaven looks like?

This:

Everyone is in love with the newest member of the Bird family, and sweet Fiona has nice laid back parents who let Lili stick her (well-scrubbed) finger in Fiona's mouth and hold her...

So cute!!!

Gone Fishin'

More fishing at the reservoir...this time Uncle Stevie and Aunt Cindy are in on the fun...

Uncle Jon too...

And Daddy...

I know Lili has a slightly manic look on her face in this picture...apparently the fish had just started wiggling like crazy on the line...notice how Audrey is unfazed...

Snorkeling with Papa

Lili got her very own set of fins and a snorkel mask from Papa for her birthday, and they had a fun day running "missions" out around the rocks by Well Rock. She was getting so excited at any wildlife(mostly rock crabs), we could hear her screeching through her snorkle from the beach. She and Papa look pretty cute in their wetsuits...

Whoooooooooooizzit?

This is Kateri's favorite thing to do at Nanny and Papa's house. She sits on Nanny's bed and faces a big shelf full of family photos and points at them and tries to say "Who is it?" It started out "ooooooooooooooooooooizit?" but now she just says "izit" and points. I wish I had it on video, but I can't seem to download the videos right now. The second pic is her trying so hard to say "who"