Trains, Bianchi-Styl

When my friend, Ed, invited me over to see his amazing train collection, I knew that the boys would get a real thrill.  Ed has been collecting model trains since he was Max's age.  It was so cool to watch them run and to see what all the little men and buildings could do.  We thanked Ed with a lunch at Al's French Fries.  Nothing can beat Al's on a summer day.

Circus-palooza

We came home from the Octagon for Circus-palooza at Shelburne Museum.  The fake clown noses were the highlights.  After such a great weekend, I was super grumpy to be at a too-crowded-too-hot-kid-centric-overly-protective-parented event.  But, it seemed to be just my problem because the boys had fun!

Happy Hour

We hung out with a friend from Dave's work for cocktails.  Poppy was happy to have new people to whom he could tell all his old stories.

Chase was happy because they have a pond for Frog Hunting.

"Tube Therapy"

Dave and I decided to take the boys tubing this weekend and it surely was "tube therapy".  We had such a nice family time....and it was great for the boys  to do something that we love for once rather than us always pretending to love their pastimes (like Frog Hunting or Truck Spotting).  We blew up the tubes and launched from the "armpit".

We made a few stops, to eat lunch and to observe a frog, but basically we just floated along.  The trip took about two hours.

We finished up at Longley Bridge - home in time for nap for the boys and a little tennis for me and Dave.  Good day all around!

Adam's Berry Farm

Poppy and Steph took the boys blueberry picking at Adam's.  Max got really into it but the report is that he ate way more blueberries than he put in the basket.

Big Truck Day - In Action

After breakfast at Penny Cluse, the boys took in the sights of the construction on Church Street.  Chase looked at me and said, "This is just like Big Truck Day, Mama!".

Shelburne Farms Concert

It was a great night for a concert on the green at Shelburne Farms.

But, Chase preferred heading over to a "secret" pond with Megan and her nephew for his 2nd favorite activity (after fishing), Frog Hunting.

These frogs are so used to being hunted that they just sit steadily, ready for their fate.