Beach-a-Palooza 2011

Liam and Jack invited us back to the shore...


...to be cool at the beach and the pool we adore.

(By cool we mean temperature-wise since neither daddy nor hippo looks hip cool here.)

We had a wonderful time building in the sand...


...and fell asleep earlier than we had planned.


After our rest, we enjoyed a cold treat...


...then buried each other from waist to feet.


We took a photo with all of us grouped...


...since by the end of the night we were totally pooped!


Thanks to Liam and Jack for hosting this fête.
Beach-a-Palooza 2011 was the best one yet!

We Have Lots of Class(es)

Daddy was able to honor our moving up to new classrooms by sporting his zoo-iest ties.

First, it was Penguins, in honor of my being aquatic and still flightless. As much as I adore their formal attire, unfortunately I'll only spend two months with these birds.


The next day, he progressed to Giraffes, the tallest ruminant. Despite what you may think, I still just chew my lunch and swallow it. I'd better get used to this class, since I'll be in it until I graduate next summer.

Fourth of Ju-Lake

To celebrate our independence, Linnea, Felix, and their parents came to Mahopac for a day of Grand Ol' Fun.


From sea to shining lake...


I'm not sure this is what your swim teacher meant by "blowing bubbles," but I trust our patriarch...


...especially when he tells us to "use our noodles."


Once in the water, they definitely came in Arm-y.


I didn't have stars and stripes, so I wore bows and 'pokey-dots.' I also had to settle for a very patriotic (hot) pink, white, and (baby) blue.


Mostly we were impressed that daddy actually got wet. They tell me that the bottom is a bit mucky, though fortunately I'm not tall enough to stand.


Linnea wasn't up for standing either, in fact she borrowed her brother's car seat for a rest on the deck. Here's to a very relaxing Fourth!

Oh My Cod - They're Married!!

Now that we'd made our way across the Cape, it was time to celebrate Josh and Rachel under their incredible chupah overlooking the sea. Our first Jewfish wedding!!


While it looked like rain all day, the Rays came out just in time for the ceremony!


Aren't we a magnificent Group(er)?


It was warm during the ceremony, so we made our way to the Bar(fish) for some cool lemonade.


"Aunt" Bethie is one of mommy's dear college friends. It was a real Trout to spend some time with her, since she lives in Michigan and doesn't make it east very often.


Nora and her mommy were quite the Bonnetmouths, not sure which were prettier: their chapeaux or their smiles.


We were not the youngest women at the wedding. Our pajama babies (as well as Nora's baby sister, Mary), were the Tadpoles.


While we think of daddy as our Best Man every day, Josh actually borrowed him in that capacity for his wedding. He gave a fantastic toast and was a bit of a Clown(fish).


In exchange, Josh got daddy these fantastic kicks, which may be the Sole reason he agreed to give the toast.


Rachel is so much fun and we are delighted that Josh decided to Snapper up before she got away!


After an evening of dancing with great friends and family, we were Perch-ed for a good night's rest.

Wedding Es-Cape

It's Tru(ro)! This weekend we drove up to Brewster, MA, to celebrate the nuptials of "Uncle" Josh and soon-to-be-"Aunt" Rachel. This was my first wedding, so I had to get my hair done...


The rehearsal dinner was a lobster bake (which we, of course, don't eat) but that didn't stop me from putting on the bib for chicken, pasta, and Mashpee dinner. I feel like I was Bourne for this meal.


We didn't eat the Sandwich, but I wore my bib for the best part: ice cream bar. Sis, get that spoon out of Yar mouth.


We wanted to wish them Well(fleet) so we signed our best wishes on the happy couple's chupah. I'm sure they will Chat(ham) about this tomorrow at the ceremony.


Har! Which member of the family looks the cutest here?


Whether we sits, stands, Orleans, we'll see you at the wedding tomorrow!

Birds of a Feather Celebrate Together

Today was a very special day because we got to celebrate our favorite guy - DADDY!! How better to celebrate our patriarchs than to visit the Connecticut zoo, where we met BoMa and BoPa (who drove down to meet us, it isn't what you think). One of the highlights was seeing the beautiful peacocks.


Yes, that was almost as exciting as BEING the beautiful peacocks.


My, how we've grown!


We also got to double-celebrate BoPa. He was the man of honor for Father's Day and his and BoMa's 45th Anniversary. How silly!!

Four Little Piggies

Tonight two big cousins came to our house for a sleepover. Daisy and I went to "mark it" making BoMa and BoPa an anniversary card.


While I stayed home by going to bed pretty early. We had even more fun than last time, though nobody had roast beef, everyone had none. Oscar's favorite part of the evening was the Wii, Wii, Wii...


...no one wanted them to go home.

George-sey Sure!

It wasn't exactly the "Jersey Shore," but on Saturday night, we went through the tunnel to see Benjamin and Ethan "the Situation" in their new digs in New Jersey. We were the first people they used their oven for, and their parents are very proud of the
cauliflower casserole.


On Sunday, we hit the park early. Since it had rained, we had to do some cleaning first.


Next I rode my new scooter.


Then we took the camel for a ride. Giddy-up!


Finally I tried to ride this pole, but I needed Daria to keep me safe.


After rest, we met Brielle and (another) Ethan at CMOM for the new Curious George exhibit. George doesn't look any different than the last time I saw him.


One more clean-up before we went home.

Wild Animals

To celebrate the end of the school year, we went with some of my friends to Riverside Park for a picnic. Before you knew it we were rolling around in the grass and mud and laughing our tushies off.


I was having a good time, too, but I wasn't willing to get grass-stains on my tushie!


Fortunately, Max invited me to a party to meet some real wild animals. I started by finally getting to shake hands with a skink, an animal I thought was imaginary when I first read about in one of my favorite books. I shared many fascinating facts with my little sister after the party. The first was that skinks' tongues are purple.


I also got to pet a giant tortoise. Fascinating fact: these animals move surprisingly fast considering that's not how they beat the speedy hare in the famous fable.


I'm not in this video, but it was too cool not to share. Fascinating fact: I jump if you spray my tushie too.


But maybe the best part was riding the bus home with Daya (which took 30 minutes to come, and we were running around like animals). Fascinating fact: Don't forget, sis, that your middle name means "ibex."