~~ On the beach in Scituate, MA ~~ August 2011 ~~: Saturday night Post

I can't believe how these Summer vacation days are passing by so quickly. Keelyn just finished her second week of camp at Peabody Mill Environmental Center - in Amherst. She "liked" the first week - which was called Colors of Nature. She really enjoys being outside and was INside more than OUTside, so it wasn't as fun as she thought. This past week she love love loved WET & WILD (again - she took it last year and loved it too!) They scour the land looking for "water" animals (newts, salamanders, frogs, fish..etc). The week ended with them making fishing rods to fish (unsuccessfully) on Friday. Next week, Ryley heads off to camp. She is taking a class called OUT OF THIS WORLD. Sounds like lots of fun. She will make and launch a rocket!

Jack was in MN all last week.. the traveling is really getting to all of us. By the end of the day when I desperately need a BREAK, I have at least another 3 hours before everyone is in bed! One great thing out of it was the Amherst fireworks were canceled on the 4th (3rd of July) and were rescheduled for last night (Friday). Jack wasn't due home until after midnight. He called around 7:15 and said he got on an earlier flight and will meet us by around 8:30. The girls were so happy. It was a great surprise at the end of the week.

Addy has gotten another tooth! That makes 4 (2 top and 2 bottom). She absolutely refuses to eat baby food! AND loves her food! She pulls herself up on everything. Although when I hold her hands to walk she seems to not be too interested. She had her 9 month visit a week ago. She was 21.6 lbs and 29" long (they think the nurse at her 6 month visit was wrong as they wrote 29" long at that visit!??!!) Anyway, she is almost off the chart for both her weight and height! Tooo funny to me given the fact all the other girls were little skinny mini's! What do YOU think??? :

I have some great recent photos. It is amazing how I can NOW see the light that things only will continue to get easier .. 4 kids is a 16 hour a day job!!!

My friend Teresa had her 2nd little (BIG) bundle of joy! Grayson Porter was born last Monday 7/7 and arrived weighing 9 lbs 4 oz. and was 22 inches long! Check him out: