Back home

Watching the small Memorial Day parade in our neighborhood

Some unsuccessful Benedict Cumberbatch set stalking in Lynn

The flowers outside of our house only look good for a couple weeks before they all start to droop.

On vacation, the kids got the Junior Ranger bug and said they wanted to get their badge at the Salem NHS.

Working on their packets on Derby Wharf

Drawing Eglantine, the eagle on top of the Custom House

Getting ready to board the Friendship

In the garden at the Derby Mansion

Swearing their oath 

At their friends', Mordi and Mimi's, for Mordi's birthday tea

They were told to wear fancy duds.

At the church picnic

Happiness is when your skinny husband has no more clean shorts, so he wears yours instead.

Walking downtown

Playing at the PEM

The end of vacation

Ready to turn in our Junior Ranger paperwork at Jamestown before heading to Yorktown for the day

When we went back to Jamestown to turn their Junior Ranger packet, Will was asleep in the car, but Avonlea Jane got to have a little ceremony. Several park rangers were called over to quiz her about what she learned. Then, she took an oath and signed her name in the official book of rangers before getting a special from the park. Unfortunately, we don't have any photos of it, but she felt quite proud. 

Yorktown was celebrating their Civil War sesquicentennial. These were there "soldier faces." 

Look serious.

We drove around the park's American Revolution sites while the kids did their Junior Ranger activities.

Swearing in the newest Junior Rangers at Yorktown

The next day, we drove north from Virginia to see Brandy and John in New Jersey.

Happy to be at the barbecue in New Jersey

After a week of wiggling, someone lost her first tooth at the party.

The kids had a scavenger hunt after dark.

A few might have been had.

Bonding with John's brother, Victor--fast asleep

Breakfast before heading home