A few from the weekend.

Wanting to be like Fufu.

We took a walk around the lake in the morning.

Holding on to the bagel.

Happy Jack.

Julia with two of her passions: pushing strollers... and uncle Andrew.

Cover of 'Young GQ' magazine.

Cousin bath

Cousins

Julia, Aiyana, and Sena

Cherries

Julia and I went cherry-picking today. There's a farm not too far away which has pick-your-own cherries (Belltown Farm in S. Glastonbury), so we decided to try it for the first time this year. It was amazing, we picked 20 pounds in about an hour, and they are delicious! There were many trees of different varieties of cherries, some sweet, some tart, some yellow. We found one tree which had lots of Bing cherries (juicy and sweet) and picked enough cherries from this one tree to fill two big buckets. We're planning to go back on Thursday to get some more. For those of you wondering what we're doing with all these cherries, I figure we'll eat as many as we can fresh, share with our friends and family, and freeze a few for the winter. The cherry season is rather short, so I really hope to be able to pick some more before the end.



This was Julia, after she woke up from her nap, still covered in cherry-juice:

Boats and Ball

We had a little picnic at Mansfield Hollow, where we saw a group of middle-aged men racing remote controlled sailboats.

But we had other things to do:

I started out by showing Julia some moves (still got it!!).

She's a quick learner...

The step-over:

Whoa! Even Ronaldo doesn't do this move.

Sprinting down the wing...

... and having a good time. :)

All that and still looks good afterwards.

Another Farmer's Market

We drove this time, 'cause we didn't want to get caught in the rain on our bikes. It was overcast and muddy, but there were a lot of people. A two-man band was playing "modern rock" (a cover of Staind's Outside was a hit).

I got a free cookie for Father's Day! :)

Julia eating a blueberry muffin.

Slouching at this cool booth: two people towed a wood-burning stove, some firewood, ingredients (pre-made dough-mix, and fresh veggies and cheese), and made excellent small pizzas right on the spot.

Playing with Ethan (who we've seen every time we go there).

Tim's wedding

We went to a wedding on Saturday afternoon.

This first picture was taken in church, just before the ceremony started:


Everyone was feeling more relaxed after the ceremony:


Holding onto papa's leg:


Then it was time to go home.

Friday morning

Julia's reading to her baby:


We need to work on getting her to turn off the water while she's brushing teeth:


I love how she's standing on her toes, trying to reach the tooth-brush holder.