Minds Eye Farm

Here is a new herbery I discovered at last week's craft show. I signed up for her mailing list and I am going to watch for her upcoming classes. Check the site...www.mindseyefarm.com

Mattie's 1st Birthday

Our day was so jam packed that it deserves 2 entries. Today was Mattie Lomoglio's 1st birthday party. My - how time flies! She was beautiful in her dress of pink. A good sport too when it came to the painting, the presnts & especially the cake! The kids had a blast - as they always do on 'the insland'. Sand piles, mud & water, what more can a boy want. Jacob took one step off the dock as if he would walk on water. Quess what? No such luck and in he went, loving every minute. He had a few fleating moments of jealousy when he laid eyes on Mattie's new car. But she was kind enough to share, and Jacob was able to get his fix. It was a fine day, and the rain held off until the party was over.

Special note to Chas - the little girl in the pic with Jacob in the wagon shares your name! First one I've ever met! Cool huh?

Summer Fest Day 2

Mommy had a meeting in Potsdam which gave baby & daddy time to explore Saturday morning activities at Potsdam Summer Festival. There were airplanes, alpacas, another bouncy house, chicken bbq for lunch & fire trucks! The sun shined through the clouds throughout the morning despite the forecast which threatened rain. The wooden fireman was carved at the festival to commemorate the Potsdam fire dept's 150 year anniversary. Pretty cool.

Today was a trip to the Hopkinton Library for their summer reading program. Jacob figure painted for the first time. Like everything else, he dug right in to the buckets of paint, smeared it around some, and was ready for the next thing. Wasn't skeamish about the way it felt or the mess it caused. Everyone at the library is very nice and tolerate of his explorations. We are set up to keep track of the books we read this summer - with the promise of free ice cream when we reach some goal. Fun, fun fun.

Then we were off to Potsdam for the summer festival. We took in the bouncing house, the painting station, the fire trucks, the Potsdam police dog, a balloon, and then we were ready for lunch! Down town Potsdam offered much more activity - with food, music, skits, a walk by the river and more. Hope you enjoy the pics!

A day on the River

We definately got bit by the summer bug -- and headed out on the boat as a little father day's gift to Stephen. He has been delivering in Ogdensburg & has been watching the river sparkle all day long. Several times he has come home and said, 'wow that river looked good today'. It takes a lot of courage to take on 'the big river', but I guess we were all a little stir crazy. It was a gorgeous day. We put in at the city launch, and motored up to the Carlisle 'camp'. We met up with Bob & his friend & her son. His name was Jacob too - and the two took to each other like peas in a pod. I think they could have played together all day long. That wasn't on the schedule though. They took off to do some water skiing and castle hopping. We opted for a more quiet venue at the Jacques Cartier park. We cooked chicken on a stick (one of Stephen's favorite), Jacob swam on the beach (or I mean threw sand on the beach), and we had the whole place to our selves. Not sure if it is gas prices scaring people away, or maybe a little early in the season to be out and about. We thought it was a lovely afternoon. Jacob fell esleep in his little chair on the boat ride back to the launch. I shaded him from the hot sun with his little umbrella, so cute! We stopped to say hi to Aunt Linda & Uncle Carl Cutway before heading for home. Pictures taken 6/16/07

Gardening

Jacob & I were very busy in May & June. We had gardens to get started. He was not as pleased with his tasks as you might think. Mostly it was mommy stealing a few minutes to stick a tomatoe plant in here and 30 seconds to put lettuce seeds there because Jacob is on the move! He is running, jumping, climbing, shaking, breaking, rolling...you get the idea. 30 seconds in one location is a lot to expect. If we are in the back, he wants to be in the front and vice versa. One good thing is that he loves to be outside and he loves the dogs. The dogs like him too, especially Sienna. She CAN NOT STOP LICKING HIM. It grosses me out, but Jacob laps it up with pleasure. These pictures were taken 6/13/07.

So it begins...

I've been thinking about starting this blog for a little while now. Ever since I was introduced to blogging through a group I am involved in right now, I've been thinking about how it would be nice to share daily events that occur here on the home front with family and friends. I know the trick of this thing will be to actually put pen to paper so to speak. I take lots of pictures, but I've never been good at journaling. I can't figure out why -- I love the results, looking back at what you were thinking/feeling at some particular point in time is fascinating. I guess its the romance of keeping a diary I really like, and not the daily excercise. Anyway, couple of things that I hope make it different this time. It seems very quick & easy to jot a note when the notion hits. Also, every day is a discovery with Jacob & I just want to capture every minute to show all of you. I know I can't capture EVERY minute, but I can try for the high points. This summer is one of discovery. Every day Jacob and I are on the hunt for new things to explore and experience. Seeing the world through the eyes of a toddler is such a fun thing to do! I highly recommend it. I hope to capture some of the stories & tails that come our way over the days and weeks to come. Hopefully, I'll stay with it long enough to sit back on Labor Day & say yeah - that was a good idea! We'll talk again soon.