Sunny days

Sorry it's been forever since I've written... we've been having a very quiet August here in NJ, and the weather's been surprisingly mild and pleasant! I was bracing myself for hot and sticky, but we lucked out this summer. Oliver's been enjoying lakefront beaches, playdates with his pals, lots of trips to different playgrounds, and other fun stuff. A few weeks ago we went to Guilford for the day, visited with Sharon and Lisa and played on the green with Rachel and cousin Saul! Dad had a big long kayak ride.

Just the other day Oliver was telling me why he thinks Barack Obama is so much better than John McCain... I think he summed it all up by explaining that he doesn't want another four years of a Bush presidency. I thought these were very mature sentiments coming from a 22 month old, but then he showed me this article so I better understood their origin. Very clever boy!

No really, Oliver's still not talking! Lots of lovely sounds and sort of words... especially "uurdn" which repeats with regularity and gumption!! We're wondering if it's a variation on "Aidan" (his cousin). Who knows?!

No new wildlife sightings, just our usual backyard groundhog and some very vocal foxes waking us up with their crazy screams at 3am a few nights back. Will keep you posted!