The pace of life has not slowed down one little bit as of late. My job has me busier than ever - which of course is a good problem to have in this economy given that my career is based on saving the world from ugly boats...not exactly the most solid of industries these days. On the home front we are frantically finishing projects on the house as we are hoping to list it for sale in the next week or two.
And of course Sequoia is constantly expanding her horizons which means she is also constantly challenging Colleen and I to adapt to her new abilities and needs. Every single moment - waking or otherwise - is spoken for.
( Don, Brooklyn, Sequoia and Leo)Fortunately one of the most fundamental things that Colleen and I agree on is that life is measured by the quality of time not the quantity of money. So regardless of how busy and chaotic things threaten to get, we always find a way to slow things down enough to spend some time together as a family.
(Clare and Katie)Today we had a fun Labor Day cookout at the house for the Gloucester Mommies Playgroup that Colleen and Sequoia are members of. We had 7 families over, all of whom have a kid roughly Sequoia's age, plus a few older siblings. I am very happy that sequoia has managed to fall in to such a wonderful group of playmates.
(Elizabeth, Jennifer and Brooklyn)
It was really fun to get to watch how all of the kids interacted with each other. This is something that Colleen and Sequoia do on a regular basis during the week while I am at work and although I have heard the names countless times this was my first time meeting many of the kids and parents.
It was really fun to get to watch how all of the kids interacted with each other. This is something that Colleen and Sequoia do on a regular basis during the week while I am at work and although I have heard the names countless times this was my first time meeting many of the kids and parents.
( Elayne and Christine)All of the kids were great and many enjoyed walking (or being carried) along our nature walk, bouncing on the trampoline, playing badminton or just kicking back and playing with their little friends.
Colleen and her daughter are certainly in their element entertaining friends.
I love the pure joy in their faces as they play together - even when it involves nothing more complicated than the wicker on the back of the chair they are sitting in. With Sequoia it is always about getting down to the basics and finding the simple pleasures in life.
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Oh, good golly ~ Sequoia is getting SO, so big! Growing up right before our very eyes!
Love the picture with her Daddy, and all the others, as well. Isn't she lucky to be growing up with so many friends, too?
We are yearning to see her ~ One Of These Days, huh?
We love you guys!
Grandmom and Granddad
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