the skunk and the pirate

trick or treat

the skunk and the pirate

take on the town

October

when Vivien smiles her whole face lights up
but she also has many other faces including the mischievous one here

....and the infamous pout which is 'the real deal'

Portland in October

Portland, Maine 

our home away from home

we love coming to Portland and walking around the city

visiting the museums and farmers market

 and enjoying our family time

First day of school

Vivien's first day of school

a one-room preschool with twelve other students and two teachers

only 2 years 10 months here, still a little one, but she is ready

she is ready to learn!

Pretend play

Imagination and Creativity

Vivien loves pretend play with dolls, toys and just about anything

she feeds and dresses her babies and makes pretend food and hosts tea parties

here she makes jewelry (with play do)

September rainy day

our visit to Cape Cod Natural History Museum

it rained all day and when the clouds cleared we walked the nature path to the beach 

and stomped through all the puddles

The Fair in the Air

the story behind these smiles...the Fair is in town and they are SO excited

it rained for two days and finally the second night the weather cleared and just in time because we couldn't contain the these two any longer :)