Ode to Summer

Admittedly, summer is my least favorite season. I hate heat and humidity. However, my main reason for hating summer is the wild thunderstorms we get in Litchfield County. My fear of them gets worse as time goes by and frankly, if we could move much farther north into the Northeast I would go, simply based on the thunder we get.
Moving on....here are some fun summer pictures. I killed my first Maine lobsters, the poor things! They were so cute, and then SO delicious.
Just this past weekend Charlotte had her first dip in a pool at our friends Farmington Village home. They are in thier sixties and seventies, and it was so special to spend some time with them. I will preface this by saying, they are totally hip and with it and by no means, "old." The pool was a tad cold, but she braved the chilly water and enjoyed it with Ben for a few moments. While the pool looked nice, I simply enjoyed some wine and cheese.
We also went to a lake party at Pinewood Lake in Trumbull and it was in support of Make-A-Wish. One of the Westport Firemen throws a wonderful annual party and people from all over come to donate. This year, the little girl who was getting "the wish" was there to thank everyone and it struck me for the first time how hard it must be to be her parents. I guess the world looks a little different when you are a parent.
So, as September approaches, we may have not gone on any big trips but we filled it with lots of good times and watched Charlotte grow leaps and bounds. Next summer we hope to resume the annual Nantucket voyage!
Oh yes, on a side note, we have six teeth!

Pearls

Sometimes lazy summer days turn into the most fun photo shoots. What starts as a simple idea, often morphs into a collaboration of fun and props! We had a lot of fun playing with Charlotte in an antique bowl and a big strand of pearls. She was thrilled to sit in the bowl and enjoyed the "lady-like" prop.

She did have her nine month check up, which went great. She is 19lbs and 29". She is in the 75% of height and 50% of weight. The doctor said she is gorgeous and healthy. He still supposes she may be a red head!

Here are some more sweet pictures of Baby Charlotte taken one lazy afternoon by Alexis. We have so much fun together and Charlotte really makes it easy to smile and be happy.