Fun in the Sun!

Time is limited to blog these days but here are some fun photos from yesterday! Charlotte was enjoying the sunshine on the deck!

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!

Boldog Szuletesnapot Papa!

Happy Birthday to our wonderful Dad, Papa and Friend! We celebrated 70 years of my Fathers amazing life this weekend and had a great time doing so. Now, I can attempt to sum up my Fathers seventy years, which include escaping the Hungarian Revolution, being adopted into the US, a lifelong career at Yale, three children, three grandchildren...etc....but that would require a novel.

I have learned a lot of things from my Father and it was very important to me to celebrate in a grand way and gather all of our friends and family. He is not just a wonderful Father, but an incredible and humble man. We all love you Dad!

Above is our fabulous cake from my "cake lady" as I call her...Diane Burke of Dianes Sweet Treats, who also did my wedding cake, anniversary cake and baby shower cake. I designed it and she created it! She is amazing!

I call this the Hungarian "wine koozie"...not sure if that is what it is. I was too busy taking pictures to hear what it really is.

We had a ball taking family pictures!

I had Alexis's camera so I was literally taking pictures of everything!

Adam and Charlotte meet for the first time! They were born days apart and Charlotte has a 'few' pounds on Adam!

Papa!

I brought these spider flower and I love them!

Perfection

I have been absolutely and completely inundated with the beautiful pictures my friend Alexis (Alexis Stein Photography) has been taking of Charlotte this week. She has captured the most amazing moments and I am so grateful to have such talent around me all the time! Below are just a few favorites from a slew of amazing shots to choose from!

Now, I know I am 100% biased, but Charlotte is so beautiful she takes my breath away. She is full of personality and each day gets to be more fun watching her soak in the world. I know I am her mommy, but to me she is absolute perfection.