Play date with Zoe

Marching band

Karen marched with the Scene of the Crime Rovers as part of the Durham Culture Crawl Friday night, and Chris and the boos turned out to view the event. You can see some photos here and some videos here, with cameos by Lucie and Milo in each.

More beach photos

Beach trip

Watching tv


Dining al fresco


View of our cottage from the rear


En route to Jungle Golf


Sparklers on the beach


Blue ocean


Funny face

Detroit trip

We took a trip to visit family in Detroit, and L and Milo had a very enjoyable time with their cousins. We went to: a picnic in Royal Oak for Julia's soccer team, Xochimilco, Belle Isle (we were disappointed that the Scott memorial fountain was down for repairs), and the Detroit Zoo (we have never seen so many minivans and Radio Flyer wagons in one place before). See more pictures in the Boo Annex.


Milo at the picnic


The girls at the picnic


Dinner in the backyard


Sweet potatoes


Zoo train


Turtle portrait

Holding Milo

Milo and Karen


Chris and Milo


Milo and Lucie

Field trip to Lyon Farms

Strawberry field


Lucie and Karna


Ziah and Lucie


Mrs. Martlew and Lucie

In the sling

Scare quotes

This evening when we got our dessert plates, Lucie noted that Chris gave himself the broken cookie. She said, "Daddy is so sweet. He always gives us the nice things and gives himself the 'naughty' (makes quotes with fingers) ones."

Chicken tour

Saturday we travelled to Raleigh for what was billed as a "Hen-side the Beltline" tour of the backyards of folks who raise chickens in the city. We visited four different residences and learned that there is a small but sizable community of urban chicken keepers. We took in a number of innovative and simple coop designs, and are encouraged in our pursuit of some chickens of our very own.


Lucie: "Don't show that one. I don't like seeing a chicken's butt up in the air."








Ready for lunch

Trip to the dentist

Getting a checkup


Picking out stickers


No cavities

Strawberry Festival

We attended the annual Strawberry Festival at Old North Durham Park, sponsored by the school Lucie will be attending, Central Park School for Children. We had strawberry shortcake, strawberry smoothies and watched the Bouncing Bulldogs. L had a chance to run (and bounce) around with some old friends.


Moon bounce


Lucie grafitti from last year's festival -- still there

Peter and the Wolf

L made her stage debut this afternoon in a performance of Peter and the Wolf, with the Young People's Performing Company. She's been rehearsing for several weeks, and was very excited. She evinced a very poised and charming stage demeanor, if we do say so ourselves.


Izzy Bird in the tree


Grandfather warns Peter


The wolf is caught


Curtain call

Lucie Karen Milo Love

"That's Mommy, me, Daddy, Milo, Zoe, Zoe's mom, Roxy, the sun, and Zoe's dad is lying down behind the grass".


"My first unicorn."