David

Two years ago today I had a beautiful baby boy. I remember that the song Beautiful Boy by John Lennon ran through my head over and over.

He was adorable and he made our family complete. And we were made symmetrical by his birth. Two brown eyed people, two blue eyed people; two Leos, two Virgos; two boys, two girls; two grown ups, two kids.

I loved spending time with him - reading, cuddling, being cute. He has been the best little brother and the best youngest member of our family.

His sister loves him very much and it has been wonderful watching the two of them figure out how to live with each other. They have such different personalities.

We love you David!!

My Baby Started Soccer

Can it possibly be that it is four years later? My baby is playing soccer. She is adorable. And she loves her uniform - she is wearing it all day today.

Here she is - baby power!!

Where Did Summer Go?

I spent two weeks here this summer - just two weeks. When I was younger, I believe I spent many weeks here over the summer. I am sad I won't be there again until next summer. Two short semesters and then I'll be driving back to Sacandaga. To spend time in the Adirondacks. To play. To let my soul revive. Summers go by way too fast - I am lucky, I have chosen a career that allows me to travel to New York in the summers and be there for a long time to recharge my batteries. I love Utah - I love living here. But I need to be at the lake for big chunks of time.

Next Generation

How many times at Sacandaga have I dug a huge hole? I think I may have stopped doing so about 25 years ago but I did again this summer. Why? Because I brought my kids to Sacandaga and they dug a huge hole.

We are now on the third generation of kids at Sacandaga - my dad started when he was 2 or 3, I started when I was nine or ten months, and both Elizabeth and David were there before they were one. The best thing about it is that pictures like this look exactly the same - there's some of my Dad and some of me and now some of them - doing the exact same things.

While the world changes - Elizabeth listens to an iPod and I listened to CDs and Dad listened to vinyl - what children love to do does not change at all - digging huge holes in the sand, just because you can.