S'mores

One more catch-up post. We finally started to make use of the fire-pit at Kris's parents' house on lake wentworth this summer. This shot is of Claire and Ollie while enjoying their s'mores...

The Boy

These are some of the very few shots we've taken of the boy. Not great... We will improve.

Lion Sweater

Kris won this sweater through a blog she follows - juniorsociety.com. It was hand-knit by women in Kenya. You can see them, and more, here:
www.totoknits.com. Claire loves hers.

lake wentworth

Although Kris is the one with the boating license, Claire has logged several more hours behind the wheel.

4th of July

So, with September coming soon, and us at least somewhat recovered from our scare with Haven (some uncertainty still lingers) we're finally catching up on some blog posts from the summer, starting with the 4th of July. It has become a tradition to head up to Meg & Tim's for Lainesville's version of the Fourth - one of the less traditional celebrations of the birth of our country. Meg & Tim were ready with the biggest slip & slide in Essex County, and a robot outfit for Claire.

Haven's Hospital Visit

For those who don't already know, we had to admit Haven to Children's Hospital in Boston this past week because of some small hemorrhages that were discovered on the part of his brain called the cerebellum. We stayed there with him from Thursday to Saturday ("stayed" not "slept" -- Kris shared Haven's crib with him and Steven rested on a pull-out chair) for a series of tests and exams to identify the possible cause for what they discovered. Gratefully, the additional testing that they wanted to do resulted in no new information regarding the hemorrhages, and the doctors have no reason to believe that whatever actually happened to cause them would ever happen again. Because they could not identify a cause, we are left with some uncertainty, but we are extremely grateful that they did not discover any additional problems, and remain hopeful that whatever happened will not have any lasting effect. Thanks to everyone who was thinking about us and praying for us during this difficult time. It is great to be back home with our family.