laid back.

I think Jack is amazed at his younger brother's ability to relax.

Henry often says, "I go 'lax' now."

And sure enough off to the couch he goes...

legs outstretched and crossed, hands behind his head.

it has been this way since he was a baby.

something I love.

jack's curiosity about his brother makes it all the more endearing.

on this day, we were in hanover, nh and had just stopped for milkshakes.

a bench of full bellies, on a hot hot day.

Summer. Oh how we'll miss it.

What has your favorite summer 2010 memory been?

A winter dream bloomed today...

good.

Henry has been begging for a new golf putter. And although he and his brother have a true set of of clubs in the garage, they still prefer the plastic sets from drugstores.

So, finally, I broke down and bought him a plastic set.

When Matt told him to thank Mommy, instead Henry looked up at me, with his sun tanned (newly freckled) cheeks, and said, "You're a good person."

that's all it took... he is mine, and he thinks I am good (albeit that it took cheap golf clubs)... I feel I scored high today.

Wrap it up tight, because it's a feeling I hope last forever.

Happy 4th!