Do you want to build a snowman?

Winter wonderland...

Hello all! We are slowly digging out from under record snowfall. Take a look...

The front yard...

 View from kitchen sink....makes doing dishes enjoyable. almost.

 Desi's morning dove friend not happy with the birdfeeder situation...

Don't tell the locals I said so, but this has been a truly beautiful winter. There have been so many amazing icicle formations and clingy, snow-covered trees you can't help but notice the beauty.
Too many snow days and too much shoveling, true, but spring is coming and the days are lengthening and we already feel the pull. For now, we will enjoy the snow while it lasts...and keep those wood stoves burning!

Still here! Clearing out old posts and getting ready for new (still having a push-pull relationship with the great social experiment that is the internet). Studio is slammed, kids are huge, home is making the annual transition to 'summer beach house.'
All is well.
Pics soon.
love.

Ben's Summer Highlights.

This summer kept us home for the 4th (Ben's #1 wish for 2010) with manageable fireworks. It's been all about jellyfish for Ben this year - a new exhibit at Mystic dedicated to jellies was well-timed as we had checked out every library book available on the subject.
Occasional naps (look like anyone you know?) and playing in the rain keep things cool.

Desi's Summer Highlights.

We are as busy as ever going wherever the wind takes us this summer. Our stay-cationing has offered daily ocean/pond/pool swims, a few visits to Mystic Aquarium, and (thanks to Desi's driving force) daily yoga/ bike rides/ scootering/ walks/ gardening fill in the gaps and keep us all in motion (our own personal trainer... Jillian Michaels has nothing on Des).
Life around here is pretty full, I guess, and that's how we like it.

Who, me?

What? Me in a blog picture?! Rare, I know. Favorite spot, favorite kids, favorite kind of day.

Doozie Dances

That's our girl - rockin' out to Joan Baez and Bob Marley wearing a dress Deanna sent her with her basketball shorts (not showing but a must with EVERY outfit) and Michigan State shirt.

The girl's got style.