One month (or, quite possibly the most pictures I've ever put in one post)

Well, it's been a while.  Summer is officially here: heat waves and cicadas and all and it seems we've slipped into that nice lazy rhythm that reflects the longer days...staying up later, waking up earlier, and dawdling just a bit more in everything we do.  Neva is very much a three year old, asking WHY at a rather constant rate and always pretending to be somebody else (usually she takes on the identity of the cooler, older kids in her life: Maya and Jasper)  Frances is really starting to say so many words (well, they're words to us) and of course continually cracking us up with her fearless climbing.  We've been making new friends, visiting old friends, and saying goodbye to dear friends.