4 Seconds A Day: June 2016

Stalling In Saucon Valley

The Picnic That Never Was

We packed for a picnic, but never quite got there.

Found fun along the way

See

Ended up at Dansbury pool, which might as well have been closed

Huge pool all to ourselves

So we took it

We celebrated our disappointment with Thai food

and ice cream

Snowy River Drive-by

Right after this I fell trying to cross the ice bridge....

Motherz, With A 'Z'

Yuula was so proud that she made he own Motehr's Day card this year. She kind of taught herself how to write those letters. I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

This year we upped the ante and brought Mommy breakfast in bed. Mainly because I knew she wouldn't get up for anything less than food in her lap.

I had a few surprises up my sleeves. First stop on the list was Columcille. Yeah I don't know what it is either, but it's awesome, enormous, and we're going to have to go back real soon. 

Then after a short detour, we finally pulled into Remembrance Stables, where I got Laura some time on top of a horse. Of course that time would have to be another day because even trainers are Moms to someone, but they were nice enough to give us a little tour of the place. Stayed tuned for that little adventure...

Look at the size of this damn horse

Yuula got to see the brand new foal

I really feel a strong bond with this guy

Next: lunch. And for some reason no one serves lunch on Mother's Day. Just a lot of late breakfasts and early dinners. But Mother wanted a sandwich, so after trying Thisilldous, Riverton Inn, and Johnny's we ended up back in Stroudsburg at Sweet Creams, and you know what, it's where we'd rather've been.

After lunch we took a nice stroll down Main Street and splurged on Starbucks. We got Oprah-approved chai lattes because, I don't know it felt maternal. They were okay.

We drove around for a bit and then stopped off on route 447 for a little riverside action. Laura fed the boy and Yuula picked flowers and threw them into the stream.

 The sun was going down and I know all Laura had on her mind was pork steak.

Kind of like us, in cat form. 

 there it is!

We threw the boy on the swing, and he just lumped there

We ended the day with a little hammock time for Mommy and her mommied

Música Da Lagoa

Weird or Wonderful?

you decide

Floating Off The Map

maybe we'll bring you one day...

but you'll be blindfolded

4 Seconds A Day: July 2013

Testing The Little Trunk

The day started off simple enough...

picking and eating some fresh snow peas from the garden, a family favorite that we thought we'd share with our little guest

then I made them silly pancakes

off to a hidden river retreat where we spent a good hour of scanning underwater terrain and giving Yuula swim lessons

apparently, she's got it

but it did feel refreshing as hell

Isabella stayed dry from the safety of a giant boulder... maybe next time

Here's a few closeups...

Yuula likes to swim

I think we'll be back

The Falls Are For Everyone

breakfast the next morning was remarkable thanks to my able-bodied wife

then we led everyone into the woods, with no resistance

the river bed was chilly today

Yuula decided that this was a good place to be

riverside with Daddy

it wasn't long til we were all barefoot

her biggest bath yet

Curtis is commonly overwhelmed by acts of grandiosity

exploring the caves

she'll never want to use her pool again

and a perfect end(ing)

Jumpstarting Her Portfolio

We had our first family day. No pressing appointments or tight schedules. Just a day to what we wanted when we wanted and how we wanted. So we did. And we took pictures along the way. Yuula survived her first photoshoot, and she barely cried.

Without further adieu, I give you...
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Baby In A Basket In A Brook



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Lunch On A Rock Over The River




Are we boring you, Yuula?
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Sun Over The Old Barn








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Yuula's Yellow Flower Field



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Hotel/Motel/Bed/Breakfast




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Pizza At A Picnic



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Scared In A Spidered Shed



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There's A Rainbow On That Rock




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Perfect Stump For Sleep


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