Treasure Hunt

Our most recent visit to Rhode Island was a dawn-to-dusk festival of cousins. I hope to post some highlight snapshots soon.

In the meantime, here is a series of videos taken the afternoon cousins Isabel, Penelope, James and Silas set out to decipher (with some gentle assistance) the trail of sphinx-like riddles of left behind by their mysterious benefactor.

part one:

part two:

part three:

part four:

part five:

part six:

Things One and Two

Here are some snapshots of recent exploits of the dynamic duo.

Margaret has discovered it's hilarious to help wash Silas' hair:

Practicing for their future circus act:

We are borrowing a bike trailer from a friend. They love to ride around the neighborhood -- especially when we go over the speed bumps. Here they are post-ride:

First day of school

Silas, ready to head back to preschool this week:

Margaret would have happily gone with him. She found herself a 'lunch box' with an empty water bottle in it and stood ready by the door.