Vivz on the bluffs

Vivi strutting her stuff at Fort Williams.
She started walking in earnest 2 days before
she turned one (3 weeks ago).

Kissing cousins

Here, Connor Bailey, Liam, Erika Bailey, and

Marcus, gaze seaward at the iconic Portland

Head Light. What a fantastic week these cousins

spent together in the best week of weather all

summer.

Liam and Connor Bailey

Liam holds the hand of his 4 year old cousin
Connor, as they brave the waves at Crescent
Beach. Connor is currently visiting us from Chicago,
with his big sister Erika, his mom Valeria, and
daddy Bill.

Young cousins

Here are 1st cousins Marcus, Lars, and Liam
walking down Hannaford Cove Road to the
beach, water guns and butterfly catchers in
tow. It still tickles me that my sister Kimmy
ended up with her 4th child all these years
later, to roughly coincide with the birth of my boys.

Vivi's 1st Birthday

Vivi celebrates her first anniversary of life
with a facefull of chocolate cake. We shared
the moment with my sister Kim's family, just
as we had done for Liam's 1st birthday, six
years earlier.

Cousin/Nephew Ian's visit

Vivi's big cousin Ian visited us from Salt Lake
City for a few days. We paddled some rivers,
climbed some cliffs and ate some lobster. The
kids loved having a grown up cousin around.