First Days Of School

Jocelyn and Ian had their first days at school last week. Jocelyn was the first to return, on Thursday, and was excited to see the old friends that moved with her from the "youngest" to the "middle" class at the Wellesley College preschool.


Ian started in the "youngest" class at the same school the next day, and was excited to make new friends. As usual, he didn't give us much of a smile in this posed shot...


...and neither wanted to give one up in the group shot! Luckily they both had a much better time at school than in these photos!

"Little People" on Nantucket

Julie and I went with the kids, Grammy and Pepere to Nantucket over the long Labor Day weekend. We all had a blast.

Lately she and I have been marveling at how Jocelyn and Ian have gone, seemingly overnight, from being our little babies to being little people. Seems like yesterday that they were just little lumps of clay whose lives we totally directed, and now there are definite personalities and worldviews taking shape. There were a number of instances over the weekend where you could literally see the self-discovery process unfolding before your eyes, like when they looked for opportunities to push their physical limits...


...showed spontaneous bursts of creativity...


...expressed definite opinions about what they wore, and how they wore it...


...and reveled in taking on new challenges, like the powerful Madaket surf that Jocelyn was braving here with Momma.


They also seem to be developing a real bond and fondness for each other. Whereas on prior trips they seemed to be at each others' throats constantly, over the weekend they actually had fun together. It even seemed once or twice like they were working together toward a common goal. Hopefully the good times will continue after vacation is over!