Sisters

Quick post of some shots of girlwind this summer. Picnic at the playground...
In the hammock with Supernana
Getting ready in the morning
Playing at the Jordan Acres Playground
And swinging at the beach. These girls know how to have fun together!

Fun with Friends

Our family is lucky to have found so many great friends at school and in our community. The girls are getting a chance to hang out with...
Nick at Pejepscot Day School
The Ruff girls at the beachBill's family at Byrne's Irish Pub
Nina and Lily in our backyard

Gemma, Dad, and Calvin get to enjoy summer first...

Gemma was out of school first. She and Jud had several weeks at home enjoying early warmth. Art projects, catching frogs, and playing in the yard seemed to feature prominently in their days.

Many months and two teeth later...

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It has been a long while since our last post. The end of the school year always gets crazy around here. Here are some pictures as we start our summer in Maine...

Sunday Dinner

And as an added bonus - The Hartters were able to stay for a mini - Sunday dinner and lots of legos!

A silver lining

The latest storm and power outages had a silver lining for the Caswells. The Hartters came for the weekend! Ray and Joel got very little sleep, but the Caswells enjoyed having the cousins, Aunty Ray, and Uncle Joel around!

The Pony Party

We had a total of ten cowgirls attend the pony party. They played some pin the tail on the pony, rode their stick ponies, and then sang some cowgirl songs with Jud on banjo. What a great group of kids!

Gemma's Birthday

Gemma's 4th birthday was great fun! We had family celebration in the morning and friends came over for a "pony party" in the afternoon! Here she is with her cake, birthday chair, and opening some presents.

Christmas Morning

Merry Christmas, Everyone!
The Caswell's had a magical Christmas morning, with stuffed stockings, stuffed animals, and little girls stuffing their faces with chocolate and gum. Nana and Papa coming over to witness the glee and help free all the toys from their packaging.

Hope everyone else had as much joy and excitement around their trees this morning.

Merry Happy!

And thanks to Grams and Gramps

We so wished we could see our family in Michigan this holiday season. Gramma and Grampa Eleanor still managed to sneak something under the tree, including two new Barbie dolls and a new outfit for each girl. Even from a distance, they know how to get the deals! Must be those Dutch genes...

Oregon-powered princesses

Special Thanks to Auntie Jonelle and Uncle Thom for adding some sparkle to the girl's Christmas morning!

In Grammy's (snow) shoes

We were so excited about our new LL Bean snowshoes from Grammy, that we had to try them out immediately. Eleanor couldn't even wait long enough to get dressed! We have 100s of acres to explore literally in our back yard. The snow shoes worked so effortlessly. Even Gemma just took off into the woods. Thank you, Thank you Grammy!

Happy Thanksgiving at the Caswells

Classic Corn-on-the-cob job

Our other most important news is that Eleanor has lost her first tooth! And we didn't even get to suffer through it being lose for weeks. Upon eating corn-on-the cob one night for supper, Eleanor shrieked "Ouch! My tooth!" and then spit out what looked like a kernel of corn, but was really her tooth. Talk about an excited young lady...

For your information, the going rate from the tooth fairy appears to be 1.50 and a pack of sugarfree gum.