A Lot Happened...
We went to New Hampshire! It was Jamie's first time. Jack stayed home and got a spa treatment at the ol' vet boarders (came out clean-smelling, nail polished, and vaccinated). Jamie is turning out to be a really happy-go-lucky kid, who pretty much smiles and laughs all the time. Sometimes though, he'll just stare at me while I'm talking like I'm crazy...so he's no different from any other member of my family (ba dum bum!)

This is him laughing when I gave zurburts on his belly!

Slept through most of his first time at Squam Lake.

Woke up for a little "water time".

Here's the fams for the usual "everybody now" picture!
And of course, everyone took turns holding the new baby:

Other pics I love:






The next day we had a little birthday party and I drove home. It was a super nice, relaxing time.
Next up: recap the bday party!

Censorship is alive and well. All over the USA!

30 Things to Do While I am 30
I got 13 done...which isn't bad...

1. See the puffins in the wild



Well, we sure tried...too foggy every day. Those O'Hara girls were real troopers, getting up at 6:45 every morning of our vacation, trooping down to the docks...

2. Learn to play the drums




At Willie Mae's Rock Camp for Ladies!

With Gail and Gladys representing the Robo Poppins! Robo Poppins rock the hiz-ouse! It was the best time ever!!!

3. Learn to purl, instead of just knitting everything.

Did it. I still like straight knitting best, though.

4. Learn to knit in the round.

Not yet.


5. Learn to weave.

Found a class for this fall.

6. Take a full (read: semester-long) class in some kind of textile thing that I actually like.

Screenprinting at FIT, which was super -de -duper fun.


7.Make a quilt

Not yet.

8. Make my own clothes

At the MAKE Workshop in NYC. I learned to make a cool bag, a pencil skirt, and this dress, which I completely hate the fabric of...which I liked at one point. It is totally unfortunate, but I will start a new dress! And I have worn the skirt!

9.Be Kind, not right.

Well, I'm getting better?

10. Get my passport.

Not yet.

11. Get out of the country

Not yet.

12. Floss every day.

Yay! Well, mostly.

13. Ride on a motorcycle.

Not yet

14. Build a real piece of furniture

Not yet.

15. Learn to blow glass

NOt yet. But Port Washington's got a place.

16. Throw out 30 things.

Certainly did this...but I should throw out a hundred things next year.

17. Bake bread.
Not yet

18. Make from scratch: cookies, cake, lemonade.

Not yet. Well, I made mom's cookies.

19. Go on a decent road trip (more than 5 hours).

Maine maine maine. New Hampshire.

20. Write a book.

Not yet.

21. Get to Iceland.

Not yet.

22. Take a few tap dancing lessons.

Not yet.

23. Make a lamp or rewire a lamp.
Not yet.


24. Get new glasses.
Done. And sunglasses!


25. Start a savings account.
Done.


26. Get to Scotland.
Not Yet


27. Send 10 postcards.

Check check check--sent 'em from Maine to many friends. Couldn't send one to Carter because they didn't have an address yet.

28. Make something and sell it.

Signed up for September with my sweet onesies


29. Flatten my stomach
A little food poisoning took care of that pooch.


30. Go hiking for a day.
Not yet. Although all the flea markets might count.

Quick Recap

Using mostly photos:

Baby Colin Wulff joins the world. Liam is excited (and mostly potty trained)!



Colin is a very nice baby, and his feet are very big!



Aunt Sandy comes to visit!







Baby James gets christened.



I am his godmother. John Beyrer is his godfather.


Baby James wears a tuxedo that I bought him that is all white and even has a bow tie. But the bow tie makes him angry. And I suspect wearing a bow tie would make me angry too.



Loch took this pic!

the day ended with a picnic on Gail and Joe's upstairs new carpet and pizza!



Seaniebear turned 3!

and we had a party at Beanie's dad's house and everybody came!

It was a superfun party!
Last week at work, Shannon started insisting I call her my little star. That girl gets some crazy notions!
Tomorrow, we will talk about the 30 for 30 list and New Hampshire!

Happy Birthday to MY Seanie!

Dear Seanie,
Did you know that when you were less than a month old, I got a digital camera for my birthday?
And I took a LOT OF pictures of you!
This is what you looked like:

This is you at 3 weeks!


You and me together!

You a a smiley six months!

Reading "Where is the Green Sheep" with Loch, Grandpa and Aunt Gail!

Adorable.

Your 1st Birthday party--you were a little tired...


Eating a banana!

Doing the Seanie Strut!

On Christmas eve!

Having fun with Uncle Joe!

Wearing Grandpa's glasses!

Playing with me - this is our game - "You're the cutest!" I say. And then YOU say, "No, YOU'RE the cutest!" and i say, "You're right. I am the cutest person in the world!"

Happy 3rd Birthday, Old Man! I think you are very funny. And I think you are VERY nice!
Love, Aunt Feather

It's the Fourth! It's the Fourth!





And Happy Birthday, Joe!





Joe is somewhere between 34 (Gail's age) and 38 (John's age), but I don't know where! So I'm gonna say Joe just turned 3(cough, cough muffled talk). Always a good answer!





Lots of people showed up, including:





Paulie Lynch!





Theresa Lynch!





Stephanie Lynch!


Oh, yeah, and their parents were there, too.


Mr Cooper Levy!




The Mighty Feehans:





The Paladinos:



who grew soooo much this year! That Christopher was brand-y new last year!
And Bebe Kayleigh:

Who is a little bit of a ham, I must say! You know I like a kid who likes the camera. And she thought Christine Solimeno was the bees knees. Shannon bored her to sleep by telling her about our book distributors...which is boring talk to grownups, too.
This is what I will tell you:
We ate great food. We had nice conversation. We went in the pool!
James finally woke up and
dipped his feet in the pool with Mama:


then hung out with Christine!
And we had two token Katunas:

Bobby, finding "his light".
And

Ed grew another head!

Though I usually end a blog post with a picture of Ed, I must say, no summer buffet is complete without a picture of:

Rich Meagher, International Man of Mystery!