August, 2010

Yes, we went without any photographic record of a whole month in our lives. August was a lovely time, with days spent enjoying beautiful weather at the beach, walks, family bike rides, interacting with neighbors and playing in our park. It also included a trip for Kristin to see Mom, Bec, Jess, Michael, Jake and our newest family member: beautiful baby Quinn. School loomed; Zion started 6th grade at the enormous Haven Middle School, a huge transition for us all. Zen began to use complete sentences when the mood struck him. These treasures usually popped up when he was bossing the dog around (no jedi no eat my food!) and when he was telling on his brother (nion 'ave my toy! give it, nion!). The whole family delighted in translating "Zen-speak", with its unusual pronunciations and elimination of at least half of the consonant sounds in the English language.