First Shore Visit of the Season

We headed down to our first weekend at Long Beach Island at the end of May.





Pop-Pop and Madeline.


It was a bit chilly...


Examining a little seashell.


Sitting on the dune, admiring the ocean.

Radnor Hunt Races

Once again, Cliff and Marissa LePage hosted party at the Radno Hunt Races. The weather was generally good and not nearly as hot as last year. Everyone had lots of fun!









Maddie, being surprisingly cooperative while getting some sun block applied to her.


Mia and Maddie playing next to the steeplechase track.

Maddie's 2nd Birthday

We celebrated Madeline's second birthday with the family at home and had lots of fun.





Opening gifts with Aunt Jamie.






The two great-grandmothers, Nannie and Mom Mom.


Not quite sure about blowing out the candle.








Maddie and her cousins playing together, or at least in the same vicinity.

Big Haircut

A semi-cooperative Madeline got a much-needed haircut from her great-grandmother (Mom Mom).

Finished SCCA Driving School and First Race

This past weekend I headed up to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. I completed my second SCCA racing school and was signed off with a novice racing permit. After that I competed in my first race. See the Spec Miata Blog for details, pictures, and video.

Morris Arboretum Visit

We headed down the street (literally about 1 mile away) to the beautiful Morris Arboretum for the afternoon for some fun.

Maddie loves looking at and playing with water.




This is a George Rickey sculpture called "Two Lines Vertical - Thirty Feet" that is on a hilltop overlooking the arboretum. The two arms at the top move around in the wind. Madeline seemed to enjoy it greatly.












More fun with sculpture: some outlines of sheep in the fields of the arboretum. She seemed to think these were funny.