Big waves

Two weekends and two tropical storms churning up the waves. This weekend it was tropical storm Danny responsible for the big surf. (Enlarge photo and note DANGEROUS SURF flag). Still warm and muggy as we enter September.

Zoo-day

Having time with Will today included a trip to the National Zoo to check out the gorillas, lions and tigers. It was another HOT day and the mister felt good! We have not seen Will in a few weeks and were amazed at how advanced he is in his developing vocabulary. He says his ABCs and counts to 10, identifies shapes like octagon and oval, and mimics whatever we say. He especially likes to say "twinkle"!

Layne

Layne is off to middle school. We were happy to be a part of her first day of a great adventure! While visiting on the Cove we had a great day with Eva and Jack who have not started school yet. The grand finale of the day was a trip by boat to eat crab cakes at Sea Breeze across the river.

Newest grand-dog

Just look at that face! This is Khloe, our newest grand-dog whose owner is Keelyn, but who has captured the love of all the Haarhoffs. Kylie, Keelyn and Ella are back in school this week and Khloe looks forward to their home coming each afternoon. Lisbeth is back in school as well, teaching in her first class room!

Guests in Lewes

Maureen and Larry came by for an overnight while they traveled the eastern shore. On our itinerary was a day trip to Lewes where we shopped, took in a small museum at the Cannonball House (shown here) and had a great seafood lunch. Great fun catching up with them!

Family

My brother, Dad and me......good looking bunch, aren't we? We had a yummy picnic supper on Sunday evening complete with my dad's favorite....whiskey sours. We left Rochester in a bout of August heat and returned to the same in Delaware. Well, it IS August and we can look forward to cooler days in the not so distant future.

Another beach

Here Jim is standing on the Charlotte pier overlooking Lake Ontario with my brother Fred and sister-in-law Val. And, yes, it is hot even up here! My dad enjoyed the photo book we had made of all his paintings and water colors. We shared it with him after eating REAL hamburgers as only can be made here in Rochester.