Summer is always packed with great adventures and 2018 has been outstanding so far. Travels have taken us camping in Vermont, hiking in Acadia, swimming in Bellport and celebrating with Taylors in Osterville. Future plans include The Land, The Poconos, and a 15 day European journey through Barcelona, Borde Neuve and Sydling St. Nicholas with Bucklands. These are all places that we visit most Summers so they are familiar, but they have all taken on a completely new identity with Ivy’s and Miles’ growth over the past few years. Their interaction with the environment is so different every year and it leads to discoveries for everyone, bringing me back to my own childhood and memories of hanging out with siblings and cousins, catching fireflies or crabs, climbing over what seemed like enormous boulders on the coast of Maine, learning to swim in lakes, rivers and oceans and developing a sense of myself and my family. Being a kid is a wonderful and joyful time and I miss it sometimes, but experiencing at least a sense of it again through my children is absolutely one of the best aspects of being a parent.