Lydia's Moth by Molly

Lydia saved the moth from the pool.  Molly took the amazing photos.

Impressionists At The De Young

Lydia gets a smooch.

I have been dying to see the Impressionist exhibit currently going on at the de Young Museum in S.F.  Happily, Wave and Doug wanted to see it too.

We all piled into the van on a Friday morning and made the drive.  Doug told us some of the history of the Enchanted Valley as we drove along scenic 280, making the trip even nicer than usual.

We fortified ourselves at a favorite restaurant of ours, Darla's, then walked through Golden Gate Park to the museum.  It was really nice to be back in the city.

A peck on the head for Rowan.

I had not yet been to the de Young since it was rebuilt, and it was a delight.  We saw only a tiny fraction of the museum in our 4 hours there.  The Birth of Impressionism exhibit was amazing,  I'll definitely go back to see it again before it closes.

My Favorite Outfit

Lydia used to be quite the trend setter with her outfits.  I was happy to see her revisit her old style.



















And of course, my Rowan can't bear to stay out of a picture!

Laundry Day

18 lovely days in the mountains.  1 ho-hum trip to the laundromat.

We're Baaaaack...!

;)  Loana was the winner of the "Where's Watson?" picture contest!  Loana's Big Win  Her prize is that I've stolen her blog title!




It seemed a fitting title as we are back.  It was a quiet, lovely trip to the Santa Cruz Mountains.  David and Doug spent much of the time golfing,  Molly wandered around E.V. working with Gene and hunting for other teens.   The rest of us spent most of our time next to the pool.  
We did manage to drag ourselves away once or twice.  I'll post more about our trip over the next few days. Stay tuned!

An Enchanted Fourth

 The Watson clan spent the 4th of July enjoying traditional Enchanted Valley activities.  First, the children paraded around the parking lot & pool areas.

    


Where's Watson? (Find 4 of us in this photo.)

Desmond enjoyed repeatedly petting all
the dogs.  He was too distracted to march with the other kids.  

                                   Molly watched from the sidelines with a friend.

Lydia, Rowan & David played in the annual wiffle ball game.  After one turn in the outfield and one at-bat, Lydia decided the game was not for her.  We are proud of her for trying something new on her own, though!

Rowan was the surprise star of the day.  She hit the ball both times she got to bat (without the tee!) and made it to first base.  Unfortunately, Daddy was up after her and hit a pop fly for the 3rd out.