^^Hugo conquered the high beam in gymnastics class. His little pointer up (his version of a thumbs up) to me afterward nearly broke my heart.^^
^^I won't even tell you how much money we spent watering our lawn...^^
^^Gus did more of this.^^
^^and Hugo found the pianos all over town.^^
^^we pulled Hugo from his bed to watch the town fireworks from our front yard.^^
^^took the kids out to brunch (frequently).^^
^^and Hugo learned how to use the phone camera.^^
^^I made a habit of joining girlfriends for gatherings by the water at least once or twice a month.^^
^^and spent lots of time with the cutest watermelon I know.^^
^^Hugo got good and dirty.^^
^^Maisie got cuter by the day.^^
^^and Blake and Hugo hunted for buried treasure in the yard.^^
^^we spent dreamy evenings by the beach.^^
^^see? very, very dreamy.^^
^^watched their bond grow.^^
^^and said goodbye to our favorite summer yet.^^