Thursday with Gwen and Simon

After breakfast, where Simon loves eating the butter off of his "toasties"

and he and Gwen have swabbed and thoroughly cleaned the shower

and we've found a nice stone to mark where sweet Tulip's ashes are,

Rachel and David take off for a day in Boston together.

Toby and I are in charge--first, the park,

then ice cream with sprinkles,

then--after a quick trip to Carter's for kids' clothing, Gwen swings in her new party dress.

For us, a blissful day with grand kids.