Back-to-School Day

 Summer is over: Grace started a new school year today -- with a little assistance from me.

It seemed like a regular day to me, though.  After Horton and I dropped Grace off at her school, I headed over to mine for the usual rigorous academic schedule. 

 Hopefully, Grace brought along her full backpack of dance moves.  It would be a shame if she wasted them all on her small home audience.

See you around campus!

On a Summer's Day

 The last day on Nantucket meant a trip back to Mr. Rogers's Beach.  We did a lot of our favorite things, like squirt each other with our water guns.

 Grace rode her Boogie board some more.

 We chilled at water's edge.

 We rounded up as many hermit crabs as we could find.

 Our friend Annika snuck up on us, too.

 We were totally oblivious of her plan, but it was OK 'cause we were already wet.

 Then we all caught a surprise ride on a paddle board.

And nobody fell off!

Good Times

 At Jetties Beach, I discovered the pure joy of being buried in the sand and digging my way out -- over and over again.

 In Madaket, Uncle Charlie and I contemplated the serenity of Hither Creek.

 The Whaling Museum kids' room offered up some hilarity with Grace dressed up as an old-timey lady in high tops.

 A week at Topside got me excited.

 But I calmed down enough to watch some TV with Grace.

 Grace took in the view from the deck, pretending to be a grownup. 

 And one day we conned Grampy into inviting us to lunch at the Anglers' Club.

 Yes, we're good.

Little Surfer Girl

 We're back from Nantucket now, but we still have a lot of photos to share.

 Grace spent some time in the waves at Cisco with her Boogie board.

 She waited for the perfect wave.

 She could not be stopped.

 She may have closed her eyes in anticipation of a wipeout.

 But she rode all the way to shore.

 Then she was ready for the next one, with an assist from Dad.

 Perfect!

 "Let's do it again! And again!! And again!!!"

Keeping Fit on Vacation

Even when I'm on vacation, I like to keep to my fitness regimen.

I lift weights every chance I get. These abs don't just happen.

Grace tends to slack off.  She's into the more serene activities, like searching for minnows and hermit crabs.

And eating Doritos with her cousins.

Occasionally, she'll catch a few waves with her Boogie board.

And, since I can't be working out 24/7, I will turn to the finer arts now and again.

My Latest Greatest Day Ever

Today, I got to ride in one of those amazing bucket trucks, in the bucket part!

These photos don't do justice to how fantastic this ride was, but check out the joy on my face.

Mom thought it was pretty cool, too.

We went as high as the length of both booms extended. We could see the ocean!

I wish I could have stayed up there all day.

Giddyap!

                                                             Photos courtesy of Whatever Little Pony

These photos are from a couple of months ago, but they're still worth posting, obviously.

Have you ever seen a more impressive cowboy?  Clearly, the answer is no.

I'm the rootinest, tootinest rider west of the Mississippi!