Boogie boarding in the ocean is as fun in 2012 as it was in 2010 (credit to Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Seven Seas” for the accompanying music).

Sophie loves any animal that resembles Bambi.

Sophie was fascinated to learn that in the olden days, children’s chores included fetching water from a well.

There’s nothing like the sweet irony of running around the 18th century capital of the colony of Virginia in order to solve a revolutionary war mystery/scavenger hunt with the assistance of a cell phone’s texting feature.

Chloe is a future art collector.  Behold her first purchase, a retro French poster for Nestle chocolate.