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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                     BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.

                               SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

                                                                       AMENDMENT

April 15, 2002

David Lissy
200 Talcott Avenue South
Watertown, MA  02472

Dear David:

        WHEREAS the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Bright Horizons Family
        Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") has determined that it is in the best
        interests of the Company and its stockholders for the Company to agree
        to amend your Severance Agreement dated October 31, 1997, to provide
        additional benefits to you in your new responsibility as Chief Executive
        Office of the Company;

        NOW, THEREFORE, to assure the Company that it will have your continued
dedication and the availability of your advice and counsel, and to induce you to
remain in the employ of the Company, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Company and you agree to amend your previous Agreement by
adding the following paragraphs:

        11. PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR RESIGNATION WITHOUT A CHANGE IN CONTROL

11.1 Payments Upon Termination for Cause, Death, Disability or Voluntary
Resignation. If (a) the Company at any time terminates the Employee's employment
for Cause or (b) the Employee voluntarily resigns for any reason other than Good
reason, then in each case the Employee shall be entitled to receive only his
Base Salary and any other accrued benefits due Employee on a pro rata basis to
the date of termination plus reimbursement of expenses through the date of
termination. If the Employee at any time dies or becomes disabled (being defined
as the inability of the Employee to perform his/her normal employment duties for
a consecutive six (6) month period during the term of their Agreement because of
either physical or mental incapacity), the Employee shall be entitled to receive
only his Base Salary and any other accrued benefits due Employee and any
incentive bonus compensation on a pro rata basis and reimbursement of expenses
to the date of termination. "Pro rata" shall mean the product of the Employee's
annual Base Salary and any incentive bonus compensation that would have been
payable had the Employee's employment not terminated multiplied by a fraction
the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days
during the calendar year that have passed through the date of the termination of
the Employee's employment.

11.2 Payments Upon Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If
the Company terminates the Employee's employment without Cause or the Employee
resigns for Good Reason, then in either case the Employee shall be entitled to
receive bi-weekly severance payments for a period of one (1) year from the date
of Termination at his Base Salary, with all benefits and taxes handled in the
same manner as described in paragraph 2 above, plus the average

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incentive bonus compensation for the past two years and any other accrued
benefit due Employee on a pro rata basis through date of termination.

         All other terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain unchanged.

                If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate
        by signing and returning to me the original of this Agreement, whereupon
        this Agreement shall constitute a binding agreement between you and the
        Company.

        The second copy is for your records.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.

                                          /s/ Roger H. Brown
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                                          Name:  Roger H. Brown
                                          Title: Executive Chairman

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

Signature: /s/ David H. Lissy
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Date: 4/15/2002
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                        AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the
"Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 5th day of April, 2002, by and
between Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and Marguerite W. Sallee ("Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Company and Employee are parties to an Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement made and entered into as of July 1, 1999 (the
"Employment Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the Employment
Agreement as set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

1.       CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
         herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Employment
         Agreement.

2.       AMENDMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. The Employment Agreement is hereby
         amended as follows:

         (a)      Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and
                  replaced with the following:

                  "For the period commencing on January 1, 2000 and expiring on
                  December 31, 2005 and for such additional period as may be
                  approved by the Board of Directors (the "Board Service Term"),
                  the Company hereby agrees that Employee shall be nominated to
                  serve on the Board of Directors and the Employee agrees that
                  during the Board Service Term that she will serve as a
                  consultant to the Company to the extent and on the terms and
                  conditions that may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and
                  the Employee."

         (b)      Section 3 of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted in its
                  entirety and replaced with the following:

                  "During the Board Service Term, Employee shall serve as a
                  member of the Board, subject to her being elected to the Board
                  by the stockholders, with such duties and responsibilities as
                  shall be designated from time to time by the Board of
                  Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and to
                  the extent mutually agreed upon by the Company and Employee
                  shall serve as a consultant to the Company."
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         3.       FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. Except as amended by this Amendment,
                  the Employment Agreement, as originally executed by the
                  parties, shall remain in full force and effect.

         4.       COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
                  each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which,
                  taken together, shall constitute a complete document.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment to
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

                              BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY
                              SOLUTIONS, INC.

                              By: /s/ Davis H. Lissy
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                                  David H. Lissy
                                  Chief Executive Officer

                              /s/ Marguerite W. Sallee
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                              Marguerite W. Sallee

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

Consulting Agreement                                       Strictly Confidential
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CONSULTING AGREEMENT       This Consulting Agreement (the "Consulting
                           Agreement") was made as of April 12, 2002, by and
                           between Robert A. Wilson ("Consultant") and AquaPro
                           Corporation (the "Company").

WITNESSETH                 WHEREAS, the Company engages in the business of
                           owning and managing catfish aquaculture farms
                           (Aquaculture) directly and through its two
                           wholly-owned subsidiaries, American Fisheries
                           Corporation and Circle Creek Aquaculture, Inc. and
                           grows channel catfish for ultimate sale and
                           processing and desires to expand its business by
                           seeking acquisitions of other businesses; and

                           WHEREAS, the Company requires and will continue to
                           require consulting services relating management,
                           strategic planning and marketing in connection with
                           its business; and

                           WHEREAS, Consultant can provide the Company with
                           strategic planning and marketing consulting services
                           and its desirous of performing such services for the
                           Company; and

                           WHEREAS, the Company wishes to induce Consultant to
                           provide these consulting services to the Company,

                           NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
                           covenants hereinafter stated it is agreed as follows:

                           1.  APPOINTMENT

                               The Company hereby engages Consultant and
                               Consultant agrees to render services to the
                               Company as a consultant upon the terms and
                               conditions hereinafter set forth.

                           2.  TERM

                               The term of this Consulting Agreement began as
                               of the date of this Agreement, and shall
                               terminate on April 12, 2003, unless earlier
                               terminated in accordance with paragraph (7)
                               herein or extended as agreed to between the
                               parties.

                           3.  NEEDS

                               The Company is presently seeking a
                               recapitalization of its capital structure
                               including debt and equity. The Company is
                               determining how best to raises $25 million for
                               mergers and acquisitions, repayment of
                               outstanding debt and working capital.

                           4.  SERVICES

                               During the term of this Agreement, Consultant
                               shall provide advice to undertake for and
                               consult with the Company concerning management,
                               marketing, consulting, strategic planning,
                               corporate organization and structure, financial
                               matters in connection with the operation of the
                               businesses of the Company, expansion of
                               services, acquisitions and business
                               opportunities, and shall review and advise the
                               Company regarding its overall progress, needs
                               and condition. Consultant agrees to provide on a
                               timely basis the following enumerated services
                               plus any additional services contemplated
                               thereby:

                               (a)  The development of a written plan and
                                    implementation of short-range and long-term
                                    strategic planning to fully develop and
                                    enhance the Company's assets, resources,
                                    products and services:

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Consulting Agreement                                       Strictly Confidential
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(b) The implementation of marketing program to enable the Company to broaden
    the markets for tis services and promote the image of the Company and its
    products and services;
(c) Advise the Company relative to the recruitment and employment of key
    executives consistent with the expansion of operations of the Company;
(d) The identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiating and closing of
    joint ventures, strategic alliances, business acquisitions and advice with
    regard to the ongoing managing and operating of such acquisitions upon
    consummation thereof; and
(e) Advice and recommendations regarding corporate financing including the
    structure, terms and content of bank loans, institutional loans, private
    debt funding, mezzanine financing, blind pool financing and other preferred
    and common stock equity private public offering.

4.  DUTIES OF THE COMPANY

    The Company shall provide Consultant, on a regular and timely basis, with
    all approved data and information about it, its subsidiaries, its
    management, its products and services and its operations as shall be
    reasonably requested by Consultant, and shall advise Consultant of any facts
    which would affect the accuracy of any data and information previously
    suppled pursuant to this paragraph. The Company shall promptly supply
    Consultant with full and complete copies of all financial reports, all
    filings with all federal and state securities agencies, with full and
    complete copies of all stockholder reports; with all data and information
    supplied by any financial analyst, and with all brochures or other sales
    materials relating to its products or services.

5.  COMPENSATION

    The Company will immediately grant Consultant or his designee an amount of
    500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Common Stock will be
    registered at consultant's requests under form S-8 at any time after issue.

6.  REPRESENTATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

    The Company shall be deemed to have been made a continuing representation of
    the accuracy of any and all facts, material information and data which it
    supplies to Consultant and acknowledges its awareness that Consultant will
    rely on such continuing representation in disseminating such information and
    otherwise performing its advisory functions. Consultant in the absence of
    notice in writing from the Company, will rely on the continuing accuracy of
    material, information and data supplied by the Company. Consultant
    represents that he has knowledge of and is experienced in providing the
    aforementioned services.

7.  MISCELLANEOUS

    (a) Termination: This Agreement shall be terminated immediately upon
        written notice for material breach of this Agreement.
    (b) Modification: This Consulting Agreement sets forth the entire
        understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof.
        This Consulting Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by both
        Parties.
    (c) Notices: Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
        be in writing and shall be mailed or otherwise delivered in person or by
        facsimile transmission at the address of such Party set forth above or
        to such other address or facsimile telephone number as the Party shall
        have furnished in writing to the other Party.
    (d) Waiver: Any waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this
        Consulting Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver
        of

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                               any other breach of that provision or of any
                               breach of any other provision of this Consulting
                               Agreement. The failure of a Party to insist upon
                               strict adherence to any term of this Consulting
                               Agreement on one or more occasions will not be
                               considered a waiver or deprive that Party of the
                               right thereafter to insist upon adherence to that
                               term of any other term of this Consulting
                               Agreement

                           (e) Assignment: The Options under this Agreement
                               are assignable at the discretion of the
                               Consultant.

                           (f) Severability: If any provision of this
                               Consulting Agreement is invalid, illegal, or
                               unenforceable, the balance of this Consulting
                               Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any
                               provision is inapplicable to any person or
                               circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain
                               applicable to all other persons and
                               circumstances.

                           (g) Disagreements: Any dispute or other
                               disagreement arising from or out of this
                               Consulting Agreement shall be submitted to
                               arbitration under the rules of the American
                               Arbitration Association and the decision of the
                               arbiter(s) shall be enforceable in any court
                               having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitration shall
                               occur only in Southampton, NY. The interpretation
                               and the enforcement of this Agreement shall be
                               governed by New York Law as applied to residents
                               of the State of New York relating to contracts
                               executed in and to be performed solely within the
                               State of New York. In the event any dispute is
                               arbitrated, the prevailing Party (as determined
                               by the arbiter(s)) shall be entitled to recover
                               that Party's reasonable attorney's fees incurred
                               (as determined by the arbiter(s)).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consulting Agreement has been executed by the Parties
as of the date first above written.

AquaPro Corporation                                   CONSULTANT

/s/ George Hastings, Jr.                              /s/ Robert A. Wilson
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George Hastings, Jr., Chairman/CEO/President          Robert A. Wilson

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