Wade had to have a taste of the famous Maine lobster. It sure looked pretty, to bad it probably tasted like lobster (yuck).
Monday, July 19, 2010
Lobster ...
Wade had to have a taste of the famous Maine lobster. It sure looked pretty, to bad it probably tasted like lobster (yuck).
Ben and Bill Ice Cream
Bar Harbor is a adorable tourist town, with dozens of boardwalk shops filled with cute Maine memorabilia. They have a public park where we watched a concert on Monday night, but our favorite shop was Ben and Bill's Ice Cream Parlor.
Together in the clutches of the ice cream lobster (only in Maine).
Our sweet little lobster lover.
Alrighty then, look in Slater's hand!! That's right he is carrying an R2-D2 lunch box!! Made by the tin-box company (they have a website)! He was so much more excited about this than ice cream. They had Bobofett (sp?), Toy Story, Star Trek, Elmo and many, many more, but Slater couldn't even take the time to look at the others after he saw old R2.
Together in the clutches of the ice cream lobster (only in Maine).
Our sweet little lobster lover.
Alrighty then, look in Slater's hand!! That's right he is carrying an R2-D2 lunch box!! Made by the tin-box company (they have a website)! He was so much more excited about this than ice cream. They had Bobofett (sp?), Toy Story, Star Trek, Elmo and many, many more, but Slater couldn't even take the time to look at the others after he saw old R2.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Portland Childrens Museum
This was one cool place to take a couple of two / three year old boys. On top of all the great things below there was: a ship, a grocery station, a farm section, a veterinary office, a treehouse that covered three stories, a space display and much, much more. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
The third floor had a Ranger Room with some live and some stuffed critters. Slater loved this snake puppet and spent a great deal of time tromping around with it and showing it to everyone that entered the room. There was also a live honey bee hive and a huge turtle tank.
The museum has an entire enclosed toddler area (a mom's dream come true). Jade and Kelly played in there for half an hour, but also got out and enjoyed following their brothers around to the "big kid" displays. As always Jade's favorite activity was Slater watching and he kept an eye out for her too.
LLBean had a fish stream on the third floor. Jade liked to climb the bridge and watch Slater play. He was busy sorting fish, arranging bars to change the stream flow and climbing the rock wall.
The fireman exhibit was extremely popular, the truck was two child-size stories high, contained a fire-pole, turn out gear, hoses, stairs, steering wheels and an entire display of fireman equipment.
The third floor had a Ranger Room with some live and some stuffed critters. Slater loved this snake puppet and spent a great deal of time tromping around with it and showing it to everyone that entered the room. There was also a live honey bee hive and a huge turtle tank.
The museum has an entire enclosed toddler area (a mom's dream come true). Jade and Kelly played in there for half an hour, but also got out and enjoyed following their brothers around to the "big kid" displays. As always Jade's favorite activity was Slater watching and he kept an eye out for her too.
LLBean had a fish stream on the third floor. Jade liked to climb the bridge and watch Slater play. He was busy sorting fish, arranging bars to change the stream flow and climbing the rock wall.
The fireman exhibit was extremely popular, the truck was two child-size stories high, contained a fire-pole, turn out gear, hoses, stairs, steering wheels and an entire display of fireman equipment.
Cousin Time
Living on the opposite ends of the country (Florida and Alaska) my cousins and I did not have the chance to form the same kind of bonds that Wade and his cousins did. But for all the distance we have always gotten along fantastically whenever we have had the opportunity to be together and this trip was no exception. I am excited to think that we have given our four children a chance to start building friendship that will hopefully last as long as the ones we have forged.
THE GIRLS:
The two girls took to each other and were fascinated by each others pacifiers. Kelly was at least 3 inches taller than Jade and at this point in age 4 months makes for an incredible difference in motor skills. Jade tried to keep up with everyone and learned by watching EVERYTHING that Kelly did.
Here they are enjoying dinner together. I put Jade a little to close and she grabbed Kelly's plate and threw all her food on the floor - one of the many moments that made me miss Piper and Vega :)
THE BOYS:
A quiet moment while the boys watched a little WALL-E. One night while the kids were having a game of chase around the house Slater stubbed his toe, sweet little Ryan thought that watching a little WALL-E would make it better and of course he was right. Ryan is very verbal and it was fun to listen to his thoughts on everything.
The boys in action! Slater never did quite get "bRyan's" name right. We have a good friend (who Slater loves) named Brian and while Slater emphasized the Ryan part he never dropped the "b". This was the normal state of the boys - going, going, going. We didn't get any lake pictures of them :( since it is hard to juggle kids and camera at the lake.
This is the only photo I have of all the cousins together. Tammi and I are first cousins (my mom and her dad are siblings). This makes all the little ones second cousins. Ryan is about 2 months older than Slater and Kelly is about 4 months older than Jade.
THE GIRLS:
The two girls took to each other and were fascinated by each others pacifiers. Kelly was at least 3 inches taller than Jade and at this point in age 4 months makes for an incredible difference in motor skills. Jade tried to keep up with everyone and learned by watching EVERYTHING that Kelly did.
Here they are enjoying dinner together. I put Jade a little to close and she grabbed Kelly's plate and threw all her food on the floor - one of the many moments that made me miss Piper and Vega :)
THE BOYS:
A quiet moment while the boys watched a little WALL-E. One night while the kids were having a game of chase around the house Slater stubbed his toe, sweet little Ryan thought that watching a little WALL-E would make it better and of course he was right. Ryan is very verbal and it was fun to listen to his thoughts on everything.
The boys in action! Slater never did quite get "bRyan's" name right. We have a good friend (who Slater loves) named Brian and while Slater emphasized the Ryan part he never dropped the "b". This was the normal state of the boys - going, going, going. We didn't get any lake pictures of them :( since it is hard to juggle kids and camera at the lake.
This is the only photo I have of all the cousins together. Tammi and I are first cousins (my mom and her dad are siblings). This makes all the little ones second cousins. Ryan is about 2 months older than Slater and Kelly is about 4 months older than Jade.
16 Salmon Road - Lakewood, ME
This was our home-base for a week. We were only two doors down from my cousins camp, where we all enjoyed the bliss of air-conditioning and the variety of activities for the little cousins. Both homes were less than a 3 minute walk from the lake (which we visited at least twice a day).
Our favorite room, was the glassed-in sunroom at the front of the house. We ate at the little table, played with Mr. Potatohead, assembled legos, rocked on the porch swing and read books. This was the first place Slater and Jade went each morning (in search of each other).
The house was built in the 1920's and had a lot of little quirks that we loved. One of the entries came into the bathroom, which we assumed was a mudroom / entry before indoor plumbing came to the lake. There was no air conditioning and the temperatures on the first day were in the 90's, but thanks to some fans, Alaskan ingenuity and cooler temps the rest of the week we were extremely comfortable in our home-away-from-home.
This was our view! Lake Wesserunsett was home to lots of loons which we heard calling at all hours of the day and night. In Maine vacation homes have two names, if you have one on a lake it is called a camp, where one on the ocean is called a cottage.
Our favorite room, was the glassed-in sunroom at the front of the house. We ate at the little table, played with Mr. Potatohead, assembled legos, rocked on the porch swing and read books. This was the first place Slater and Jade went each morning (in search of each other).
The house was built in the 1920's and had a lot of little quirks that we loved. One of the entries came into the bathroom, which we assumed was a mudroom / entry before indoor plumbing came to the lake. There was no air conditioning and the temperatures on the first day were in the 90's, but thanks to some fans, Alaskan ingenuity and cooler temps the rest of the week we were extremely comfortable in our home-away-from-home.
This was our view! Lake Wesserunsett was home to lots of loons which we heard calling at all hours of the day and night. In Maine vacation homes have two names, if you have one on a lake it is called a camp, where one on the ocean is called a cottage.
Plane rides and tired babies
The beginning of our trip included 2 big flights. Fairbanks to Seattle (3.5 hours) and then Seattle to Boston (5.5 hours). Slater was to excited to sleep at all during the first leg and finally wiped out during our layover in the Seattle airport. We hauled him onto the Boston flight just like this - sweet boy.
Our first night on the East Coast was spent in Seabrook, NH. After traveling for nearly 15 hours the kids were wiped out. They curled up with me in our blessedly air-conditioned room. All that cuddling was pretty sweet, even if it made it almost impossible for me to sleep. As soon as I got up Jade quickly shifted over to snuggle up with her brother.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Bye bye miss American pie ...
The fourth of July was spent in good company and what started off dreary turned out beautiful.
This beautiful pie was created, decorated and consumed by everyone after we gobbled up bratwurst, bbq drumsticks, broccoli salad and watermelon.
Wade busy cracking jokes, drinking beer and looking handsome ... I love that man!
This is my favorite shot of Jade eating watemelon with the "bird-girl".
We ended the evening with a Bocci ball game. Normally this is not a game where you get much exercise (easy to hold a beer and play!), but with five small children scattered across the lawn "helping" we all did our fair share of running, chasing, laughing and playing.
This beautiful pie was created, decorated and consumed by everyone after we gobbled up bratwurst, bbq drumsticks, broccoli salad and watermelon.
Wade busy cracking jokes, drinking beer and looking handsome ... I love that man!
This is my favorite shot of Jade eating watemelon with the "bird-girl".
We ended the evening with a Bocci ball game. Normally this is not a game where you get much exercise (easy to hold a beer and play!), but with five small children scattered across the lawn "helping" we all did our fair share of running, chasing, laughing and playing.
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