Fall Fun 2012

What can I say, we LOVE fall!  Especially this fall with it's beautiful weather, daddy was home for the whole weekend, his boards are finally over (no results for about 2-3 months though) AND our friends are coming to visit this evening... what could be better?? I tried hard for a group picture showing off their Halloween shirts, but it was not in the cards today;)  The picture of Ben "yelling" at the other two for throwing leaves on him is one of my favorites.... he wasn't actually upset, instead he was having a ball getting to play in and throw the leaves this year!

Early Release Wednesdays

Noah's school gets out one hour early each Wednesday which means that everyone also gets up from their naps an hour earlier, and more time for playing in the afternoon.  We have been trying to get out of the house on these days since the weather has been so beautiful.  As a result, I have discovered yet another gem of the greater Portland area, the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center.  This is a gorgeous spot for easy walking, beautiful views of the ocean, wildlife and there is a fantastic welcome center and exploration room for the kids.  The best part by far was that it was free and just over the "border" in Falmouth! Really though a great place to let the kids run free and explore, clearly a new favorite spot for this family.  

Wedding Weekend

Last weekend we took a quick day trip to Brewer to attend Lindsey and Brian's wedding.  It was such a beautiful wedding!  Per usual I left the camera in the car for the ceremony, but did remember it for the reception.  We had such a fun time and it was so great to be able to visit with friends and family we don't get to see often enough.  Congratulations Lindsey and Brian! We are so happy for you!!

Fryeburg Fair 2012

We had a fantastic trip to the fair!  Gabe survived his first "camping" trip to the fair and the rain held off long enough for us to get a few days in at least:) Gabe and I were both very thankful for the kind older gentlemen who came to help us back the camper into a very tight squeeze. The highlights we the old stand-byes: the donuts, the goats at Old McDonald's farm (clearly Benjamin was in no way afraid of them), all of the farm equipment and motors outside of the blacksmith shop, and new to our kids this year were the rides.  Noah even climbed all the way to the top of a very high slide and slid down without hesitation (he did not want to do it again though). We made it to parts of Woodsmen's Day, the oxen pulls and did a bit of Christmas shopping to boot;)  Although camping with the kids in the rain can be a bit of a pain at times, we really enjoyed the fair much more being able to take breaks and divide up our time over several days.  Can't wait until next year!!