Mama had the best birthday ever, with a trip up to Frye Island for the week...

 Japanese lunch in Portland on the way up to Frye Island... look at the cool Bento Box!

 Homemade chocolate cupcakes by my three favoritest people!

  Sebago Lake, we love you!

 Sophie cleans up around the house...the Walshes are coming soon!

Fun with Storycubes on our off-island jaunt for minigolf and lunch!

An inchworm provided the early morning entertainment

and a monarch caterpillar was the highlight of our trip!

July 4th weekend in Maine - fun fun fun in the sun!
(despite forgetting Mom and Dad's suitcase at home!)

we even took the boat out for a bit...

First Mate Julie

Apprentice Captain Sophie

Fisherman Noah

Mama and Sophie

We were really lucky this trip to Maine to be there at the same time as the Zibel family!
They have a place on the cape side of Sebago Lake,
and we had so much fun playing with Renee, Alan, and Ezra!

Sprinklers!

Wading with Daddy near the rocks

Noah shows Renee the latest bug he caught...

while Sophie and Ezra work on a sand castle of sorts.

a deer came right into our front yard this morning!
(click on the image to make it bigger)

beach #5 is awesome

Daddy and Soph are tired out from all that time in the lake!

August mini-vacation in Maine

moon sand with nana

ready for my closeup...

we named this little guy but I can't remember what he was called.

down at beach #3

Beach Day with the Gozzo-McLaughlins!
It's been too long since we last did this!

Sophie, Ella and Noah dig in the sand

sprinkler fun!

Sophie gives Jesse a BIG hug

Noah and Charlie play with the Batmobile

We had an amazing time with old and new friends at Martha's Vineyard.
We stayed at the Wyman's in Vineyard Haven and played, played, played!

the kids caught eels and crabs (with some grownup help)

Sophie took a nap in the beach tent

Noah and Hayley examine a baby crab

Sophie splashing

Noah and Hayley taking in the view from the sand dunes

sunny day - back to the beach!
this time just at beach #3

of course, Noah found a beetle...

and put it in his bug catcher