We held onto a last bit of summer with a weekend in Maine with the Wymans

this is strikingly similar to a picture of Adam and Norman from 30 years ago...

cavorting on the beach

Hayley and Sophie practice a little yoga

Adam managed to accidentally make a US shaped pizza!

After the Wymans went home we had one more day to ourselves...Which we spent eating watermelon at the beach

My first sock!

It fits!
(Now to finish #2...)

Sophie looks kind of skeptical as she and Noah make Maple Cinnamon French Toast
(recipe from High Five magazine - thanks again Great Grandma Sylvia!)

Drew gives us a shy smile!

Aunt Jen laughs with Drew, Will, and Sophie

Mama finally finished my dress!

(too big is better than too little!)

A little "fizzy foamy science" -
thanks Aunt Hedy, Aunt Beth, and Dino!

Chicken Fajita Grilled Pizza!
(not shown here: Meatball pizza and Basil with Fresh Mozzarella)

Aunt Beth always loves seeing our berry picking pictures,

so when she came to visit we took her to one of our favorite spots,
Russell's Orchard to pick blackberries!
(Beth took all the pics here with her iPhone camera - except the bottom two)
girl in a berry patch

this is serious business!

teamwork

up close and personal

Mama and Sophie checking out our haul
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After berry picking, we went back to our house for a BBQ, and Dino came over too!
Aunt Beth read Sophie a story...

while Noah challenged Dino to a game of memory (guess who won...)

Remember these little guys?

Daddy found one of them all grown up!

Noah cleaned his whole room today -
he even vacuumed the bookshelves and straightened the books!

summer joy

Noah's knitting!

Too cool for school

An inchworm provided the early morning entertainment

and a monarch caterpillar was the highlight of our trip!

this reminds me of grandma's doodling....
what made Noah decide to do this?

the best birthday present a mama could have;
two kiddos who love each other

A little light reading...

Grandma and Pop-pop are tons of fun when they come to visit!

cool shades!
(these sunglasses were broken by the time they left - sorry Grandma!)

writing "sophie"!

Sprinkler fun with Pop-pop!

Blueberry pie!

A quiet moment with Frodo

Our kitchen elves...

Tattoos!