We remember (in random order):
How much it rained
Strawberry and blueberry picking (making my own jam for the first time!)
The big waterslide in our yard
Days at Aquaboggin
Our garden (the weeds!)
Visiting with Barb (and she almost ended up in the ditch!)
Breakfasts at Becky's
Riding bikes
Our bird feeder contraptions
Conversations with Lily
The guys on the waterslide at Trevor's party (what was Mike wearing?)
"See all those ribbons....Those are for parking!"
Grandpa's jokes ("DO you Know what the He** you are doing?")
A candle in Trevor's birthday pancake
"You can never have too much Caulk"
Trevor:" Mom, maybe you can google it or look on the BLackberry?"
Being at the lake with perfect weather (and not so perfect)
S'Mores
The Ocean
Playing in our own yard
Fort Williams, playing on the playground and the kids running into the water with all their clothes.
Family, celebrating and being together....Just looking over and seeing everyone in one place in MY yard.
Seeing Bre and Kevin playing together
THe outdoor concert...kids running, playing football, baseball and ring-around-the rosie
Having fun until we collapsed
Spending time with the grandparents and great-grandparents
All the kids playing in our new toyroom
The kids fishing off the dock
The sunsets
Hose fights
Trevor's fun with his friends Nick H. and Niall
Canoe rides
Duck, Duck goose
Red light Green light and Musical chairs
The library reading program
The kids making up their own games with the weave poles
Jeff swimming after the runaway shovels in the rain storm
Pop-pop's visit (sorry you ended up at the Kids' table!)
Sam's poor neck
Lucas: " Me need a book on fishing"
The horrible beach parking
reading books, fighting over flashlights and finally Sleeping in the tent with the smell of all that great fresh air.
Shopping at L.L. Bean and Lunch at Gritty's
Lucas' "disher" of icecream
making our own ice cream and eating the freshest farm food
Our anniversary weekend in Boothbay
Bre feeding the ducks and deer
Our vacation weather (perfect!)
Lunch in a downtown cafe (with the kids!)
movie night
The sidewalk art festival
Chasing Waves
Lucas napping on the run
not missing a thing.
School starts in one week---Oh MY!
2 comments:
Wow, it was quite a summer... and to think most of it happened in the few weeks of good weather that we have had. All the rain seems like a distant memory now... :) I hope fall continues to be nice. We deserve it.
YOUR JAM ROCKS!! Did I tell you that I brought home 8 QUARTS of blueberries!!! I need your jam recipe! :) Glad you enjoy lots of Maine summer fun.... so happy we were able to share some!!
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