It's finally time for....OWL COOKIES!

The family recipe for these fall favorites were given to us by our dear friends, The Krahns, with the request that they ONLY be made in the fall...making them even sweeter!!

Trike shmike...

My favorite activity: Pedaling like a madman. I think it's safe to say, I will be rockin' a 2 wheeler next summer!

The Corn Maze at Treworgy's '09

Love this goofy picture (Mom's playing with our new camera!!)

S'Mores

Last, but not least, Papa came out to camp to have dinner and S'MORES...Love you Papa!

Beatin' the heat

Oh...I feel really badly for the people who weren't at camp today (or somewhere near the water) it was H-O-T!!! We pretty much spent the rest of the weekend swimming from the dock to the float Uncle Tate put out in the middle of the cove. Even though I had my life jacket on the whole time, I was a little afraid to 'swim'. We haven't taken a swim class since Mom went back to work in November...and this was really the first time the water was warm enough for me to get in the 'deep and swim (I've played in the shallow water near the shore the last couple times I've been at camp). After some time in the water glued to Mom and Dad, I relaxed and had a blast. I *really* had fun on this float--Mom and Dad would motor me around. Later in the day I held on like they did and helped kick to get us out to the float faster. 'Motor boat motor boat go so slow, MB MB go so fast, MB MB STEP ON THE GAS (giggle, laugh, cackle...repeat)

My kayaking adventure

I'm ready for my first kayak adventure. I've been in canoes, rowboats, speedboats and even an open style kayak...but this the whole 'contained' thing is new to me...and Mom and Dad keep warning me that I need to be a bit careful to not "throw my weight around" (whatever that means). Please note, I finally gave in and wore the foolish water shoes Mom bought me at the beginning of the summer. I like my crocks better but they are a 'bit' slippery on the dock. Mom's happy she finally won a battle, but enough about that. Like my snazzy sunglasses? Here, I'll get REAL close so you can see they're Thomas the Tank Engine glasses. Cool.

Hmmm...I have to say, kayaking was fun, but I'm not entirely convinced (yet) that it's my thing. Now, if they'd let ME paddle, I'm sure it would be much more fun! I tried to help my using my hands as a rudder, but I almost tipped us over a few times. The cool thing about our adventure was that is was a beautiful morning on the water. Calm, flat and quiet (well, except for me). We saw osprey, loons and some fish jumpin'. Amazingly, we did not roll our kayak (nor did Mom)!

Camp. A great way to end a vacation....

Which way to fun?
Look for the lobstah and head left...


We arrived at camp at dinner time on Friday night, just in time to throw some steak on the grill. Then Mom had a great idea--we took our dessert (strawberry shortcake with "wick cream") to the dock so we could soak our feet while we ate.





Does it get better than this??? After dessert, I raced to bed b/c I had a full weekend of fun in the sun ahead...

Campin'

Our last "self portrait family picture" before our camera died. BUMMER! Well, at least it waited till the end of our vacation...!!!


Not sure why Mom thinks we're such silly boys?!

Finally....SMORES!!

I think I rather like this whole camping thing...Mom and Dad were worried about how I'd do sleeping in the tent (this was my first time, after all) and I LOVED IT! Finally got to break in my sleeping bag from Auntie Tam...and...had all of my own gear (cookstove, lantern, leatherman etc.) just like Mom and Dad's thanks to Papa & Nanny.
p.s. Fire is COOL!

Hermit Island Campround

We've found a new favorite place to hang out...Hermit Island Campround (down the road from Popham Beach State Park). Mom and Dad used to live in Bath...and used to go to Popham regularly, but since they lived nearby, they'd never camped around here. Found HIC on the internet and...what a gem! We'll definitely be back here next summer. On the beach by 6:30...and had it to ourselves for well over an hour. LOVE IT!

Best seat in the house

Thanks to a tip from the head conductor (our dear friend, Bruce) we got the best seats in the house...the 2nd deck in the caboose. Much to my delight, we were able to see Thomas each time we went around a bend. SO MUCH FUN! I had a blast (and can't wait to go back next year). The ride on Thomas was awesome AND there was all kinds of things to do...it was a little rough in the afternoon b/c we played all the way through nap, but, I kept it together pretty well by my standards. Later in the afternoon we met up with Bruce and his wife and they treated us to a great meal where we got to sit outside and look at the water and play a great game of "I spy". Thanks again Bruce & Kevin...it was great to see you!! The folk festival is right around the corner...we'd love to have you visit! ;-)

Thomas the Tank Engine

I'm so excited to see Thomas I can hardly stand it!

Here we are infront of the chapel where Mom and Dad were married 9 years ago (Yes, they were married at the Boothbay Railway Village..crazy huh?!


There he is...yeah!!!

Hoppin' Fun

Talk about a fun afternoon! Mom and Dad took me out frog huntin'...and we had a blast. The really funny part was when I held my hand out to get the frog closer to Mom (who was holding the camera)...the picture that followed showed only my bare hand--because Mr. Froggy jumped and landed on Mom. Ha ha ha!!

The best Dad

And here you have it...my first time in my pool this summer (THE SECOND WEEK IN JULY!!) Seriously...what's up with this "summer"????? Had a blast with Dad...he's a champ and let me dump ice cold water over his head--all afternoon. He'll do just about anything to get me to laugh...man I love my Dad!

New Additions to the family

...we have FISH! "Frank" and "Water", the fish formerly known as "Leaf". He had a run-in with a shark in the tank one day and the shark ate his name. Don't ask me to explain it to you b/c Mom's STILL confused...

Hanging with Mom

Me & Mom (aren't my new shades cool??!!!)

Fishin' with Daddy

My Dad caught this beautiful fish... Of course, as I told him, mine is going to be BIGGER!

Camp

Auntie Erica and Uncle Tate's camp is one of my favorite places to hang. Yeah....his super fast boat is pretty cool too! ;-)

Playing catch-up...

As always, Mom's really behind on my blog. Not that you've missed many 'summer' pictures, as summer hasn't really arrived in Maine yet. Bummer. No fears, we've still found plenty of time for fishing... and ice cream!!

Maine blueberries...YUM!

It's a good thing it's finally spring and blueberry season is right around the corner...I just made my last batch of blueberry pancakes! I can't figure out how we've gone through the blueberries so quickly this year. I only sneak a few here and there...

Captain Wagstaff

Sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm busy navigating my ship and there are SHARKS in these waters!

Hold your horses...

We toddlers are so literal...I was helping Mom make chili one night and she had a bag of shredded cheese waiting on the counter (I LOVE to eat shredded cheese by the handful). I may have gotten carried away grabbing at things on the counter and asking her a zillion questions all at once, and she was starting to get a little frustrated with me... I asked her if I could have some cheese and she said Henry, just hold your horses. I don't really know WHY she wanted me to hold my horse...but....ok. I got down from the step stool, ran to my playroom and grabbed my horse. Got back up on the stepstool and asked "NOW can I have some cheese, please?". For some reason Mom and Dad found that really funny. Dad said, "Amanda, I don't see how you can possibly say no, he did EXACTLY what you asked him to". Mommy laughed, agreed and got me some cheese. Yeah!

You want some of this???

Mom and Dad keep saying they're ready for winter to be over...but...I'M having a good time!