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...