Wandering Minds

Nature Walk

What happened to the summer, huh? Was July it? The only time with real pool weather? I just don't get it!! So instead of hitting the pool, we hit the trails over at Westville Recreation Area so the kids could wear themselves out!


What's wrong Colin? You don't want to go on a nature walk?


Oh, that's better!


Sitting with Daddy to rest a bit -- it's a LONG trail!


up to the dam


Ava pointing to nature








Colin chasing geese

Summer in Caribou

We recently headed up to northern Maine for my 20 year high school reunion -- ack! The best part is that the twins got to spend time with Memere & Pepere and Michael and I were able to do some fly-fishing. Another plus was that the Northern Maine Fair was up and running in Presque Isle so the kids got to visit with tons of farm animals!

Cousins!

We had a lovely visit from Michael's brother and his family! And other than it being so hot and humid that our eyelids were sweating, it went off without a hitch! Wish they lived closer though. Bad Mommy only took a few pictures since she was busy chasing, cooking, cleaning the whole weekend. Oh well. At least this picture was a peach!

The Fourth

Happy late fourth of July America!! We spent our Monday morning at Westville Lake in Sturbridge/Southbridge for some fishing and running amok in big wide open fields. Lots of fireworks on our own lake -- Glen Echo -- that night, but amazingly, the twins did not stir. Wish I could sleep that soundly!!

Father's Day Weekend Mega-post

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! We were graced with one of the best weekends we've had since last summer and we took full advantage of it! Saturday morning we drove out to Tougas Farms in Northboro -- it's a super family-friendly pick-your-own farm. June in New England means it's STRAWBERRY season! Not the tough and wicked seedy berries you get at the grocery store...no, these are shiny, sweet, juicy red orbs. The kids had an absolute blast using their twist and pull method they learned from a Special Agent Oso episode. After we had eaten our way (and picked some too!) through the field, we headed over to their goat pen. Colin and Ava enjoyed feeding the baby goats; and yes, they had hand-washing stations for your post-animal experience! We capped off the morning by taking head shots with a sunflower mural, easting hot dogs and sipping on some fresh lemonade.

























On Sunday, we kept it in the neighborhood, but still had a blast. We hoofed it on down to our lake and Michael got to throw in his fishing line while the kiddos splashed in the water. When Daddy reeled in a good sized Bluegill, Colin nearly poked its eye out while trying to pet it. Fearless!!

We decided that splashing all day seemed like a good idea, so we started out by putting a sprinkler ball in the kiddie pool. In the afternoon, we all went for our first dip in the big pool, and despite their shivering, they had a fantastic time!