As August quickly slips away we've been busy close to home. We visited the local restaurant 'The Riverview' for dinner one evening, and Mom made her first trip to the new Badenhauser Library on a Saturday morning. The girls were happy to show me around and enjoyed the different toys available to play with - a Dora guitar and puppet theater were favorites for the day!
Then of course a visit to Stewart's for ice cream cones is always a popular treat. This time the cones were a reward for their summer reading courtesy of the library!
Grammie and Pa came over for a sleepover before we headed out for vacation. Grandma read them 'Mix it up!' a spectacular book Stella picked out from the library. It's a fun one!
Last Sunday we stopped by Devin's send-off party and the girls played in the sprinkler with his little sister Jessie. They had a blast! Devin is a former BMC golfer who is headed to Iona to play DI golf and we are so excited for him! Afterward we headed out on our New England vacation. This was a very loosely planned trip so when we got on the road we weren't entirely sure how far we'd travel but we knew our destination would be Boston, MA! We ended up sticking with some familiar territory and stopped in VT for dinner and a sleep over in Shelburne. After a very quick dip in the pool Monday morning we got back on the highway.
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| Rest area fun in New Hampshire |
Monday evening we met up with Randy's cousin Tiffeney for dinner in South Boston. Afterward we headed over to the Boston Common's so the girls could run around on the playground for a bit. They got soaked from running through the splash pad area and hated to leave.
Rather than stay in the heart of Boston we stretched our vacation budget and stayed at the Double Tree, our favorite hotel chain, in Leominster. Riding the commuter train into Boston was part of the fun! We then hopped onto a subway train and ventured to the New England Aquarium. To our surprise the girls weren't all that excited about all the Aquarium has to offer. It was also extremely busy for noon on Tuesday with a nearly 30-minute wait just to get tickets to enter. They were more interested in the carousel down the street so we had a somewhat quick visit.
The carousel was our main attraction for Boston and a reminder that sometimes it's the small and simple things in life that bring us the most joy!
After our adventure into Boston we headed back to Leominster for one more night before we moved on to our next location.
Wednesday we headed to New Hampshire for our next stop: Portsmouth, home of Water Country! This water park was a spectacular place to bring small children, with several attractions designed just for kids under 48". Our girls Had. A. Blast!
Despite being in the water ALL day at Water Country the girls still wanted to visit the hotel pool. So off we went for more swimming! We ordered pizza in that night and had some really tired girls on our hands!
Thursday marked the beginning of the last leg of our vacation. We headed to Sidney, ME for a visit with the Smart family. Again, we really didn't have a lot of plans other than having fun! We decided to have a quick stop off at the Maine Mall to buy some new clothes for the start of school. Our girls have a lot of clothes which have been handed down but we thought it would be fun for them to pick something out on their own. To their surprise, this mall also had, you guessed it, a carousel! This was a lucky find!
Rather than eat at the mall we opted to find something more local and stumbled across Gritty's. This place was awesome! Not only did they have a large menu complete with classic favorites on their children's menu (that were reasonably priced for once) they had a fenced in playground. Wow! We actually were able to have a conversation while waiting for our food. This hasn't happened in a long time!
Thursday afternoon we made it to the Smart's house. After Stella, Claire, and Lily played a bit we headed out for some Mexican fare. We spent two nights at their house and just enjoyed sitting around chatting while the girls played. It was so relaxing and such a wonderful way to end our trip.
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| Randy with Abel |
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| Playing Dress-Up! |
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| Entertaining Abel |
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| Matching Game with Daddy! |
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| Lawn Fun |
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Stella enjoying the veggie tray
Aaron prepared for us from his garden! |
Late Saturday morning we headed back to NY. While it was tempting to stay one more night Mom knew she'd appreciate having a day to recover from vacation and start to get situated for going back to work.
While driving across VT we stumbled across a dirt road. We remembered this from our last trip to Maine but this time wasn't less amusing. Stella even noticed how silly it seemed and said 'Really?! Do we have to drive through the woods?'
Earlier in the month we contemplated skipping vacation this summer so we could start a project on our house. In the end, we are so glad we decided to go out of town, enjoy some time together as a family, and catch up with old friends! One more week of summer and everyone's back to school!
As August quickly slips away we've been busy close to home. We visited the local restaurant 'The Riverview' for dinner one evening, and Mom made her first trip to the new Badenhauser Library on a Saturday morning. The girls were happy to show me around and enjoyed the different toys available to play with - a Dora guitar and puppet theater were favorites for the day!
Monday evening we met up with Randy's cousin Tiffeney for dinner in South Boston. Afterward we headed over to the Boston Common's so the girls could run around on the playground for a bit. They got soaked from running through the splash pad area and hated to leave.
Rather than stay in the heart of Boston we stretched our vacation budget and stayed at the Double Tree, our favorite hotel chain, in Leominster. Riding the commuter train into Boston was part of the fun! We then hopped onto a subway train and ventured to the New England Aquarium. To our surprise the girls weren't all that excited about all the Aquarium has to offer. It was also extremely busy for noon on Tuesday with a nearly 30-minute wait just to get tickets to enter. They were more interested in the carousel down the street so we had a somewhat quick visit.
The carousel was our main attraction for Boston and a reminder that sometimes it's the small and simple things in life that bring us the most joy!
Thursday marked the beginning of the last leg of our vacation. We headed to Sidney, ME for a visit with the Smart family. Again, we really didn't have a lot of plans other than having fun! We decided to have a quick stop off at the Maine Mall to buy some new clothes for the start of school. Our girls have a lot of clothes which have been handed down but we thought it would be fun for them to pick something out on their own. To their surprise, this mall also had, you guessed it, a carousel! This was a lucky find!
Rather than eat at the mall we opted to find something more local and stumbled across Gritty's. This place was awesome! Not only did they have a large menu complete with classic favorites on their children's menu (that were reasonably priced for once) they had a fenced in playground. Wow! We actually were able to have a conversation while waiting for our food. This hasn't happened in a long time!
While driving across VT we stumbled across a dirt road. We remembered this from our last trip to Maine but this time wasn't less amusing. Stella even noticed how silly it seemed and said 'Really?! Do we have to drive through the woods?'
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