Maine Vacation!

Lily, Stella, and Claire - our Alpha Delta Pi Legacy ladies!

We took a break last weekend because we were on vacation in Maine visiting Mommy's friend Stacy from College.  She, her husband Aaron, and her daughter Lily were such gracious hosts!  We all had a great time away!  We visited the Ocean, Mom got to indulge in a Lobster feast (the rest of us weren't all that interested in the delicacy from the sea) played and played and played, and had a fun stop in New Hampshire on our way back to New York.  Here are a few pics:

Claire snuggling with Lily

Stella making the best of riding in the car

Lily's doggy Harris keeping Stella company

First smore's experience - yummy!

Sisterly love @ Popham Beach, ME

Claire toddling along - she walked about a million
tiny steps that day!

We spent the night in North Conway, NH on our way back to NY to have some family time.  This little gem of a town had so many fun things to do.  We were there just a short time and spent most of it at the Children's Museum.  They hosted a live animal viewing the day we were there - we saw a fox, and were also able to pet a baby pig and an iguana too!

 Dad played an early round of golf while we there and we enjoyed the playground at the outlets for a bit!

Making music on stage!

Climbing around at the Children's Museum

Playing dress up at the Children's Museum!

Center Stage at the museum!

Playground fun in North Conway!

As always there's plenty to do at home as well.  Daddy and Stella enjoyed a little nap this week, probably the last one of the summer.  We also went to the SUNY Potsdam Welcome Weekend Carnival this week which was really fun.  Most of the activities were too advanced for Claire-Bear but she didn't care - she had a blast anyway!

Claire making her own stuffed animal Duck
at the carnival.  Stella made a unicorn!

Claire and her own game of twister!

Hot Days and a Road Trip

with 'Auntie' Caroline and Esme at the NICU Reunion

We took a road trip with grammie today for a visit with Caroline and Esme and to check out the annual NICU Reunion.  We had the chance to see the Mars Family, Carlene, Eddie, and Ty, and had a few moments with some special staff from the NICU.  A great time was had by all!

Children in the Corn! @ Shelburne Farms, VT

    Claire playing in the barn at Shelburne Farms.  She loved the horsey, and found a book and some play food to occupy herself after we pulled her away from the corn pool...

Stella in her new NICU Graduate tee

Stella got to cool off in our neighbors pool this week and she had lots of fun!   Thank you Lorri for inviting us over!  Claire-Bear loves to toddle around the yard with her new Mickey watering can (and Stella's Dora can when she can steal it away) and water the grass.  Here she's taking a little break from all the hard work!

Summerfest

This weekend the girls had fun at the Tri-Town Summer Festival.  They enjoyed having Aunt Mary Jane and cousin Logan and his step sister Alisa over to watch the parade.  This year we checked out the Carnival of Fun for the first time and other than some tears over waiting patiently for their turn the girls absolutely loved the games and bounce houses!  We didn't get any pics this time but it was a fun weekend!  We are looking forward to heading to Burlington next Sunday for a visit with Caroline, Caleb, and Esme and for the NICU Reunion.

July 2013 Photos

We are continuing to have a fun summer and are enjoying lots of family time.  It's sad to realize that summer is just about half over.  We plan to make the most of what's left during August.  We have a day trip to Burlington planned as well as a trip to Maine to see Stacy, Aaron, and Lily.  We can't wait!
(For those of you on Facebook sorry for the duplicate photo posts!)

Climbing at the playground!  Claire loved this too - she tried to climb onto the top so
taking a picture wasn't an option...

Helping sweep out Miss Katy's trailer

Stella's new shirt Pastor Gregg helped her make!

Passing some time on a rainy day

Enjoying the Sunshine!

The girls are enjoying the summer sunshine and spending lots of time at home with their dad.  Claire is getting so big and is starting to put sentences together with her growing vocabulary.  Here are a few pics from the last few weeks!

Their new slide is really fun!

Both girls love to swing super high!

New dolly - Claire picked Tiana

New dolly - Stella picked Sophia

Sleeping Beauties :)

Racing down the driveway is always fun!

Summer Fun!

 The past week was rather eventful...Stella attended princess camp every morning, and had a wonderful time!  She made crafts, played dress up and got to meet four disney princesses.










This created some quality time for Daddy and Claire to spend together with lots of funny moments like the one below...

With the warm weather we try to find some different ways to stay cool.  A small pool has been very enjoyable; as well as a slip and slide! 

Stella is a Diva!

It is also a great time of year to spend time with friends.  The girls were able to play with the Britton girls on a couple of different occasions.  They seem to truly enjoy each others company and look forward to our girls growing up together.

Old McDonald's Farm

Pony Rides!

 This week was lots of fun!  Mom had a nice long weekend so we planned a day trip to Old McDonald's Farm.  The girls had a great time!

Here are some fun pics from the day as well as a few others from this week!

Stella thought the tractor was really cool!  Both girls picked out a
toy tractor to bring home with them too!

The bounce houses were LOTS of fun! 
Possibly the highlight of the farm...

                                          Feeding the goats was also a treat both girls enjoyed!

  This week we also enjoyed a cool ice cream treat at Stewarts down the street and bought a new pool to splash around in!