Hot

It hit 90 degrees today, so we found some ways to beat the heat.

In the morning, we had friends over for a fun "water" playdate. We broke out the kiddie pool:



Played on the slide:



And ran through the sprinkler:



(I love how baby Liam is just sitting RIGHT ON the sprinkler)

Then in the afternoon we walked to our playgroup, sporting our shades and carrying our water bottle:



At the park for playgroup, they had turned the water feature/sprinklers on. This was a surprise to all, since they don't usually turn them on until June. Thus, we were all unprepared and had no towels, swimsuits, etc., so the kids ran around in their underwear for a few hours:




Then dried off and went crazy on the playground once the sun started going down:




All in all, a great day!

Summer Days

The weather has taken a turn for summer, so we are enjoying it to the fullest.

Henry and Kate showing off their shades at the park:





And Henry, Kate, and Jake enjoyed their first ice cream truck visit of the season:

Maine

Since Mike has been working extraordinarily hard lately, we decided we were due for a vacation of some kind. So, this past Thursday we headed out for a 4 day mini vacation in Maine.

We rented a little house in Rockport:







Henry enjoyed relaxing on the deck:



And the spiral stairs:




On Friday we spent part of the morning enjoying the harbor in Camden:




Then headed to the Rockport harbor where Henry was thrilled to find a train:



and got to meet "Andre the Seal" (who was the honorary harbormaster of Rockport - random):



Hung out in a buoy:




Explored the beach:





And refused to cooperate for photos:



That afternoon we visited a nearby lake:





And then visited Camden Hills State Park for some views and hiking:






On Saturday we visited the Camden lighthouse - Henry was a trooper on the mile long walk along the granite pier to get there:





And then later in the day we visited the Owl's Head lighthouse:






And that night spent some time back at Camden Harbor where Henry broke out his "hippie dance":





(all he needs is a hacky sak)

Sunday morning we enjoyed breakfast on the harbor:





And headed to yet another lighthouse (hey, it's Maine, that's what you do), this one in Port Clyde:







(by the way, the rest of Maine was hot and sunny - Port Clyde is apparently a Stephen King story waiting to happen)

Then we headed home. Of course, on the way we had to stop at the LL Bean flagship store in Freeport, because that is what you do in Maine:




Henry picked out some new shades:



And a new lobster friend: