Our summer is cranking right along…

 

Have you gotten a look at our Summer Bucket List lately? We have been knocking things off really fast this summer!

 

I had to go to the big city yesterday to pick up some awards and patches for my Girl Scout troop. We are having our end of the year BBQ this weekend. Since we were going two hours away anyway.. we decided to make a day of it.

 

What did we do you ask???!!

Headed to another State Park of course!!

 

First we stopped at Two Lighthouse State Park, and did some sight seeing. The kids looked for star fish, crabs, and whatever else they could come up with! I looked for some good photo’s to take!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we headed a half mile down the road, to Crescent Beach State Park. The kids got to take a swim, and play on the beach. They were super excited to play in the sand. The water was a bit cold in my opinion. Again I was just looking for some good photo’s to take!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then today… the kids played, and did school at the park.. and then we went to see Smurf’s at the free movies. Took a pit stop at the playground and had some lunch. We are absolutely enjoying our summer! How about you??!

 

 

Honeymoon Island State Park:

 

This is where we spent our Saturday. After a 2 hr drive the kids where ready to have some fun. I have always enjoyed checking out the State Parks…especially in Maine when we lived there, so why not continue here. They sometimes offer some inexpensive fun for the family or exercise. LOL!

Here are a few snap shots of our day!

 

There is a peak at our day at the beach. I hope everyone else had a great Saturday as well.

Hunter's Christmas Eve!

Hunter was invited to go along with Di and the family today to a beach. Excited was he excited! We haven't been to a beach since we got down here, so he was eager to check it out. I was hesitant about letting him go, being that today was Christmas eve, but Andy and my MIL was working today, so their was no big plans. Plus he has missed them so much....

How many people do this on Christmas Eve??

I told him he got to do something he has never done before... go to the beach on Christmas Eve. How many people do that?? He loves to do new things!

He even played on a new Playground!

Handsome isn't he??

Thanks again Di, I can't tell you how much this meant to him! :)

Hunter's trip to Reid State Park

Yesterday was a very eventful day! I worked the voting both, Hunter went on a field trip (which we will cover more of in a moment), and we had one heck of a Thunderstorm! For starters Hunter took his last kindergarten field trip... which they headed off to the coast to Reid State Park! Andy was able to join him for this field trip as well (mommy was sad to miss another one), but daddy loves getting the time with him. The temperature here was like 85 or more, and so humid.. From what they tell me it was chilly and windy on the water. They enjoyed their time on the beach, making sand castles, chasing sea gulls, collecting sea shells, and going for walks.






Hunter enjoys walking on the rocks! Isn't he so cute! Boy do they grow up so quick! Hunter loves the beach, we have been taking him since he was 3 months old... We started him early! Always, been an outside child... I love watching him wander thru the rocks, and pick over the shells. The faces he makes... and the cute little remarks that he says. Sorry, now that I have gone off the subject!





Isn't his toothless smile so adorable! I just had to share! Here is a cute photo of Hunter & Andy!


I am so happy that they had fun at the beach! I hope you all enjoyed the photo's! About the rest of my story... I was stuck at the town office until 9ish... Hunter had a baseball game, so good old grandma brought him down ( don't know what we would do without her!) Just after they finished their 2nd Inning (I do believe) keep in mind I wasn't there.. They called the game...due to a huge thunderstorm coming in... lighting and thunder everywhere!! Thank goodness they got off the field when he did... cause it started to pour!
Where I was in Embden it was really strange... it started to get really dark, and windy! It was like a movie, where you just didn't know what to expect next.... I think it was very similar to a hurricane! The police scanner was going off like crazy! Tree's down everywhere, and lighting striking poles, and houses. It was extreme caos! But incase you didn't know voting must go on... power or not, poles must stay open until 8pm!!!! Power flickered a few times...but it was not lost. Although, some places lost it for quite sometime, and others only for a short period. Never know what to expect in maine sometimes!