Beach time in the evening

While the folks were here we took an opportunity to hit the beach one evening on one of those 90% days mid-June (as Mainers –it’s funny how we can mention 90% in June and everyone knows the days you are referring to!).

 

 

 

 

 

Alec trying to give Grump kisses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burrr…air was warm but that water was chilly. Alec didn’t seem to mind. My dad? Yeah…he did.

 

 

 

We hit the rocks right as the tide was going out and got ‘the usual suspect’ within minutes. The pickins were easy.

A shrimp, starfish, crabs,hermit crabs and snails. Erik stuck a really big crab in there and we had a nature lesson on Darwin and the survival of the fittest. We had the bucket to envy. All the kids and grown-ups were checking it out. Just so ya’all know- we always let everything go after collecting it all.

It was a nice, peaceful evening.

And where was my mother during all this?

I broke her.

I’ll tell you about it tomorrow.

A fabulous summer evening

Last week we had the pleasure (yes Carrie, it really was a pleasure) of having Mya and Faye spend the evening with us. It was a perfect summer evening and the kids really enjoyed each other and the night. Lots of playing outside, glow sticks, neighborhood kids and a few treats. And the most exciting…going outside after dark in their dreammies to see if the glow in the dark chalk really worked. Sadly, it did not. But it was a nice excuse to do some star gazing and just to be kids outside at dark on a warm summer evening. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A look of utter confusion as I am pointing out the ‘metal bird in the sky’. It took her a few minutes to figure out I meant a plane (it was pretty high). She thought it was hilarious after that. :)  I love a kid that can get my bad jokes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We thought maybe dreammies, a dark room and a movie might slow these young tykes down. 11:15 and they were all still awake. Ooops.

Babaysitter fail! :)

But they all had a fun time!

Desert of Maine

We got to knock another item off our summer list of things to to do while my parents were visiting. In the spring, Living Social had a deal on admission passes and I scooped up a few. Nothing like buying something in advance to to making sure you go so you don’t waste the money. :) And so, last Saturday we took an afternoon ride to Freeport to embark on this exciting adventure.

It was pretty much exactly what I expected. An odd collection of things that make up a kitschy tourist spot. You didn’t really expect anything else, did you?

You start with a tram ride. As we boarded, the lady kept asking everyone if they were born and raised in Maine. Alec was the only one actually born in Maine on the tram ride.

And the desert:

After the tram ride, children were allowed to ‘mine’ for 3 perfect polished stones in the sand.

And then we visited the barn. It had lots of old stuff.

The reviews of this little tourist spot.

In summary:

End of the Season

A little tour of Southern Maine

Another item on the bucket list was the Wiggly Bridge in York. It hit my radar last year but fell off for some reason.The Wiggly Bridge made the list for the simple reason is the worlds smallest pedestrian suspension bridge. I had a rough idea of how to get there and once I figured it out…it wasn’t too hard to find.  The parents were troopers and thought this might be a fun adventure. Or they came cause I didn’t really give them a choice. Either way.

    Doesn’t the weather looking amazingly perfect? It was!

Since we were on down in York we (or I) decided we would do a touristy tour around southern Maine. Our next stop? The Cliff Walk in Ogunquit. We found a parking spot easy (a good sign) and we were off.  I remember doing this trail once before with Julie probably about 10 years ago. What I remember and what the reality is are two very different things.  I remember a path that was narrow but maintained along the cliffs and mansions. What we partially did felt like we were taking a forgotten path that had not been maintained in 10 years and that we were trespassing on people’s property (we weren’t). The views however, were as I remembered..beautiful.

The cliff walk starts and ends on a beach. Alec was in heaven.

As always, it is a process to pull Alec away from the beach but somehow we lured him away and back into the car for our our next stop.

Nubble Light House.

 

At Nubble  they have a lunch spot. We did the touristy thing and ate there. This is not something any of us would usually do so it was a special treat. We look thrilled in the picture below right? I am going with low blood sugar levels.

After lunch it was back in the car and a little more driving along scenic coastline until we reached Perkins Cove. The epitome of quaint. 

How can you not love the pedestrian draw bridge? So very cool.

A walk on marginal way.

I don’t even know how to wrap this post up. It was a picture perfect day. After the walk on marginal way we were all pooped so we headed home. I think I yawned the entire drive up route 1.