Sailing The Ocean Blue

This fall the kids traveled with MLD to Nantucket for some quick weekend trips.  Not only did they have a fun time, but Daddy snapped really wonderful photos:

Diana's Baths

On our trip to NH, we stopped at Diana's Baths, a waterfall in North Conway.  It was a short hike to a spectacular set of falls that the kids romped around in for quite a few hours.  Next time we'll bring a picnic and make a full day of it.

Midway through the short hike, we had a small problem:  Tate's shorts.  They kept falling down.

No problem!  MLD to the rescue!  He whipped out some twine and his knife (because doesn't everyone everyone carry this for emergencies?) and voila!  Fixed.

Repair in process

Detail of the finished product

Summer Travels, Part 2

Yes, school has already started and you're anxiously awaiting the "first day of school" photos.  Well, you're going to have to wait a bit longer because I'm not finished sharing the summer's excitement.

We also had long vacation to New Hampshire!  It seems that no New Englander escapes childhood without visiting North Conway at least once to visit: Storyland!

Sometimes it was hard to tell who was having more fun:  Daddy or the kids?

What a fun day it was for everyone!

Summer Travels

It was such a busy summer that I'm still not finished reporting all that we did!  In today's post we're going to cover the Western MA trips.  First up, an overnight in Springfield, MA:

With a visit to Six Flags the next day:

And even though it's been very hot, humid, and somewhat exhausting to do all of these trips, when I turn to the back seat and see this cute smile:

I know it's all been worth it.

Polar Caves

Without air conditioning in our home and with no end to the heat wave in sight, we looked for places to cool off.

You can understand why a local New Hampshire attraction called "Polar Caves" would catch our attention.

We had so much fun!  We even saw ice in one of the caves!

No polar bears were harmed in the filming of this episode.  I promise.

Moose Vacation

Tate "The Moose" went to vacation camp in April.  Here's the daily pictorial report sent back from his teachers:

Cousins Photo

Many years ago, there was a "famous" family photo of me, my siblings, and my cousins.  We piled on to the stairs in my grandmother's home, all looked at the camera at the same time, and smiled.  Success!

MLG doesn't have the same type of stairs, but for one exciting moment, we got everyone together and smiled.  Even little Noah!

This photo includes not only our cousins, but our "extended" family as well.  MLG/MLP's friends from college, Mark and Marilyn, were visiting with their grandchildren.  Talk about a photo spanning generations!