High Flying

We had another trip to the Owls Head Transportation Museum yesterday - we found out they were having a special exhibit and rally of remote control cars and helicopters and airplanes as well as models of all sorts... couldn't miss that!! Loads of fun. Ollie wore his new overalls, so Grandma suggested we add the train conductor's hat and scarf (usually reserved for the conductor of the Christmas train) to complete the "look!" WAY too cute. Just a few more days and Daddy will be here - we can't wait!!

Busy Busy (well, not *actually* busy)

Been having a nice time up here in Maine... the rain has passed, finally, and today was just gorgeous. Cooler temps coming in now, so I hear, but this morning we had a nice walk down to the harbor and around town, did some raking at the Greatest Cape, had a lovely lunch here at home with our friend, Carole, and then this afternoon we biked in the driveway and attempted kite flying - but we either need an easier kite (maybe) or a better kite-flying mom (definitely).

Maddie has been practing standing up, as you can see (with proud Granddaddy) - she LOVES practicing, always big smiles. This morning, Ollie announced he wanted to "nu-nu up," which is his word for vacuuming (he got it from the name of the vacuum character on Teletubbies). And he tried out just about every bike in the garage this afternoon, including his grandmother's "heirloom" trike!! A really nice day, except that we miss daddy.

More Maine Fun

A few more favorite photos to share... at the playground today with Ollie's friend Weston (who just turned 4), "helping" tidy up the yard today, and a "boys day out" trip to the Owls Head Transportation Museum with Granddaddy yesterday. Busy weekend!!

Kite Flying with Chloe

I can't believe I'm going to write "gorgeous spring day in Maine" and "March" in the same sentance... but I am! We've had beautiful weather up here for the last few days, and everyone's surprised... mom even saw the first blackfly yesterday!! We drove to Union (my hometown) in the afternoon, and when Ollie woke up from his nap in the car (the only place he naps at all now), Chloe found this fantastic kite she'd brought back with her from a trip to China. Pretty much the coolest kite ever. In her typical enterprising way, she fashioned a spool of string from various "found objects," and off we went into her big front field. The kite took off right away, as it's made of lots of tiny bits that hardly weigh anything at all; Ollie loved running back and forth with it, and he did a good job of keeping track of the string. I can't think of a nicer way to spend a sunny afternoon in Maine.

Beautiful Babies

Here are a couple of special videos for Daddy, who's away on his travels.... the first is of Maddie a few weeks ago, getting a good old tickle from Mom. The second video I just took a few minutes ago - it's of Ollie on his trike outside of Granma and Granddaddy's house, well dressed in his sleepy suit and his wellies!! I especially like his impromptu comment. :-)

Fun with Ryan

Ollie had a great playdate today at Titan Gym in Newton with his good friend, Ryan - they had sooo much fun bouncing around on all the trampolines and climbing on various huge objects that they got super exhausted by the end of the hour... hooray! Perfect rainy day fun.

Snazzy!

I wouldn't normally post a photo of our new bathroom vanity, but Andy's away and my email isn't letting me send photos right now, so I'm putting it on here! We decided to make this upgrade just a few weeks before we decided to put the house on the market, so now it's just a big huge GIFT to whoever the new owner is... but in the meantime, we get to enjoy it! Very very lovely... so new it doesn't have knobs on it yet, and we're going to paint the mirror trim to match the rest of the trim in the room. Nice!