Plum Island

We finally made it to Plum Island. We had gone last year and the kids wanted to walk on a trail, so we did that before visiting the beach. When I told the kids this was the "Hellcat Observation Area," they got a chuckle out of that.

We saw turkeys!

The path was boardwalk-style, so it was easy to walk on.

It was such a nice beach day (that means 75 degrees for me!)

I think this was the first time Malcolm got buried.

Jane made friends with a litle girl and buried her.

Canobie Lake Park 2014

Once again we got to go to Canobie with cheap tickets from Daddy's work. One bonus was that I got to skip the expensive rides at the Bolton Fair since I knew we were coming here the next day!

Jane got to drive her own car! She loved it.

She took her job very seriously.

Malcolm drove one, too!

We met up with Coach Bob from our softball team who also happens to work at the same company. Jane went on some bigger kid rides with his daughter Anne while I took Malcolm to the bumper cars.

Jane, Anne, Nate and Bob liked the swings! It's funny that my 7-year-old is braver than me - I won't go on those!

Anne's brother James joined the kids on the jungle bouce. Malcolm loved it this time. I remember him being scared last year!

Before we left, the kids went on this little canoe ride with no paddling!

Bolton Fair

The first thing Malcolm wanted to do at the fair was to put out the pretend fire.

They loved petting the bunnies.

This bunny jumped over hurdles.

We met our friends Ilana, Tyler, Lily and Nate, and checked out the other farm animals.

Creature Teachers was there with all kinds of interesting animals.

The kids couldn't wait to help hold this huge snake!

It wanted to give Lily a hug.

Jane stopped at the oragami tent.

The kids had a great time with these hula hoops!

More farm animals!

Pony rides!

Malcolm loved the tractors. Too bad they weren't John Deere to match his hat.

After herding some sheep, this dog took a break in the shade. His owner said we could pet him!

The exhibit tent was fun!

The kids really got a kick out of the pig races. Our friends Pam, Maddy and Hannah met us at the fair later in the afternoon so we watched the race with each set of friends!

Cape Cod!

We made our first trek to Cape Cod last week! Our friends Kim, Dave, Duncan and Cassidy were vacationing there so we visited for the day. When we arrived we set out for a walk around Sandwich.

I was nervous with the kids in this beautiful store, but nothing got broken!

They called this the magic fountain.

It turns out that Thomas Dexter, who built this mill in the 1600s, is an ancestor of mine!

We got seafood for lunch. Mmm.

After lunch, Kim drove us out onto the beach in her Jeep! It was so much fun.

I was very sad to leave that beautiful beach! We'll have to visit again next year.

customized t-shirts

The kids picked out animals they wanted on their t-shirts. I made the stencils and they painted them.

They've been getting lots of compliments!