Fort Williams Park

Monday night for Family Home Evening, we went up to Fort Williams Park. It is right next to the Portland Lighthouse. It is an old military bunker type area (I am not sure how to describe it) and there are lots of different bunkers and buildings built into the side of the coast. We were planning on flying our kite, but we didn't make it in time before the rain came.

If you look close enough, you can see a little lighthouse out in the water. This spot is just beautiful and the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks if really neat.

The ocean is behind them although it is blending in with the rainy sky so you can't see it.

Our funny man, Zach was giving us all quite the laugh! He loves to be goofy!

Smiling Hill Farm

I have been trying to get the kids out a lot this summer and explore different fun things around our new home. We went with some friends to Smiling Hill Farm to see the animals and play on the toys. After being about an hour late since I got lost (Chris needed the GPS that day), we finally made it and had a good time. The kids finished off the fun day with an ice cream cone from the dairy. It is a darling little place! As you can tell from the picture above, they had a great time! See that little red mosquito bite on Parker's face? He has about 3 of them just on his face and plenty more on his legs and arms!

Sidewalk chalk...

I just wanna remember how cute Chloe's (and Parker's) drawings are right now. That is the reason for this post...

Helmet Heads

In Maine, children under 16 are required to wear helmets when on a bike. I often take the kids out in the bike trailer and Zach rides along with us on his bike. Chloe is also learning to ride her bike, so she needed a new helmet. We decided it was probably a smart idea to have both kids wearing their helmet even in the bike trailer. So...here is Chloe and Parker's cuteness modeling their new helmets!

(that is Parker's new funny face - the "oh no" face!)

Bear Brook State Park

At the end of July, we took a quick overnight camping trip to Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. Chris's sister, Brittany and her cute family came with us, which made it even better! We love to camp and would have loved to stay longer, but just didn't have the time on this trip. On Saturday after packing up camp, we went on a hike and ate a picnic lunch at a beautiful little spot next to a river. It was cool, calm and relaxing. All the kids did great and even slept good. We are excited for our next camping trip in a few weeks!