Summer 2011 in pictures...

Things have slowed down enough from our move that I want to get some pictures from our summer posted.  It has been quite the summer!!

New England Aquarium in Boston

LOTS of time spent swinging...

Mowing the grass in...snow boots!  Uh, yes...snow boots!!

(hiding the snow boots from being photographed because his nice mom was laughing so hard because she thought her big boy was cute!)

("enough all ready...mom!")

Parker's "nice smile" - LOVE it!!!

Dallin at about 1 month old (yes, I realize he is now 3 months old and I have been awful at posting pictures!!  My poor neglected darling baby!)

Lots of time this summer has been spent being silly!!

Picnic at Fort Williams Park (lighthouse park)

See the ocean behind us!!? Beautiful!

And plenty of time spent like this....

...and then back to this!

Lots of time reading

And a trip or two to Zach's favorite ice cream joint...Beals.

Dallin at about 5 or 6 weeks

Parker spending time playing with his newest play buddy

Yummy kisses!

Hours spent playing legos

And having water fights...

...even in his underwear!!  (potty training wasn't going so swell that day!)

more pictures to come...

I love him...

13 YEARS!!

I love him lots and lots and lots!!!

Happy Anniversary, handsome!

It's that time again...

I can hardly believe it myself...

It doesn't quite seem real...

Didn't we just do this a year ago...

Yes...yes, we did. 

So here's what started today at our house...

A big giant semi showed up this morning at 8:45AM along with 3 other packers.  They worked all day packing up our home, and will be back first thing in the morning tomorrow to finish up.  Then they will work and sweat as they load that huge semi with all our belongings! 

Yep, we're moving again!  And we are hopeful that this will be our last move for a very long time!  What's even more exciting and also adding to the "is this really happening," is the fact that we will be 2 hours away from my parents and little sister, Joy!  YEAH!!! 

So...North Carolina, we'll see you on Saturday!!  Please welcome us with open arms...and not so much heat!!

And my favorite picture from last week...

Thank you, Maine, for many wonderful memories and for being such a beautiful place to live.  We enjoyed your beaches and ocean, lighthouses, old homes and buildings, lobster (Chris and Zach), green - green - green, fall leaves, wonderful friends and much more.  We will hopefully see you again someday soon!

(this is our 9th and hopefully, final move)

What we've been up to...