Another Fun Day Trip

Today I took the girls to York, Maine.  It took about an hour to drive there. We visited York Wild Kingdom, a small zoo with lions, tigers, bears, birds, monkeys, etc.  After the zoo, we went to Stonewall Kitchen Cafe for lunch. After regaining our energy with lunch, we went towards the coast.  We found Nubble Light House along the rocky Cape Neddick.  Then we found ourselves at Short Sands Beach, where the girls played for quite a while.  Julia especially enjoyed the freedom of running on the broad beach.  Ellie made a friend and played in the water.  Next to the shore was a street of shops, including my favorite type of shop - the old fashioned candy store.  We found one making salt water taffy, which was fun to see.  Eventually we did have to drive home.  Good day however, nice mix of things for the girls.

A look at Julia

Julia is about 15 months old now.  She is a very attractive child, if I do say so myself. She has bright blue eyes and golden tones in her naturally curly hair.  You feel lucky to get a smile and a flash of dimples.  She has a sweet disposition.  Here she swings and tries to copy Tom as he plays peek a boo and claps off the side of the videographer (me).  Julia is still teething back molars.  She is practicing some new words such as hello; but still speaks mostly babble.  She enjoys preschool days and playing with family but she is very much a mama's girl, always looking to get back in the arms of her mother (me).

Hot day

Today was our first hot day of the year.  It was hard to believe as the temperature went from 50s to 80s in one day.  Humidity was so high that our tile floors were sweating. We turned on the air conditioning for the first time this year also.  Quite a shock to the system, although not unwelcome.  We enjoyed the warm weather by heading out early this morning for a local school fair.  By lunch time we were back at home, doing chores in the garage during Julia's midday nap.  We spent the later afternoon in the air conditioned rooms (only 2).  Then evening turned out nice again, for backyard playtime and story telling.  Here you see the girls on the backyard swings, one of their happiest locations.

Slide at the Science Center

Kids playing

This video clip is from Mother's Day, when the girls played on the grass outside the Inn on the lake, where we enjoyed a brunch of many foods.

Ellie's Recital