We made it to Maine aka Vacation-land. We had a Maine Meetup with some of our Traveling Tribe. We stayed in Wells, Maine which is a beautiful little coastal town. We walked to the beach almost every day (sometimes twice a day!). We picked strawberries and had a party where everyone brought a dessert made with the strawberries they picked. We had a lobster feast, we visited the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, and the Wells Reserve Research Facility. We hiked, fished, and enjoyed campfires and potlucks. We enjoyed beach days where we swam and sunned ourselves. The boys practiced their surfing and skim boarding skills and spent lots of time hanging out with friends. They really enjoyed playing Uno, Having scones and painting with the Perry kids. We all ate the best Maine ice cream and doughnuts. We celebrated Quentin's 16th birthday and we walked Marginal Way and climbed on the rocks with our friends. We also ate quite a few lobster rolls while in Maine :-) It was an extremely relaxing and enjoyable time. We can't wait to go back!
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| Hello, Maine! |
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| The beach |
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| The beaches here in Wells have these blue "yoga mat" type pathways to the beach. It makes the walk to the beach much more enjoyable! |
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| Lots of rocks! |
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| There we are...next to the Perrys and across from the Manns and the Willeys. |
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| It's strawberry picking time |
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| Bright red berries |
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| Our friends are so awesome. When they were finished picking their strawberries, they helped us pick up the rest of our berries. |
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| Victory! |
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| So sweet! |
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| Beach time |
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| Happy kids |
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| Skim boarding |
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| Flying kites at the beach |
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| Quentin and B |
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| A quick lunch....I got the lobster roll! |
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| Loved walking the beach |
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| Looking for sea creatures |
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| After an almost 7 mile walk, we treated ourselves to doughnuts and coffee! |
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| Our Berry Dessert contribution |
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| Deliciousness |
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| Fueling up! |
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| Back at the water... |
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| We dropped the boys off to fish while we walked the beach, which is one of our favorite things to do! |
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| Bryan and Patrick (Katelyn and I were leading the pack) |
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| The fisherman |
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| A fun teen movie night! |
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| Roxanne leading a hike at the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge |
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| Learning in the great outdoors |
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| Fun with friends |
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| This was an amazing field trip! |
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| Lots to experience |
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| Water tower facts |
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| Hands on learning |
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| I'd like to sit a spell... |
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| Wide open spaces...beautiful day for a walk! |
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| Consulting the map... |
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| We had quite a big group! |
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| Beach combing |
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| Heart rock |
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| Looking for treasures |
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| We met someone from Maryland! |
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| Turkey lurkey |
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| Beautiful visitor center |
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| After all that walking, we enjoyed ice cream for lunch! |
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| Check out all those ice cream flavors!!! |
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| The "balancing on a log with lots of friends" game |
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| Bryan had to work, so we went back later to get him and Bodie an ice cream treat! |
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| Back at the campground... |
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| Bryan and Josh |
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| Aaron and his friends |
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| We have the best potlucks |
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| After all that food, we needed to balance it with movement ;-) |
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| Aaron and Brayden B. |
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| Italian dinner for Quentin's 16th birthday |
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| Table #2 |
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| Table #3 |
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| Table #4 |
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| Table #5 |
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| We took up the whole courtyard |
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| This was a fun experience! A fantastic walk along the water, enjoying flowers, beautiful architecture, and amazing views! |
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| Tourists! |
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| The kids enjoyed getting off the beaten path and climbing on the rocks |
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| Katelyn |
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| "Look, a Sea Monster off the Starboard Side!" |
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| One of the family's brought their dog in their bookbag |
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| Happy Birthday to Quentin |
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| Silly guys |
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| Aaron and I went to the outlets on a rainy day and then stopped for a delicious lunch! |
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| A fun brewery trip with friends |
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| I had root beer again! |
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| More beach time! |
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| Our beach set up |
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| My boys |
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| Fun beach day with friends |
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| Braden rented a surfboard for the beach |
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| Bodie loves the sun |
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| Bryan collected everyone's lobster order, found us the best price and then went and got them for our crew |
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| So many lobsters |
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| Lance and TJ were in charge of cooking! |
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| Waiting for the lobster |
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| Investigating |
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| Dinnertime |
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| To go with the lobster |
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| Our lobster feast 2018 |
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| Braden loves lobster |
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