Acadia/Lubec/Campobello Island

For our marathon vacation this summer, we headed up north to Acadia with Leon and Kathy, then hopped up to Lubec to see the iconic West Quoddy Head Light, and then drove over the bridge to Canada.  We all got another stamp in our passports, and learned more about the Franklin D. Roosevelt  family then I will ever need to know. 

Acadia was beautiful, as always, and Kathy and Leon rented the cutest little house for us to stay in.  Logan and I got to enjoy it more than everyone else since he ended up with the stomach flu. Luckily it was just a 24 hour thing!  Then Mia had some random massive finger infection/swollen lymph node fiasco.  And Evy got another tooth!  But really, what is vacation without puke, an ED visit, and sleepless nights? :)  All kidding aside, it really was a wonderful two weeks, we got to see a lot of beautiful country, and I checked off lots of bucket list items!

Mia and Ryley finally found wild Maine blueberries!

Beautiful sand beach

We were the last ones on the beach at Echo Lake, and Kathy and Mia both found sunglasses people had left behind.  Score!

West Quoddy Head Light!

The Eastern most point in the continental United States

Evy swinging in Canada

On the way home we stopped at this super fun Blueberry land, and bought a delicious blueberry pie. 

Mia is 4!

I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but this beautiful little lady is now 4.  I tried to stop it.  I begged her to stay 3.  I even pretended her birthday wasn't happening until July 9th.  But, alas, despite my denial, she woke up on July 5th and was a four year old.

This beautiful little girl is fiery, fiercely independent, imaginative, and the best helper ever.  

Mia is a lover of all things chocolate, bright pink toenails, dancing in the car/on mountain tops/ in the ocean,  and gives the sweetest hugs ever.  She is the best big sister/Evy head squeezer.  

She loves to read stories, help me with anything and everything (especially making brownies and cookies), can fold a mean washcloth, and above all loves playing with her big brother and her best friend forever, Ellie.  

We are so blessed to have this sweet and saucy little thing in our lives, and can't wait to see what the next year will bring with her!

For her birthday, Mia wanted a tea party with some of her buddies.  It was supposed to be outside, surrounded by cute giant flowers I had made, but rain ruined that plan, so it had to be in our living room.  But, the giggling girls seemed to have lots of fun, so it was still super adorable. :)

She wanted "a big bike like Logan's, but pink" for her birthday. 

She also wanted a medic kit, like Peso's from Octonauts. 

Evy was so not into the whole fairy thing

Such a big girl!  How did this happen?!

Mia got to spend her birthday with her grandpa and grandma, and she was beyond thrilled.  For the grand finale, we went out for ice cream at Red's.  Happy, beautiful day for a happy, beautiful girl.

July 4th 2016

The Fourth of July was amazing this year, because for the first time in many years, Ryley got to spend it with us!  Leon and Kathy were able to join us too, and it was so fun to be surrounded by family!  We spent the morning at the beach, of course, and then walked to the Eastern Prom and watched the most spectacular firework show we have ever seen.  Ever.  I'm pretty certain nothing could have topped it.  Or ever will. You could feel the booms in your bones!  Evy loved it, and fell asleep during the finale.  Silly girl