Maine 2009

Path around Jordan Pond, Bar Harbor, Maine.

Other photos at Lindsay McIntire Photography

pool time

yesterday we hung out for a few hours at our favorite pool, grandma karen's house. the water was freezing and there was no way i was going in, but that didnt stop owen from swimming.

dentist

a month ago i took, finally, owen to the dentist. i was way more nervous than he was, afraid that little bugs had created homes in his teeth. but, those bugs have been held at bay, our brushing has worked!

little gamer

my bro brought over his PS3 and owen is now addicted. "mommy, after my nap i going to play that racing game, the one that ty has."

rock church

no. these are not to protect his ears from the sermon. we have a bit o' rock church worship.

spinny dizzy

last saturday we all went to the beach. it was so great, i laid out and brian chased owen around all afternoon, couldnt have been a better day. it was a bit windy, so we wrapped up beach time around 5ish and headed up to to boardwalk and went into the amusement area. i crazily bought 10 tickets just so owen could ride on these probably not so safe machines. he's only going to remember this from the photos, and he was so incredibly tired but had a blast anyways. as you can see, he is the only one that actually flew his space car in the air!

optimistic abandon

When was the last time you gave something special your 'all'? When did you pull so hard for a dream that you got red-faced and your hands hurt from your simple and adamant refusal to let go? When did your effort simultaneously exhaust and invigorate you? For what (or whom) are you willing to dig in your heels, get rope burns on your palms, and slide across the dirt on your behind? When did you last pursue something with the optimistic abandon of a child?
~ Kristin Armstrong

celebrating meredith

yesterday we had an amazing time celebrating my sisters accomplishment of getting her masters. i am so proud of her. the past year she has become one of my closest friends, due to this. in many ways, without her i would feel lost. not only do i think the world of her, but she is owen's favorite person, his 'mer mer'.

the zoo

the other day we did some self torture and went to the zoo when every school in the philadelphia region decided that it was a perfect day to go also. we had a great time hanging out with these guys, and these guys and the bailey's.

fort fun

painting

it is so good to be home. i love it. it is my refuge and my sanctuary.

Day 4

Got a tick on me. Came inside. Now I'm ITCHY.

Day 3

The day is not over, but I sure feel like heading to bed for the night. Owen is still sleeping after a full 2hrs at the beach. I'm just not a full-day beach person, and since the breeze picked up and the sun went behind the clouds, I was ready to head home, as was Memee. Owen on the other hand took his good ole time getting the car. Memee bought a really cool kite yesterday and we had the perfect weather to fly it. That thing took off and I had to angle the camera just to get the kite and Owen and Memee in the frame.

Day 2

Busy day playing today. Memee and I took O back to the park this evening to try and run him ragged. I think he out ran both of us! All he wanted to do was ride his bike up and down the walking path. We came across some older boys who were riding bmx bikes and going off a big jump. Owen decided that he could do that jump too. So I held onto the back of his bike and off we went barreling down the jump, wish I could have grabbed video or a photo of it. At the end of the jump he would raise his hands and yell "I DID IT" as if he did the whole thing no-handed. He now wants a bike like the big boys, so that he can jump too!

Day 1

so i'm going to try so hard to take photos every day of what we did here in michigan, mostly because B isnt with us. and... i'm sorry if you've seen these already on twitter, facebook, ect... i just really liked the way they came out and thought they were cool considering they came from my phone.