Friday, August 24, 2012

New Hampshire Day 6

Continuing on with what we did this summer.  This was day 6 of our vacation.  The weather was a little cooler and not really swimming weather, but it was perfect for Letterboxing.  Everyone was skeptical about it, but it was great.

The view of The Saco River

Natalie, CJ, and Kaitlyn

The Saco River

The Saco River

Heading into the woods

Over the bridge

Through the woods

Some stumps along the path

CJ and Natalie posing on a stump

Kaitlyn on the stump

Walking along the river

Got a walking stick

Found a clue, almost there

Found the letter box

It was near an amazing spot with an amazing view


Getting a closer look at the river


Heading back we found this chair tree, Natalie took a rest

CJ in the tree

Joe in the tree

Me and Alyssa in the tree

Kaitlyn in the tree

CJ and Kaitlyn on a stump

Got them both looking

Natalie resting on the stump

Back over the bridge


After Letter Boxing we went to a chocolate factory and got some chocolate and then everyone was thirsty so we got some slurpees and headed back to the house where we decided we needed to explore the old train tracks by the house.
Everyone, even Alyssa walking down the road.
So that was how we spent our 6th day there.  With lots of walking and hiking.  It was a fun day.  So fun we did it all over again our last full day there.  Come back tomorrow to see how that went.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

New Hampshire Vacation Day 5

Okay, again day 4, no pictures.  Here's what we did, a bunch of nothing, lol.  Not really, it started out kind of rainy so we were looking for an indoor activity.  We ended up at this place that had arcade games for the kids to play.  It ended up being much smaller than we anticipated so it didn't take long at all to play everything a few times.  So we went in search of a Christmas Ornament to remember our trip by and we found this place that was kind of like Christmas all year round.  It was great, and we found an ornament that we were able to personalize.  Each one of us is represented, even our little Angel Celeste Alia.  That makes me smile.

We went out for lunch, went to Walmart, and then back to the house for the night where we hung out and prepared dinner.

The next day we went on the search for a place to fish.  This was easier said than done when you don't have a boat.  We did manage to find a small spot where we could fish though. 

A crane or something we spotted

Getting started fishing

Cheese, I caught a fish!

I love this picture. Brother and sister fishing together

Kaitlyn fishing

CJ caught another one

Alyssa wanted to touch it

Another favorite of mine, Joe fishing with Alyssa.

And she caught a fish too.

She's not afraid to get her hands dirty.
Everyone's having a great time.  Check back later for the last few days of our trip.  There was some letter boxing and a trip to the beach on our way back home.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

New Hampshire Vacation Day 3

No, you didn't miss a day.  Day 2 I had no pictures of.  We spent the day shopping and exploring so I didn't end up taking any pictures.  Day 3 we went swimming at the Saco River though.  Well, there wasn't much actual swimming happening because it wasn't very deep and there were a lot of rocks.  Everyone had a good time though.

Alyssa playing in the water

CJ heading in

The girls attempting to swim

Alyssa and I on the shore

Alyssa was having fun covering me with mud

Joe made a boat, the kids were going to help him send it off

Bon Vouyage

6 rocks to represent our family floating down the river

We found this caterpillar

CJ let it crawl all over

Down his fingers

Getting a good look at him

Okay Dad go put him in a tree

So that was our adventure for Monday.  Next will be Wednesday because again Tuesday I took no pictures.   Check back tomorrow for that.