Trip to Maine

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As you can tell from the plethora of pictures - we had a GREAT time in Maine! Highlights included:

-Mimi and Papa's trampoline. He definitely knows what the word "bounce" and "jump" mean now!
-Visiting Morgan's Grandma and thoroughly entertaining her, and then later seeing Morgan's Pepere.
-Being in dog heaven! Morgan's aunt and uncle have something like 5 golden retrievers - and about 5 or 6 puppies to go with that - Andrew was in heaven.
- Swimming at Uncle Laird's pool and later at Coldstream Pond. Weather was great!
- Bangor Ward's Pioneer Day celebration. It was so nice seeing all the of ward members, eating fried dough, and competing in the two-man saw contest. (Not to shabby - 1min12sec)
-Andrew playing on the screened porch - and going in and out, in and out of the door.
-Enjoying the hammock. We felt like bad parents when we would take him out - he loved it so!
- Discovering mobility on a tricycle (thankfully we have one now!)
- Morgan and Emily going to multiple dates and outings - including a few Pat's Pizza outings and kayaking on Pushaw Lake. Crazy winds made it one crazy upper body workout! (Thanks, Mimi and Papa for putting Andrew to bed SO many times!)
- Andrew learning how to climb onto the wood stove. Er, this really isn't a highlight - but it proved to show that Andrew is just as daring as Morgan was growing up.
- Morgan being able to read something like 4 or 5 books - for pleasure! What a novelty! (Andrew got in on the reading too - haha)
- Seeing Bananas the Bear and Sims the Cat become buddies :-)


We had a great time, and true it it's motto "Maine - the way life should be" we had just a joyful time enjoying all the nice things Maine has to offer. The weather was WONDERFUL - nothing like mid to upper 70's in the middle of July. It was so nice spending time with family, we can't wait to get up there again soon!