Our first family camp out

We took our first family camping trip just an overnight "test" to see how the kids would do. We/they loved it, except for lack of sleep! We even had a visit from a family of ducks and a family of mink.

Bike riding

We fixed up an old bike for Frankie. She wanted it to be white and silver with sparkles. Mission accomplished! And Ben handed down his training wheels too!

BenBQ 2016

Mom and Dad (Grandma and Grandpa) came to visit again for Ben's 7th birthday bash. It was a busy week with Frankie's preschool fair, Ben's birthday, going for roadster rides...weather was great for the party, but pretty cold when we visited Battleship Cove and the USS Massachusetts. We learned a lot about what Dad's life in the Navy was like. And we built a treehouse! The kids are going to remember this visit for sure...

Ben's Battleship Trip

Ben was super excited for his first overnight Cub Scout trip...on a real battleship! This is the USS Massachusetts that served during WWII. All crew members survived. They even somehow survived these canvas bunks though I don't know how...

Milo munching...

This kid likes to eat!

Weekend trip to Maine and New Hampshire

 Uncle John and Aunt Barb invited us up to Maine for the weekend. What fun! Not much snow around but we hiked, built a campfire, played in a treehouse and a hot tub and on a trampoline. To top it all off, we visited a real dog sled team that took us for a ride. The had a "sled" on wheels!

 

 This is "Baby", the cutest sled dog in the world.

Ben's favorite was "Blue".

I think we'll visit Blue again soon...With that hat, I think the sled dogs though Ben was a dog too.

Slow-motion trampoline!

Wacky Warm Days

The weather has been wacky, one day warm and the next day cold. Well, on a warm day we took the Velocette and sidecar for a spin...

Milo the Monkey

He loves to climb!

Giant Baby Demolishes Race Cars!

We had some fun with slow-motion video. It makes Milo look like a lumbering giant!