A few additional snippets from VT and Maine...first Vermont

My computer isn't letting me select multiple photos at a time (very very annoying!) so I can't add all the pictures I want to without tearing my hair out. Here are a couple. Hopefully more to come when I can fix this little issue.

At the ice cream farm...actually, it was an apple orchard and a petting zoo, but let's get right to the point.

Learning how to toast the perfect marshmallow from her Aunt.

View from our rides and runs

Reporting for duty

Cousins getting their next clue on the treasure hunt.

Seeking the next clue together on the treasure hunt.

Family hike to Sterling Pond

Downtown Burlington atop one of many bears on display

At last, peace with Sophie this year...

My crazy cousins loved my barrettes!

Aren't they cute with a little sparkle in their hair?

...then Maine

 Great trip to Portland, Maine to see our friends Jeff and Monica

Meanwhile, back on the ranch...

JP did a few hikes of his own to Mt. Timpanogas and Escalante.

Family is a confusing concept for a 4-year old

AKP: "Mommy, what will you be when I grow up and marry Daddy? Then I'll be the Mommy and Daddy will be Daddy and what will you be?"

Me: "I will always be the Mommy and Daddy will always be the Daddy and you will always be our daughter. And when you grow up, you won't marry Daddy. You will find someone else that you love and want to marry."

AKP: "I don't want to find someone else. I love my Daddy." So sweet.

Crowning Mount Sophie

Enjoying Camp

Secrets

Exploring the Capitol

the "Pencil"

Enjoying the misters at the National Zoo

RR6: Washington DC

RR6!

All the kids watched Shrek during dinner. Two of the 4-year olds didn't make it :-)

Dinner...or chaos? Or Both?

Portland Documented

This is her trip to Portland, almost entirely shot by AKP herself. Fun perspective of the things that matter most along the way...sorry many of them are a little blurry.