The Maine Event

We just returned from our family vacation to Maine! Michael's parents and siblings all met-up there for a combined family reunion. I was so dreading the traveling aspect, but our kids were amazing and things went so well on the way there. (The trip home is another story.) We spent our first day in Portsmouth visiting Michael's grandmother, Grammie Millie, or Nona (Italian for grandma) as our kids call her. She is still pretty amazing and kept us fed and entertained!
We had wonderful day in Portsmouth - I LOVE that place. We used to go there a few times a year when Michael's parents still lived there- and before we had lots of kids. :) It is a beautiful New England seaside town with lots of history and character.

From there we drove to our final destination: Little Sebago Lake in Maine. Wow- so beautiful. We stayed in a great cabin (there they call it a 'camp') right on the water. The lake was pretty big, but we stayed on a narrow channel between two bigger bays. That created a nice spot for kids to play and pretty scenery to look at.

Catherine and her cousin Madeleine were very proud of themselves for rowing the raft to some wild blueberry bushes and picking some and keeping them safe during the harrowing return trip.Michael's brothers, Tim and Matthew.

We had a few nice days early in the week and then the weather turned wet and cold, but we still enjoyed the scenery - drove to Portland one day and saw the ocean and some lighthouses, ate Lobster, visited a Maine wildlife preserve and toured the lake via Uncle Larry's speedboat. We also really enjoyed being with our people.


Here are the girls braving the cold at our visit to Aunt Anne's and Uncle Larry's house. (Yes, this is their backyard!) The cousins swam with Michael out to the float in the background and went down the slide!
David impervious to the cold day. :)
Lobstah! We had a lovely lobster feast. :)

For those who are interested I created a web album of a lot more of our pictures. You can click HERE.