Happy 13th Birthday Miss B!

I have said it for YEARS but to be loved by you is a gift... you are the sweetest, kindest, gentle-est ;) girl there ever was...

You love all things fur, fins and feathers...and you were SO HAPPY to get new baby chicks this spring...

a trip to a local donut shop... and you were up and at 'em to be the firsts standing in line...

This girl... and having your nails done like Nana are two of your favs... 

Friends flock to you... you are smart, kind, funny and inclusive... please keep being all those things as you head into and navigate these teen years....

While fishing isn't your fav like it is your sister....I don't mind because we get more "deep couch sitting" :)

but picking out a Christmas tree with your Dad alone... might be your favorite day on the calendar... just don't be too mad about the budget restraints :)

Watching you play all the sports and love *almost* every minute is SO.MUCH.FUN. 

Miss B... "people" say we could be headed into some rocky territory here coming up but I think if you keep being YOU.... keep your eyes on Jesus and find the things that give you joy and sharing that with others... everything will be just.fine. :)

We love you so much sweet girl! Happy 13th Birthday!!!

P.S. Let's go on a trip! :)

VA-CA DAY!

Because we are not going "north" this summer for our annual vacation, we decided that Tuesday would be a day of "stay-cation". Our family has never ventured to Peak's and in fact try to avoid all things saltwater unless it's "fishing" for Husband. 

We figured out the ferry, booked the golf cart and knew the lunch plan... This one was NONE too impressed with a ferry ride but once we got her on I HAD to take a pic to send to Fi (who is well versed at ferry rides in the summer) to show her that we DID IT... SHE WAS ON THE FERRY and HAPPY about it :)

Speaking of happy... chilly sea air and a fun adventure just the four of us... yes please!

It's been YEARS since Husband and I were here and our gals have never been... 

We arrived about an hour before our golf cart rental so we walked a fair bit back and forth...

and then picked up the BEST part of the day... ask any of us.. we all agreed the golf cart was the WAY.TO.GO.

 

We explored...

We stopped (peep Minnie)

and we even hiked through a jungle for a bit... :)

We loved driving around... I loved the funky-ness of this house... 

and according to A*I* we found a Lion's Mane jellyfish... by "we" I mean Miss B... unfortunately the tide brought it too far in so it was likely dead but Miss B told me they can still sting when they are dead so none of us was going to decide the fate...

We found an empty beach and picked sea glass...

Had a sub-par lunch and figured out that the ferry schedule we "thought" was an hour later...whoopsie... at least we didn't miss it....enjoyed corn hole on the lawn of the restaurant next to the beach..

Enjoyed the views on the way back....

and LOVED our time together in our great State...

sometimes it's the simple things and a $100 golf cart ride :)

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

 Tell me it's summer without telling me it's summer....

The Weekend Report

 It's needed to happen for a while... Husband put the "baby chickens" in with the established flock on Friday night... I have heard HORROR stories of chickens killing other chickens and we listened to everyone and read all kinds of ideas on the best ways... so... he put them all together at bedtime on Friday night... on Saturday morning we were up bright and early to watch what happened when we let them all out together...

He started a campfire for Miss B and I and we enjoyed our hot beverages while keeping an eye on the lay-dees

For the most part they are all doing fine... Our Rhode Island is the bully by that I just mean she chases them about... but no pecking or trauma has been done... phew.

Def. a load of this girls mind as well as her Daddy... 

August Gardens

 Oh the difference a month can make...July Gardens...

Before:

Three hours and some blood, sweat and tears.....(kidding about the blood and tears) 

After:

Weather Report

In the span of a couple of days last week....we went from this temp...

literal melting happening here in the shade at practice...

what my Life360 looks like ALMOST all the time.. :)

and we ended the week with drizzle....clouds...Miss B qualifying for States in the jav!!!

and COLD.... Welcome to Maine in the summer! :)