Ogunquit

We got out of the house early today to take a drive up to Ogunquit. Lexi fell asleep on the way so we hung out in the car for a bit once we arrived so she could get a little extra shut-eye. I figured that was better than having a cranky baby. It was perfect weather for walking the Marginal Way, so we started in Perkins Cove and walked to the center of town. Although it was a tight squeeze in a couple of places with the double stroller, it was a lifesaver and I will forever be indebted to the Shafmans for letting us borrow it.



After we finished walking the Marginal Way, we headed down to the public beach so the boys could check out the giant sandbar. I ran into the parents of one of the girls I played volleyball with back in my high school days (which sadly I admit was almost 20 years ago - yikes). Her mom looks exactly like she did when I was in high school - which is probably why I recognized her right away.


The kids were getting cranky, so we hopped on a trolley back to where the car was and headed back to the condo. I was able to escape for a little while when Jackson and Lexi went down for naps and got some shopping at the outlets in Kittery done. It was a little slow-going as Nicolas decided to come with me, but it was nice to have the company.

We decided that we will be heading home tomorrow instead of Sunday since it is supposed to be a very rainy day and we might as well head home to do laundry, etc. if we are going to be stuck in the house all day.

The Obligatory ER Trip

So, after a very busy day yesterday, Jackson woke up screaming about 9pm holding his ear and saying it hurt. He had mentioned that his ear hurt around dinnertime, but since he hadn't mentioned it all day previously I didn't think too much of it. Duh.

After taking some Motrin, he fell asleep sitting in the recliner with Luis. But when Luis brought him upstairs to put him in bed, all hell broke loose again. I told Luis to take Jackson to the ER at York Hospital since I didn't think we had many other options at 10pm. I stayed with the sleeping kids, sure that Lexi would wake in the middle of the night (she didn't - slept until 4:30am, go figure). Both Luis and Jackson slept late (to make up being awake half the night), so we decided to have a fairly low-key day.

After breakfast, we headed down to the Fun-O-Rama for some mini golf. Luis and the two boys played while Lexi (in the sling) and I looked on and explored the buoys hanging on the wall.

The boys did pretty well golfing. We walked next door for some lunch (chaotic as usual) and then headed back to the condo for naps.

Of course, after nap we headed straight for the playground, which I am convinced, is the boys' favorite part of York! Tomorrow we are hoping to check out Ogunquit for the day.

Come See, Come See

Zoo time!

Uncle Bryan, Auntie Rebecca and Tyler met up with us this morning. We walked over to York's Wild Animal Kingdom and Amusement Park to start our day off. First up was feeding the ducks. I thought that Lexi would jump right out of the stroller in her attempt to grab one of the ducks. The boys had a blast running all over the place calling "Uncle Bryan, come see, come SEE!" all day long at every single animal.

The boys' favorite, just like last year, was the alligator. We spent a while gazing into the enclosure, even though the alligators barely moved. Nicolas had a lot of fun feeding the deer while Jackson looked on. He wasn't quite brave enough to try it on his own this year. After eating a quick lunch, we headed out to the amusement park area.

This year, the favorite rides were the bumper cars, which both boys were able to go on at the same time - one with Uncle Bryan, and one with Lou and the go karts. I volunteered to hang with the little ones, so even Auntie Rebecca was able to have a ride.

Tyler and Lexi were starting to get pretty cranky, so a few more rides and we headed back to the condo. Lexi took a short nap once we got home and the boys had a blast playing with Uncle Bryan, Auntie Rebecca and Tyler. We ordered a couple of pizzas for dinner and then our guests headed home. It was an awesome day and we all had a really fun time.

You need rain for rainbows

What a perfect beach day! Luis and the boys headed out to stake out a spot on the beach. I hung around the condo waiting for Lexi to wake up from her nap, keeping busy packing lunch for everyone and fun things like that. Once she woke up from her (long!) nap (why do they always take long naps when you want them to take a relatively short one and take short ones when you need/want them to take long ones...one of life's mysteries I suppose) I popped her into her swimsuit, slapped some sunscreen on her and we walked down in search of the boys.

We found them without too much trouble, conveniently located near the bathrooms. Lexi and I found them down playing in the water and joined them for some fun, before returning to the blanket to check out the hole they had been digging "to China" (honestly - where do they get this stuff??). Lexi was obsessed with eating sand. Not sure why - it really can't taste/feel very good after the first mouthful, but everytime I looked away for the tiniest moment, her fist full of sand would immediately bring another pile to her mouth. Sigh.
Everyone enjoyed lunch and then we packed everything up and headed back so that Jackson and Lexi could take afternoon naps. We took a slight detour to the playground, but didn't stay long as it started raining while we were there. Then it started POURING as we ran to the car. Lexi was having a blast and actually got really mad when we tried taking her out of the umbrella stroller to go in the carseat, so since we were already soaked to the bone and we were both in our bathing suits, I told Luis we'd walk back and meet him and the boys back at the condo. By the time we arrived, the rain had essentially stopped and the sun came back out.



After the kids woke up from their naps, we headed over to Fox's for dinner. They remodeled the inside since last year and looked great. Luckily, the wonderful menu hadn't changed and we both had some delicious seafood. The kids behaved (more or less) and it rained while we were having dinner - but the sun came out just as we were walking out the door, treating us to a gorgeous, enormous rainbow right over the Nubble Lighthouse. It was amazing. So we all walked a bit closer to the Nubble, took a couple of pictures and headed back to Fox's for some ice cream. Yum.


Just about the most perfect vacation day.

An unexpected bath

Another sunny day here at the beach. Not quite as warm as it was yesterday, and the water is decidedly cooler, but a decent day overall. I'm hoping that Lexi starts feeling better soon. Last night she vomited again and then fell back asleep in it. So around 2am when she woke up, Luis and I had to give her a bath in the kitchen sink since she was covered in puke. Nice. At least she seemed ok afterwards and acted fine throughout the day.


We all headed to Lenny & Joe's for dinner tonight. Lexi was tired, so we left a little early in the hopes that she would sleep on the way to the restaurant, which she did. Lou got out and ordered food for the kids while I stayed in the car with Lexi until she woke up. The rest of the gang arrived shortly after we did and Lexi woke up not long after that, so I was able to join the tail-end of dinner with everyone. Then we all picked out Lenny & Joe t-shirts for the kids for the group photo we are planning for later in the week and the kids went on the carousel.

A perfect day

The day dawned bright and sunny, so we spent as much time as we could on the beach today. Lexi had a great time playing in the little pool that the Lombardi's were kind enough to loan us. I also took her out to the sandbar and she had a BLAST sitting in the warm sand, grabbing it with her fists and splashing in the shallow water as it lapped across the sandbar. The boys had a lot of fun too. Jackson took a short boat ride around the area with Luis, Mike and CJ.

I don't think the weather could have been much more perfect and hope that the rest of the week is as beautiful as it was today. Hopefully Lexi will not puke in our bed again (which she did last night around midnight). I don't want to end up doing laundry every day that we are here - we are on vacation!!!

Vacation Kick-off

It's here! V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. We had a hectic day - finished packing up the cars, driving to Westbrook and then unpacking everything upon our arrival. We had to make up our bed, set up the pack and play for Lexi, blow up the two beds for the boys and get everything settled in. The house we are staying in is enormous. It is over 100 years old. Our room had 2 buzzers - one for the kitchen and one for the maid. It has servant's quarters, a dumbwaiter and two kitchen areas. Our bedroom has its own bathroom which is nice and the room is plenty big for all of us to share.

Dinner was pizza since we really didn't feel like cooking and we went to bed with hopes for a great sunny day ahead of us.