I can't believe it's August...

It seems as though summer started about 2 weeks ago. When I think about how much we have done in the past 2 months I am amazed! We have had so many good times with friends and family... despite all the crap weather! We tried out the camper camping, life with a boat and successfully filled up all but about 3 of our weekends for the summer of 2008. It's not over yet, but I have a feeling the next time I update... there maybe be red and orange leaves on the trees... yay! Anyway, I love the state I live in and I'm blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Below are a few more pictures telling our Summer 2008 story!

PS - last Monday we made it to 1 year! I can honestly say that if the rest are wonderful as the first, this should be a fun ride :-) . The top tier of our cake was actually quite good one year later!

Addison County Fair and Field days was the first full week in August. I was referred to as "not a Vermonter" when I showed up two days to the fair in flip flops while people had to be pulled with tractors out of the parking lot because of about a foot of mud. (I like the feeling of mud between my toes!) The 3rd day I finally wore my mud boots... and made quite the fashion statement...

I swear... I really did lose 25 lbs... its just a bad angle.


Uncle Bill and Trent showing the horses.

3rd place! Not too shabby!

My niece Ryann and her uncle John :-)

John pretending to know what he's doing...

Another Saturday on the boat... Burlington

Our Captain!

Wakeboarding
Our good friends Tom and Alina came out with us all weekend.

John and I

Farley climbing on mommy!


The most random thing ever!! We woke up one morning and this baby deer was stuck in our back yard! He must have hopped the fence or something... we ate him for dinner that night............... Just kidding! I'm not a Vermonter... remember?

Camping in York!

Back in mid July we went camping at York Beach in Maine. Mom and Jan and the family were in Ogunquit for the week so we met up with them and had a fabulous time! I met Jan's 3 nieces for the first time and had a hard time letting them go! (I'll post some more pictures of the weekend when I get them from Jan). Mike and Stacey had their family in York for the weekend so they ended up camping right next to us, so much fun! Stacey and I's dream of being neighbors is slowly coming true! ... even if we do live in campers.

At the beach... we actually swam in the 57 degree water!

We went out to an amazing restaurant in Ogunquit and they had a blueberry martini... I obviously had to get it. mmm...

John and his bib! :-)

Blueberry Beer... SO GOOD!

Us :)

Trading Up

So, most of you heard the story of how we ran into our little 16 ft 4Winns boat last spring. When the world needs Volvo's, we have them to barter with! John having toy A.D.D. decided to put the boat on Craigslist... we sold it within about 3 days and then found our new 94 20.5 foot Bluewater. So amazing! This one can actually pull the guys on the wakeboard or ski's.

Farley gave his stamp of approval on floor space.

My two little boys!! (i had to stick this in).