Owls Head lighthouse, Breakwater, and the five napkin burger

We had a lot planned for our second day in Maine but the day could not begin without eating delicious burgers served at Owls Head General Store.  It just so happens that Christina, Shawn's only girl cousin, works there! Christina will be a junior in high school this year and is about to leave for a study abroad in Spain.. lucky girl! Her brother Charlie is very excited to not share a car, although he will have to drive around the exchange student that will be living with them while his sister is gone.

After eating the five napkin burger, we headed around the corner to visit the Owls Head lighthouse.

Next we planned a trip to the Breakwater.  We were a little worried if Abby would be able to walk the whole way without falling but she did great.  She only fell between the rocks once!:)

This is my favorite picture of the whole trip. I love those girls!

Maine

After blueberry picking Shawn and I loaded the girls up and headed to Owls Head, Maine.  Shawn's Aunt Judy and Uncle Woody had left for a year long sailing trip the month before, so our family took full advantage of the vacant ocean side property.  One of the perks to staying at Aunt Judy's house is that Shawn's cousin Larkin, his wife Sara and their little boy Owen live right up the road.  Abby and Mia became instant friends with cousin Owen!  

Late that night Shawn's other cousin Jacob and his girlfriend Melissa invited us over for dinner.  The girls had a great time playing in their back yard....yes this is their back yard!

Blueberry Picking in New Hampshire

Abby and Mia love blueberries, so we took advantage of the beautiful weather in New Hampshire and visited a blueberry farm. It is safe to say that Abby did the picking,Mia did the eating.

Vacation!

Let it be known that Shawn and I are poor planers. 
We scheduled our vacation back in May before we knew of all the problems we would encounter with moving.  Our plan was to move out of our house, spend a few weeks staying with friends and family, move into a new house in June, get settled in our new house, and then take a vacation in August. Little did we know of all the obstacles that we would encounter in our perfect plan.  That being said, a week after we moved into our house we left a disaster zone to go on our summer vacation to Maine and Boston. 

 We had to wake the girls up at 3:30 in the morning to catch an early flight out.  The look on Abby's face says it all!!

After our flight to Boston we decided to spend the night in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  We visited Prescott park full of beautiful flowers and water fountains.  We were having a wonderful time until Abby took a fall and chipped her tooth, busted her lip, and bruised her nose! 

The Big Move

We have moved!!  Last November Shawn and I decided to put our house on the market and move into town.  It has been a long and stressful move and we are glad it is over.  Let the painting begin.....

Thanks Mom and Dad for all your help!!!

Panda Bears at the Memphis Zoo

The weekend before our big move, Shawn and I decided to take the girls on a road trip to the Memphis Zoo.  We were really anxious about moving so we figured the panda bears and heat would be a great distraction.  I even enjoyed a little shopping at Pottery Barn and William Sonoma outlets before we headed back to the Rock!