Maine, The Way Life Should Be...

We ventured to Maine for a July 4th vacation.  It is always great to make the trip and spend time with my side of the family, but this time, Ann and Duane were able to join us!  Parker is starting to become a professional traveler...other passengers on our plane may disagree (especially the gentleman in front of us who caught one of Parker's projectile snack containers to the side of his head...), but at least we keep it interesting!

Parker has recently become infatuated with trucks, big trucks.  Uncle Brian made a surprise visit in his dump truck, but Parker was a little skeptical at first...

As you can see, it did not take him long to get comfortable and then we had a hard time getting him to come out!  This little boy was in heaven!

This red wagon was mine when I was a little girl and I have some very fond memories of it.  It was heartwarming when I saw that my parents had cleaned it up and Parker was able to enjoy it as well.  He wore himself out pulling that thing around the yard and we all spent the week taking laps around the house with Parker in tow!

Mimi offered to hang out with P while we did some antique shopping and I received the following text message while we were gone:  "Parker ate a good lunch so he gets cookies!"  What a spoiled boy!

Mimi and Papa got this tricycle for Parker for Christmas.  His feet were just a few inches shy of being able to pedal on his own, so we got to take turns pushing him around in this...alternating with the wagon...

Mayleigh is my best friend Megan's little girl.  She adores "Baby Parker" and is always so sweet to him!  They had such a great time and I look forward to sharing more memories with them as he grows.

Alex, Mayleigh, and "Baby Parker" :)

My cousin, Braden, helping P down the slide :)

As always, our visit is never long enough and saying goodbye never gets easier.  We cherish our time in Maine and look forward to many more years of happy memories.  Thank you to all that came to visit while we were in town, we will see you again very soon!