Maine Day

Last weekend, the girls and I took a quick trip up to Maine to spend the day with my friend Janet and her family.  The weather looked a little iffy, but it turned out to be a great beach day and although the sky looked threatening almost the entire day, only a few raindrops fell while we were there.  It was a great day for the kids and I always love catching up with Janet and her family.  The only downside was the trip home - usually, I stop at my parents and the girls shower and we eat, then I head back to Connecticut.  This year I wanted to get home early because Emily started soccer camp the next morning so we drove directly home - and it was quite the ride, taking more than four hours.  It took over an hour to get from Wells, Maine to the Maine/NH border, which is less than 20 miles.  It was nice to finally get home, but I may have to rethink my driving strategy for next year.

Road trip selfie.  This is what we do when Dad isn't around - take selfies.

Elizabeth and Ethan 

Janet and me. 

The water was filled with seaweed, which you can see in the these photos (above and below). 

The sky was spectacular all day, but other than a few rain drops, the weather held up for us. 

A sleepover, followed by a late night, followed by an extremely long day and Elizabeth couldn't stay awake on the drive home.  Emily loved photo-bombing this one....
I have to say, there is no one I would rather sit in traffic with than these two - no complaining, no whining, just good company (unless they are sleeping - then it's just silence).