They're Gettin' 'em Younger and Younger

Is it going to hurt?


















Hey! This isn't too bad.


















WOW!


















Just like Mama.

Flying High! (in Maine)

Simon's favorite 'ride' at the fair.

Maine Vacation (6)

We took an amazing family hike. We went about 1.5 miles but the truly great part was how well Simon handled serious vertical. He loved it. He scrambled up and down rocks like a pro. (OK, a pro who needed to hold hands for safety sometimes.) And the best part was how he said, "It's really good we took a hike today.'"







































You'll have to look carefully to find Simon in this one!























And then we went to the Union Fair!!! Here is how Simon feels about the fair.

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Simon and Daddy rode up the local ski hill.
















We visited the striped cows.
















Went up the tower on Mount Battie.
















And (amazingly) found blueberrie still up there. Look closely and you'll see the proof.

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Will and Julia got another 24 hour get-away. This time in a cottage on Megunticook lake.
















There was lots of relaxing and reading-
















And a beautiful time out on the lake in a canoe.
















When we got back we took Simon up Beech Hill- a family tradition.

Maine Video

I'm not sure what to say about this. We love rolling down hills.

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We ate lobsters!








































There was a nice boat ride on the Betselma. Simon declared, "This is fun."

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There was fabulous merry-go-round riding.
































More fun with Simon's friend- exploring the rocks of Rockport.























And rolling down hills- look carefully- that's Daddy up there!

Maine Vacation (1)

(First off- we also went to Cape Cod. But since Julia was not so smart and left the camera memory card in the printer- we have no pictures from that yet. Soon we will have a few from Peter and Erica and off of our phones.)

And now... Maine!
We went for a 2 mile (!) walk out a breakwater to a lighthouse.
















Simon danced at an open air concert.























Simon made a friend (from our neighborhood in Brooklyn) and there was lots of splashing.

Sometimes We Think Simon is a Genius

And sometimes...

Dance Class

Simon took his last dance class for the summer on Tuesday. Parents were allowed to watch- so I did! Video coming soon.

More Beach Time

There was also kite flying- this is the tiniest kite ever- there were full size ones too.
















There was also lots of time in the enless shallow water.

Great Beach Day with Snarrs

We spent a wonderful evening on the beach with the Snarrs. It involved lots of looking for animals at low tide.
















Simon followed the girls (Hannah, Megan and Alison) example of fearlessness in handling the animals and got brave enough to pick up several too.























We all examined things together- including hermit crabs, sand crabs, a pipe fish, snails, horse shoe crabs and...

















the smallest sea star I have ever seen.