Mount Desert Island, Maine

Mimi and Pubah came to visit, and after a few days enjoying the Boston area we traveled along the coast up to Mount Desert Island, Maine. We spent time in Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor and then moved to SW Harbor often called "the quiet side" of the Island. The Island has a special place in my heart since I lived there for about 6 months after graduating from college. My friend Christina and I worked as wiatresses at the Claremont Hotel and spent most of our time hiking,canoeing, and enjoying the islands beauty.
The view from the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park
That's Bar Harbor in the distance
A Picnic of Lobster Rolls. Mimi had lobster 6 times during her visit!

Bar Harbor

Back when I lived up here I'd spend rainy afternoons reading under this bridge in Acadia National Park.
Sand Beach, Acadia NP
A Picnic on Otter Cliffs
Ella and Pubah with lots of Lobster traps.
Bass Harbor Light House and Ella
Ella being a ham
This was our cabin at the Claremont Hotel. It was so peaceful!
In the mornings I'd give Ella a scavenger hunt list and she'd try and find her "treasures" as I tried to read. Unfortunately for me she was very quick finding her treasures such as a stick with a "Y" in it and a rock with one flat side.
Ella loves lobster almost as much as Mimi does! Fortunately at under $7/lb it was no problem to get her one all for herself.
Ella with the the Claremont Hotel
Ella and Pubah ready to go out in the row boat
Resting and Reading at the Boat House. Greg, Ella and I came down here at night and the stars were just amazing. Of course nothing is ever truly peaceful when your with a two and three-fourth year old (as Ella now states her age to be) and she belted out "twinkle, twinkle, little star" over and over again getting louder and faster each time until I told her "Ella your sound like a rock star." She leaned over, put her hand on my face and said "mommy, you are so sweet!" And the chatter continued.....
Pubah teaching Ella how to play croquet
We love it up here!

September 2007

Ella and Summit are best buds. Here they are resting in a hole they dug together. They also chase each other around the house daily, and if you were to come by our house you just may be greeted by their two faces, both barking at you from the window. Lately Ella has started renaming Summit and herself. Somedays he's Peter (rabbit) and she's Flopsy (his sister). Sometimes they're characters from The Land Before Time (yesterday she called him Sarah all day) but most confusing to me is when he's Ella and she's Summit.
Ella and Ayden are too cute together on this day they insisted on holding hands as we walked along and whenever they would have to part Ayden would cry out "Ella hand!" and reach for her. Ella has started making verbal "to do" lists. The list usually starts "First we go to coffee with Ayden and his mommy, then we go to Boston and feed the ducks" When I explain why we can't fit all her "to do's" into our schedule she says "BUT I SAID First..." as if just listing things to do makes them happen (don't we all wish it was this easy!)

For my birthday this month Ella and Nana made me this beautiful cake. Ella told Nana that she thought I should have a house on my cake. And because Ella couldn't be persuaded to an easier cake theme, Nana got creative and built a house out of gram crackers with pretzel windows and candy trees.