Apple & Pumpkin Picking

Yesterday, we headed to Giles Family Farm and Norte Dame Bakery to pick up some apples, pumpkins, and fresh bread. I've never been apple or pumpkin picking, so I was pretty excited to share this with Caroline and Alan.

We started out at the bakery, grabbing a couple of mini whoopie pies to give us energy for picking. Then we headed to the orchards. We went a little crazy picking and came home with a lot of apples! It wouldn't be a problem if we could bake a lot this week, but my surgery is on Tuesday and we'll be a bit busy!

Caroline had a lot of fun and even found a tiny little apple that was just her size. She carried it for quite a while. We came home with 31 pounds of apples and 2 large pumpkins.

On the way there she had taken her shoes and socks off, but put her shoes back on the right feet!

Helping Daddy

So eager to help!

Mommy's first picked apples!

The best way to enjoy an apple is on Daddy's lap!

Not the prettiest picture, but had to show you just how shiny these apples were!

Last Big Daddy's of the 2011

Saturday evening we hit Big Daddy's for the last time this season. It was just as good as the first cone of the season!

Family Pictures

As most families know, you are always looking for pictures of all of you, but seem to never have enough (or any!) Most mom's are aware that there are always more pictures of Dad and the child than there are of mom and baby :)

So, we were very thankful when Alan's uncle, and Caroline's Godfather Richard, offered to take some pictures of us! We had beautiful weather this weekend so we headed to Lauldhom Farm in Wells. Here are some of the pictures we got. Someone was a little sleepy and the sun was pretty bright, and very warm, 84 degrees, but we managed to get some great pictures.

Do you see that unhappy face? :)

Mommy & Caroline watching a butterfly :)

We're home!

Caroline and I arrived home from South Caroline late Wednesday night/Thursday morning. When we woke up we saw that Daddy had been hard at work while we were playing on the beach! We came home to the front yard all nicely spread out and ready for seed and our front steps in place, along with some mums! We decided to try out my new tripod and remote and take a few pictures.




What's not to love when you get home and both your child and husband are vacuuming :)

Last day in SC

Our last day in South Carolina was gorgeous. We took full advantage of it! We met our cousin, Gina, for breakfast and then headed home for a nap. After the nap, we picked up Devon and hit the beach. Caroline has become a seasoned pro with the beach and runs to the ocean! We saw a lot of neat stuff on the north end of Pawleys Island too. Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the horseshoe crab that we saw swimming in a tidal pool. We went back to Gramma's and had some fun pool time, ate a nice dinner and then tried for pictures. Why, oh why, do I wait till the end to take pictures? By then peanut was a bit tired :) She didn't nap though, she must have known it was our last day. She finally came out and sat with Gramma and I on the couch and relaxed and chatted with Gramma. She danced and snacked and enjoyed some quiet time with Gramma and Callie pup.
Our flight left SC at 10:30pm and Caroline was pretty pooped. So was Mommy! She had so much fun playing in her carseat in the airport, but did NOT want to be in it on the plane. She wasn't bad, except for the first 30 minutes while we taxied (there was a bad storm we had to wait out), but the flight was a bit exhausting. We were pretty happy to see Daddy and she took a nice nap on the way home from Boston. We had a wonderful time in SC and were sad to leave. Hopefully, we can get down there next Summer for some beach time with Daddy! Now, we're ready for some Fall fun in Maine!

Baby crab :)

Eel skeleton

It was a good day for sea creatures! We found this starfish and Caroline loved feeling it move on her fingertips.

Deedee and Caroline

Gramma with her two granddaughters :)

Southern Food & Garden City

Tuesday we headed to Surfside and back to Bubba's Fish Shack for some more Southern Fried food :) It was gorgeous out so we decided to sit outside. Caroline had a lot of fun watching the motorcycles and cars go by. She liked the hush puppies and fried pickles, but she really enjoyed the fried Calamari. Go figure!?!

Leaving a lasting impression 0:)

We hit Garden City and the Pier afterwards. Growing up, we would always go to the Pier on the weekends and listen to music, dance, and have fun. It was fun going back and having my little one with me. Caroline saw the beach down below and all she wanted to do after that was go swimming. She was racing down the beach trying to get to the water. There was another little girl her age from Buffalo NY trying the ocean for the first time. It was funny how Caroline acted like an old pro since she had been in it once before :)

I think she was breaking out in a Flash Mob Thriller dance here :)

Fishing boat

Ah, a beach where everyone, dogs included, can be happy ;)

She couldn't get to the water fast enough!

The Inlet

We lived in Murrells Inlet and I worked and played there during my college Summers. I used to work at Capt' Dick's Marina, but along with a lot of other things around here, it's changed. It's now "Crazy Sister Marina," with Capt Dick's doing rentals and a restaurant also included. It's fancier now, but I miss the old one!

All along Murrells Inlet is a Marshwalk. It's great to walk by all of the boats, hit a few restaurants and bars, and sit and enjoy the scenery. We took a nice evening stroll here last night. Caroline was given a pretty palm leave rose and she loved walking by and saying, "Hello" and checking out some of the fun stuff.

I caught the big one!

She's pointing out that he's wearing a hat while she is wearing a bow :)

Goat Island :)

Caroline and Gramma

Tired baby and Momma