Windows are in and birthday prep

The adjusted (adjusted to the architect’s mistake) windows are in!

Tomorrow it is Maria’s first birthday and we are going to celebrate her on the beach. For the first time we fought a beach “tent” to get some shade so me and the kids went to the beach to make sure we knew how to set it up :-) It was easy! It also works as a sail apparently :-)

Maria likes to put shells in her mouth when no one is watching! Here she is trying to “feed” Marlee. 

Loooong drive home, the new house and beach

On the way back home from camp I got really sick  I honestly just wanted to  url up on the floor in the hotel room. But, we made it out of the hotel in New Jersey and back on the road. As Alex started to feel sick as well we decided to drive all the way home that day/night. We really did not want to get stuck somewhere, if we both got sick and could not drive. It was about a 14h drive and it was long! But we made it home, at five in the morning!! Honestly it is not that bad to be sick on the road, you can sit still and rest and don’t have to run after little children :-) Food is served when you want to eat and I was already feeling a little better when we arrived at home. Thankfully Alex did never get as sick as I was and mine didn’t last more than 3-4 days.

Back home again we went to see our new house and the progress they had made, new siding (board and batten) on the outside!

Baking ciabatta to prepare for guests coming over. 

 

Beach time with friends. 

Big sand flee!!

Camp Constitution

Arrived to New Hampshire!!

As normal I hardly see the kids when we are at camp. Even David ran around doing his own thing most of the time. They have too much fun to be with their parents :-)

David walking down to the Gaga ball pit.

Gabriel made a traditional hat in class, and signed his on Declaration of Independence.

“Simon says” game for young and old. Noah did really good and got second place!

Overview of  the lake. The kids had so much fun with the blob where they jump down on it and that way launch the one at the end of the blob. 

Kings corner card game

Shooting class for little ones :-)

The cutest swimmer

Maria, David and I went into town to do some laundry. David and I had an ice cream after to cool down. There was no AC in laundry-mat and so hot!

Flag lowering. Marlee is helping.

The yearly parade. They are so cute!!

Spunky the clown, who comes every

Flag raising. Gabriel helping.

Alex is launching Noah on the blob!!

After leaving we went to Quechee gorge as we normally do after camp. It is such a fun place to go swimming. 

Stop 3 - Hartford, CT

We picked Alex up and spent the night in an apartment outside Hartford. We had a lunch planned with a friend and before and after that we explored a little, before heading north to camp.