Harvest time

We planted some peppers and tomatoes and have a grape tomato "weed" next to our compost. The kids are enjoying picking them...fresh salsa at dinner tonight!

First Day of Kindergarten!

It isn't a new school, though he has new teachers, room and many new classmates. We had a good drop off. No tears but some hesitation. Hopefully pick up is even better!

Storyland / North Conway Recap (late)

So in late August we took a trip to North Conway to go to Storyland, an amusement park for small(ish) kids. Many many people around here go annually, but I still wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was blown away. It was about a million times cleaner/nicer than I expected - the flowers/plantings were lovely, the buildings were super cute (themed usually) and the scale was perfect. Big enough that you felt like you were "far" from other parts of the park, but not so far that you couldn't wander as the kids see fit. Lines were short to medium, so they could go on the same thing over and over.

We drove up from MA to Lincoln, NH and went to Loon Mtn. At Loon we took a trip (or 3:) on their gondola. (See prior pic). The boys LOVED this.  We also walked around some cool walkways through the woods to find glacial caves (with Jack's arm it was hard to go in most, they were REALLY tiny).

From there we drove through a stretch of the scenic Kancamagus Highway to North Conway where we stayed. We had a low-key afternoon at the hotel pool and diner in our room.

The next morning the boys took the North Conway Scenic Rail tour, which they liked.  In the afternoon we headed to Storyland. We rode the Polar Coaster about 4 times in a row after a quick trip to it on the little train ride.  The pictures above were some of their other favorites..

Cardboard fun

On jacks last day before school starts

Those neighborhood big kids tire

Nate out!

Bamboo chutes - Storyland

Finishing off an entire pizza!

At Flatbread - north Conway