Matt & Shauna

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Mom N Dad's Visit

It's just always nice to have your Mom n Dad visit! It meant a lot that they took the time to make it all the way out east. It was fun to share Zoey with them for the week and show them all the tricks she's learning. We took 'em to a bunch of our ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLACES! These really are awesome locations! See for yourself... (I hope you get jealous of their trip and feel the need to make one of your own, wink, wink!)


John Hancock is buried right behind us, in the cemetery

Our week also consisted of... of course, super good home cooked meals! Cooked by, of course... ME! (Who did you think, Mom?) :) Well she helped, but times are a changin and I can actually cook now, so I had to prove myself to her, the master chef! :) ha ha! Okay in all reality we went out to eat a couple times too :) We also spent some time in our quaint little town of Milford. Weather was perfect and great for strolls around town! Along with a little time to just sit back and relax, this week turned out to be pretty close to perfect! I sure love and miss my family so I was so happy to have them here for a while! Come back soon!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Bar Harbor, Maine

BAR HARBOR, MAINE

Labor Day Weekend

Sept. 2nd - 5th, 2011

We live pretty close to Maine, but just had never made the trip. So when some friends asked us to join them for a camping trip we were all in! We heard of this coo place called Bar Harbor, it's a small island on the coast of Maine. (Just FYI, It's actually where Jake worked all summer and did bike tours!) It's so beautiful!!!

This is where we camped, but on a little bit more grassy area! :)

The joys of camping: frisbee, lounging, and taking walks along the shoreline.

Here is the crew. Horrible Pic, I know, but I wanted to add a group photo

This place is famous for biking so there are biking trails everywhere!

We rented bikes for 4 hours, strapped Zoey on and biked all around Acadia National Park

Check out the scenery!

So Matt and I had literaly just written a bucket list a few weeks back and on mine is "Try Lobster while in Maine." So here is Matt and I trying Lobster! I practically had to twist his arm to try it with me!

My face says it all, and check out Zoey's face too :) Ha ha She is like "what the heck is this thing and why is it so close to my face?"

Here is the preparation. We didn't have to do the dirty work of preparing it all, which made it a little easier to eat. :)

It wasn't as bad as I thought, but it wasn't that good either :) It may be an acquired taste.

This is Sand Beach, and the Blow Hole in Acadia. How GORGEOUS, huh?

Nothin beats a good camping trip with a bunch of good friends. The area was probably one of the most beautiful places that I have EVER been to! This trip was definitely a trip to remember and one that I would love to do again!