The Snow Bowl

We left this morning and headed out for Pemaquid Lighthouse. Let me just say that this morning the wind had really picked up and it was BEYOND cold!! I had to wrap my scarf around my face and pull the hood of my jacket over my hat and zip ALL the way up!! Freezing! The lighthouse itself was small, but the scenery around it was big...and beautiful!



Once we were done there we went over to Fort William Henry. Not really sure of all the history there..some locals told us that the pilgrims actually landed there before they headed to Plymouth Rock, but I haven't verified that! Again, nothing really impressive about the fort itself, but its surroundings were gorgeous!



Back in the truck to head to Camden's Snow Bowl! On the way we made a quick stop in Rockland at the Park Street Grille. YUMMO!!! It was very good! But the Snow Bowl...WOW! It was a huge hill (calling it a hill doesn't adequately describe it though!!) that you had to drag your tube up. And it was quite a haul, let me tell ya! We were all breathing like we had just done a marathon! But the trip down made it all worth it!! It was sooo much fun!



Enjoy the pics from today in this post and the next! (Supposed to snow tomorrow about 4 to 6 inches!!!)

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Anniversary Dinner in Maine

Last night was our anniversary dinner.  Ten years!!  I can't believe it!  Ryan and Steph decided that they were going to cook dinner for us.  We decided to go get some lobsters and fixin's!  While I felt mildly sorry for the little suckers...we ate them anyway!  Steamed lobster, new potatoes and corn on the cob...MMMMMMHMMMM!!  And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, Steph made the brownie/reese cup trifle!  That's right!  My girls know JUST what I am talking about!!  DE LISH!!  Then it was onto some games.  We played Battle of the Sexes, which of course, Steph and I won...and then we played Phase Ten.  I got spanked...big time!!  Which does NOT make the competitive side of me very happy!  But we still had a great time and ended with a movie.

Frank went to The Cupboard this morning and we ate the most ginormous sticky buns and cinnamon rolls ever!!  And we are getting ready to go to a state park and the Snow Bowl!!  More on that later...

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A Playday in Maine

So late this morning we headed in to Damariscotta for some shopping and some lunch.  They have quaint little shops and some fine places to eat.  We ate lunch at a place called King Eider's Pub.  It was really good and of course we all had seafood...  After a little more shopping we decided to go sledding.  We headed to Wawanock Country Club (which is not open right now) and used their golf course for our sledding pleasure.  We had sooo much fun!!!  We all FROZE, but still had a great time anyway!  Steph did a few flips on her sled and Frank caught some air when he hit a small hill.  We laughed until we cried, which immediately froze to our face.  Then Ry and Steph had a snow fight.  I think he sufficiently filled her pants with snow...

So, here are some more pictures in this post and the one that follows for you to see of our afternoon...

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Maine: Friday

So, its our first morning here in Maine.  We had a great time last night going out to eat and then coming back to the cottage and watching a movie.  Let me just say It is beautiful here!!!  I love getting out of the car and hearing the snow crunch under my boots!!

This morning has been lazy, just like I had hoped it would be.  Since today is my anniversary, my lovely husband brought me coffee in bed!  What a great way to start the day!  However, I still got up and made my man some anniversary pancakes!  Frank tried to go outside and shovel some snow...why I'm not really sure, and Ryan got our fire started in the wood burning stove.  Ryan is now the only one allowed to do this...the rest of us stink at it!

I think we are getting ready to head into one of the little adjoining towns nearby for some shopping and lunch.  We are planning on some sledding today...don't worry I will have some pictures of that...and Steph and I have almost gotten our strategy mapped out for the snowball fight...

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy...

this is the view from the sunporch this morning

view from my balcony this morning

this is our backyard...

right off our "yard"