Out in the Woods

Resting after full morning of biking.

What do we do when we finish school and all of our school activities? We head out most of the time to look for "few" geocaches. The kids are good sports and will head into the "wild" in any kind of weather. Some days we bike, some days we walk, some days we hike.

Having a snack while hiking.

Fantastic views and Nate acting funny.

We found a very big mouse in the woods.

Some times we call Fil at work to tell him we miss him and what a great time we are having :)

Nate with the GPS in the lead.

The oldest with the youngest.

Emma doesn't need the path she just needs rocks and trees to climb.

Cutie

Lets see how high can we go.

Ok mom time to head home!!!

Fall Fun

What would fall be without soccer for our family.

This year Emma is part of a league and she is playing with all her heart. So are the boys.

Nate looks like a tank on the field.

We are still enjoying our bikes when ever weather is nice.

Emma learned to ride her bike and I cannot wait for bike trips next year.

(I am sure daddy is excited as well since he will have one less girl in the bike trailer to haul around:)

Jo is doing fantastic job on her pedal less bike.

Acadia - Wild Blueberries,Thunder Hole, Horses, Maine Friends and Big Boot

I cannot believe I did not get to post all of the pictures I wanted to post from our trip to Acadia and we left for another trip last week (I like to take pictures what can I say). I will try to post the rest of our Maine trip pictures into one blog entry.

Biking in Acadia is breathtaking what else can I say.

On our next day of biking we stopped by the side of the trail and found out that the wild blueberries were ready to be picked. It was the first day of July and the blueberries were ready. I could not believe my eyes.The girls welcomed a blueberry break and so did we.

Thunder HoleOur next stop by the ocean.

(every mom's dream to see through her lens her cute little girls climbing on big rocks in her flip flops!!!)

But daddy was right there to help.

Horses

We stopped by the stables since we were biking on carriage roads. We did run into carriages once in a while and it was fun to see some of the horses and even feed one!

And what would a trip to Maine be without stopping to see some of our good friends on the way home.

(Emma and Nate grew very close to each other in the last year)

Tonya and her family (waiting for two more from Nepal).

The big BOOT

We live in L. L. Bean country up here so another stop on the way home was to see the Big Boot.

Any child will go shopping where they have live animals (fish).

The kids looking for good deals.

And that would be it for our trip to Acadia.

Biking in Acadia

We spent a long weekend in Acadia National Park in Maine last week. We felt a little adventurous this time and brought our bikes with us.

We enjoyed biking on the 'Carriage roads' throughout the park.

The boys are very good bikers.

The girls enjoyed rides in their bike trailer and hiking up the hills when daddy was too tired to pull them any further.

"Jordans pond"

Taking a break.

More pictures to come!!!