Busy Times at GaGaPopPop's

We had a vacation at GaGa's house last week, doing all of the things in the summer growing up. It was so much fun to do it all with my kiddos! And thank you so much to GaGaPopPop for all of their help and patience with the kiddos!

Monday- Shopping day finished off by a dip in the pool!

(I was washing Oliver's jammies, so he wore PopPop's shirt that night, love it!)


Tuesday- Leavitt Beach with my childhood friend, Amy and the children she nannies, Laura and Sammy. Laura, 4, and Oliver got along so well! She would tell him "Now we're going fill up the bucket with rocks!" and he would diligently follow. What can I say? He likes a girl who takes charge:) Lily, who usually HATES strollers, sat in the stroller for about 3/4 of the time, happy as a clam! It was such a great day with a great friend.

Wednesday- We went through a hike through Chamberlain Reynolds Experimental Forest. Its such a great walk for a 2 year old. Wide trails, mostly flat land, and not we only encountered probably 5 people on the trails!

(On the way back, both babies wanted to be carried by Mama! What a work out!)

Thursday- In the morning we visited my friend Courtney and her sons Xander and Nolan (Nolan just turned 1 month!). Oliver had a great time with all of Xander's great toys (lots of cars and tractors, he even has a bouncy house!) Lily enjoyed switching between the dummies that Nolan gave her (he only likes Nuk) In the afternoon we went the the Squam Lakes Science Center. What a cool place! It is like a zoo but with all local animals. They have great interactive exhibits, too. It's all about understanding the life cycles of the animals and plants around us and how we can affect them for better or worse. Pretty much , Oliver just liked the slides and the waterfalls...

(notice the sleeping blackbear behind Oliver's head!)

Friday- Our final morning we went to Heritage Farm Pancake House. Some friends of ours from church own it. They serve hearty, delicious breakfast platters using all local foods. They also have a petting zoo behind the house. Oliver liked the piggies and the bunny. The geese were terrifying, honking and hissing at us! Laura May, the owners daughter, even let Oliver ride her pony, Black Beauty! Shane came up for dinner (he'd been at work all week) and took us out for ice cream after. What a joyous reunion!