Look who's 3

Big party on Saturday and Evvie was in the middle of it all! She asked for a rainbow cake for her birthday so we used a little creativity and surprised her when we cut into it!

After taking her first bite of cake she remarked, "Now I'm three." There's your ceremony.






After the festivities were over and friends and family had gone home, Mr. Enormous Bear and Evelyn continued to party it up.

Halloween with The Smarties

This camera-happy Dad has been shirking his duties of late, and despite a really fun trick-or-treating adventure, we neglected any Kodak moments for the good ol'fashioned "in the moment" moments. Luckily Shannon was captivated by the cuties and emailed us some reall good pix.

Evvie came up with what I believe to be her first official pun today. In honor of her barnyard costume, she thought we should knock on doors and, rather than say "trick or treat", we should say "chicky or treaty". It makes a Dad proud.

Here's "Miss Demure" pretending to be shy. Did you notice that it's all boys in her "Smarties" class today? We suspect she's just being coy because it drives the boys crazy.

Fall Smith Visit

A three day sleepover- what fun! We had a cozy camping expedition in our little ranch house over the long weekend, chock full of good times!

Evvie was on her most dainty and demure behavior while entertaining Ruby and Griffin.

Was it too cold to wade around in the tidepools and inlets around Five Islands and Reid State Park?

NO WAY!

Another beautiful day, another beach trip to the other penninsula- this time to fort Popham and vicinity. The fort and ocean are old hat to Evelyn, so she showed Griffin & Ruby every nook and cranny of the structure.


And a little later, Ruby started hovering in the air. (I still can't figure out how she did that!)

It was a wonderfully weathered weekend with glee and giggles galore! Come down from the deeply wooded mountains any time, Smiths!

Evvie's School Pix

Shannon took photos of all the "Smarties" for picture packages. Here are some of the highlights:
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I Know Something About Mama...

Someone else will soon get to call her Mama.

Talbots beware, there's a new March birthday coming...

Little Canoe Excursion

School is in for Daddy, four-day daycare for Evelyn. Yup, summer's over. How did it happen without a canoe trip this year?

We took a few hours out of our Sunday, loaded the canoe onto the Golf (which, it turns out, is shorter than the boat!) and paddled the New Meadows River just a few miles from our house.




Evelyn was so ecxited to go under "the tunnel" that she almost missed seeing the cormorant here by the bridge. Whne it was time to go, Evelyn "helped" daddy carry the canoe back to the car.

Pennsylvania Fun

Another wonderful trip to Pennsylvania found us wonderfully welaxed for the week. As you can see here, we were well received.

The Smiths of Saranac Lake had a nice overlap ped visit, so it was extended family fun for all.


In celebration of Griffin's birthday, we had a nice party and some serious pool and underwater time, thanks to his new Birthday Goggles!
As usual, Griffin found more critters per square inch of Grampa Smitty's field than any of us knew were there!
After a brief sumer storm, a beautiful rainbow broke loose over the valley. G-Man was there to point it out.

Evvie really liked meeting Rosie, the young Springer Spaniel who occasionally sat still long enough to be brushed!

A Different Perspective

This is new..Evelyn looking down at us, instead of up!

The Maine State Aquarium

This week we headed to Boothbay Harbor to visit The Maine State Aquarium.

Evelyn had a blast with the touch tanks and the kid activities that were around.





After that, we had lunch and walked around Boothbay Harbor, crossing the footbridge across the harbor.

The Fairy, the Daredevil & the 3 Veggie Lovers

Pink wings and a flowy skirt? You bet it's girly.

Climbing high and refusing help? You bet it's brave.

Eating fresh organic broccoli from Daddy's garden? You bet it's healthy.