First Day of High School

Wednesday, August 13th was Ashley's first day as a high school freshmen! She and best buddy and neighbor, Abigail, were in a very happy mood to start the day! They graciously let me snap a few pictures of them before heading off to school. Ashley reported the day went very well and she only got lost a couple of times..:) Today, the second day of high school, she will be having her BRACES put on at 1:30!! So, this has been a very big week for her! I'll have to post some new pictures of her updated smile later!!

Baxter State Park Camping Trip

We just got back from a family camping trip to Baxter State Park. What a wonderful time we all had....it really was awesome. We swam, hiked, canoed, went fishing and enjoyed the campfire. Grampie and Nana Drew came in to visit and make S'mores with us over the fire! Our favorite part was going down the natural water slides at Howe Brook Falls....it was UNBELIEVABLE!! Jacob said on the way home that it was better than Disneyland in California!! Enjoy the pictures!

Ben's New Toy!

Well....Ben really surprised me with this one! He has never really had an interest in "muscle cars" that I knew of, so I was totally dumbfonded when he came home and told me about this car he found and desperately wanted!! Can you say, "Mid-Life Crisis??" It took me a few days to warm up to the idea....BUT, I have to admit I have had a great time riding around in this beast with the windows rolled down and classic rock blaring from the speakers!!! :) It will be a fun treat in the summer months to take a step back in time to those "glory days" and a good winter time garage project. Come to think of it when Ben built our new garage 3 summers ago he insisted it be a 3 bay garage....maybe this was the plan all along...hmmmm???! :)