Puzzle Whiz!

Luke completed his first 100 piece puzzle today when Kyle was at school, with NO help from me! If I remember correctly, he has Kyle beat by about 6 months on this milestone. And he just has the most wonderful patience...it is so relaxing and almost therapeutic watching him peacefully plug away at a puzzle. LOVE that little boy. He was SOOO proud (not really captured in this picture), and so was I :)

Fun in Maine! (and other recent pics...)

We had a great day in Kennebunkport with Nonnie yesterday! We started at the Seashore Trolley Museum, where we got to ride on a trolley and also see lots of trolleys in various stages of restoration. Very cool place!

Then we headed to the beach. The boys had fun running all around, building sand castles (and promptly knocking them over), watching the waves, wading in the water, and collecting sea shells. Luke filled a whole cup with shells, which he was quite proud of. And it was the first thing he asked for this morning when he woke up :) Too bad his cup was sitting out on the deck in the rain filled with water and sand :(

Then they had lots of fun at the playground that overlooks the beach. SUCH a great playground, with a GREAT view! It was hard to peel them away, even Kyle with the promise of a "restaurant dinner". But eventually we did and enjoyed a yummy meal at the Maine Diner. We packed a lot in and had a great day and visit with Nonnie! Here are some pics from the day, along with a few others from recent outings...