Saturday, August 18, 2018

July 2018



Patsy and Jim visit, so we go to the beach, of course! Making drip castles.








Heritage Days fun with Stella K!






Just helping get the boat ready, as she does.









navigating to Boothbay Harbor


driving!




Check out that new paint job and new chairs. Jeff worked so hard to fix up the boat for summer and company.


first gumball




getting comfy


Burnt Island







seals! more than 50!



setting the anchor

picnic on Swans Island


















fireworks


Sweet Nadxieli and Paul did an East Coast vacation and we got to meet up with them in Cape Elizabeth





Portland Head Light

















teaching Nadxieli how to make a drip castle :)






you know, just sleeping in a tipee on her bed



reading at the bookstore, because she can read!




hotdogs and lemonade at Waterfront Park




Stella and Livi



our new bike rack means we can all bike together!









I was meant to be a woman of leisure











This was camp week. Look at her tired eyes! She did her first day camp with the rec center. They playged games and sports, made crafts and went on field trips to Damariscotta Lake and Funtown. It was a big week for all of us!


feeding chickies their favorite treat-cheese!




2nd annual camping trip. Lily Bay State Park on Moosehead Lake




















this girl LOVES to watch things burn




we went white water rafting! Olivia was so brave. I didn't find out until much after the fact that she didn't really enjoy it.







we had three dears and a fawn in our campsite



all 5 chickies are laying eggs! And Bunny, the Easter Egger, lays a blue one!

a new frog friend names Bubbles.

Livi, Stella and Isabel



All 4 of us took a vacation to Colorado. It was the first time Jeff and Cade had been back since we moved to Maine. It was fast and furious between both families, but it was so special.







a serious game of baseball!







sprinkler time

checking out some of Hannah's old clothes




hanging out in Grandma and Grandpa Schurz' tiny house playhouse. It's too adorable.











red face makeup compliments of Asher.











building a mansion

trying out Cranium


the playroom under the stairs



checking out Silver Jack












there was some serious mud





we had to help herd the cattle on our way back to Montrose






4 cousins on one hammock


family game of kickball





making omlettes for breakfast

learning to play blockus


keep away! (are you sensing a theme? These Schurz folk love a friendly game of sports ;)




Ouray hotsprings. This was so fun! And Olivia was a total rockstar. She passed the swim test, did the obstacle course and the steep slide several times!




Cade and Hannah












Asher and Livi





















Livi and Hannah










epic playground in Gunnison before saying goodbye













































More Colorado Pictures to Come!!!

An open letter to the school district

 So the plan for school this year, at the K-5 level, was pretty complicated to begin. (the plan was made after lots of meeting and planning ...