Maine vacation, part 1 of many

We had an amazing 2 weeks in Maine with Grammy, Poppy, my brother Jim, Mi Jung, Alexandra, Christian, Mi Jung's parents, and next door neighbors, The Brackin/Schneider/Huston Green Pond Gang! We brought the boys to 3 beaches: a big (Pemaquid), a small swimming hole (CCIA with cousin Caroline), and a seaweed and rock covered sandy cove (Smelly Beach - the same one from last year where all they did was eat sand and rocks!).

Pemaquid
Daddy, Wes, Charlie, Win & Grammy

Charlie chasing a seagull


Here are some photos from Smelly Beach:
Charlie and his new bucket (collecting seaweed)

Wesley collecting rocks (thankfully there are plenty)

Winston

What the boys do best

Winston, Wes and Daddy

The boys were a mess after all the sand play, so we set up a big bucket of water for some water play on the deck (as a pre-bath). Grammy found large paint brushes that all the kids loved dipping in the water and using for spraying and painting. The water play was a big hit for the whole vacation.
Cousins Alex and Christian and friends Colby and Brayden came over to play

Charlie couldn't stop beaming and laughing throwing the water around


A very wet Wesley

Trying to get Brayden wet

Alexandra painting the window with water

Christian enjoyed playing in the boys' wagon