Friday, March 26, 2010
Leaves, Leaves, Grandma Alice and More Leaves!
0 comments Posted by Ryan and Katherine Berg at 9:07 PMGrandma Alice came to visit in early October and we had a great time. She really wanted to see the leaves and came at the perfect time. This post really does not do justice to all of the leaves that were subjected upon us.
Dale loves to go to the park. Luckily, we live about 2 blocks from the preschool in town and they have a pretty nice playground that has slides and such that are closer to Dale's size (and they aren't death traps like some of the larger play areas around).
I couldn't get this picture to load correctly, but I love it, so here it is anyways.
Dale really enjoys 'driving' the car. It used to work out really well to nurse him in the car, but as he became more mobile and aware he decided that he would rather play with the steering wheel, honk the horn, or lock and unlock the doors.
Of course we headed to the Portland Head Light. 
When we were in Portland with my mom, we went and checked out some lighthouses and old revolutionary war 'ruins'. There was a sandy beach right by one of the lighthouses and Dale had at it. We can't wait to take him to the beaches this summer.
Later that week we headed to Acadia National Park. You are able to drive to the highest peak on the Island, about 1500 ft, and here are some pictures. Unbeknownst to us, we picked the same day to go there that the Queen Victoria (Queen Mary?) cruise ship was docking in the harbor. The ship was giant, and made the harbor seem so small. On one hand it was a bit of a bummer to have so many other people around, but on the other hand it was nice because almost everything was open (past tourist season). (The place we went for lobster was closed for the season, but we did find an acceptable substitute for my mom to get her boiled lobster dinner - Ryan and I both had fish)
This was the day that Dale decided it was only acceptable to ride on mommy's shoulders if he was pulling her hair. Shortly after this picture was taken he started throwing himself backwards and laughing when he used my hair to catch himself. Ouchies!
This is outside of our house. 
Here are some pictures of the fall as we drove around. 
Up at Moosehead Lake we had lunch at the Black Frog (excellent and highly recommended). Dale didn't want to sit in the high chair but played around and talked to other patrons while we had lunch. 
Saturday, March 20, 2010
In September and October we were lucky enough to twice be graced by the presence of 'the schmecks,' otherwise known as Auntie Schmeck-Wecks. It was wonderful to have her come and visit and we hope that she'll make her way out again this year. I understand that having to jumpseat can be so painful, but then again, so can paying...
We picked her up at the airport in Portland and took her to see some of the Portland sights. This is the Portland Head Light, the most well known lighthouse in Maine.
I had to include the next two pictures to show everyone what a beautiful place we live in. it is gorgeous, especially in the summer. It is finally warming up enough that we can start to make excursions again. Yea! The pictures were making me antsy.
Rebekah took about 15 pictures before we got one with all of us (aka Dale) looking at the camera.
Then we went to another lighthouse and walked through some old ruins. After that we headed to the race track and watched some cart racing. Rebekah acted like a 4 year old and would go stand at the fence and cheer. Silly gooberette.
Then it was off to the candy store. The moose behind us is made of solid chocolate. 
On the drive up to our house we stopped at the DeLorme headquarters and went in to see Eartha, the world's largest rotating globe. Rebekah was showing Dale where she had been when he was born. 
Later that week we drove up to Moosehead Lake and Dale got to play in the water. He enjoyed it even though it was brr-cold!
Since we live in 'Bean Country' we had Schmecks take a picture of us in front of the big boot.
And we took Dale in to see the fish tank. I think that everyone was more interested in looking at us than Dale was in looking at the fish. 
We ended Schmeck's visit in Boston. She babysat Dale so that we could attend the temple together. (Thanks again little sister!) We went to the Boston Commons, walked part of the Freedom trail and ate well at Quincy Market. Then Rebekah ditched us to play with the cool kids (aka her friends from U-Mass) so we played with Dale in the Boston Commons. He loved the grass, the dirt and the duckling statues based on the book Make Way for Ducklings. 
Ironically, he didn't care much for the live ducks. Why you ask? Because there was grass on the ground. Green grass.
We met back up with Rebekah in the Commons and played some more. 
On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at the Boston Temple to take some pictures. It had been pouring when we went so we hadn't taken any then.
Back at the hotel, Dale modeled the shirt that Rebekah brought him from Australia for everyone. The shark's mouth opens and there is a happy go-lucky smiling octopus inside. I'm sure it's very realistic. Pretty soon Dale should be big enough to wear it. 
The next morning we dropped her off at the Boston airport and drove back home. Thanks for coming to visit. We love you Schmeck-eroo!
The next morning we dropped her off at the Boston airport and drove back home. Thanks for coming to visit. We love you Schmeck-eroo!
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