Favry Family Visit, and some other things.....

...such as hanging out in the 'pool' with Hannah and Emily....one of the true joys of being a teacher is being able to sit underneath a shady tree, on a Tuesday at 1pm, drink an iced cold beer, and hang out with some friends while their kids and yours splash around and keep each other company. I only wish we had room for a bigger pool. If we ever move, a pool will be as much a prerequisite as the wood stove/hearth....

Also, look how big our rose bushes are getting! This little pool was a great gift Nannie!

The Favrys came up this past Saturday for the day, and we had a great visit. A very hot day, so we went for a ride into Disgusta to show the FavryFolks the Maine State Museum--this place, as I have written about before, is freakin awesome. Jackson loved seeing the 'animals' and the old cars and boats in the basement. There is an 'at home in Maine' exhibit on the top floor of the museum...it shows various 'home scenes' of Maine (kitchens, old barns, bathrooms, etc). Maira's favorite thing there is a living room scene....there is a wood stove in the living room, and there is a kitty sleeping underneath the stove. She is OBSESSED with this fake animal (but not as much as she is obsessed with the 'baby' at Nannie's house and how Nannie 'wont let' her taque it home!)

Oh, and this is Callum's first "selfie." He is getting ready for a #facebookworld. Next, he will be in the bathroom, in his underwear, taking a pic in the mirror. Like all the gurlz do. Also, in this pic he looks nineteen years old. Look at those shoulders? #tightendmaybe #navalacademyfouryearstarter

Here we are, post pool and sandbox, enjoying some Cappza's pizza! Cappza's is probably the best pizza in Maine, but we never go cuz you have to sit at two traphic lites to get there....#firstworldprobs...

As you can see, Callum has a new 'signature' for all his photographs.....and Maira did not want to take part in this photo, cuz she was at her 'little table' enjoying her thirteenth piece of pizza, even.

Maira was VERY concerned about where Auntie KK's baby was--she cannot comprehend the fact that the baby is 'inside' Auntie's belly....it was so cute...she was lifting up Kristin's skirt, her shirt, etc, trying to 'find the baby.' As I said, she was very, very, concerned. And now, even still, she walks around the house and arbitrarily asks "where is Auntie KK's baby????" and she looks underneath couch cushions and under the table, etc. Very hilarious.

And, finally, some new gifts from Karl and Jody Andresen! Senor's very first ever/soon to be famous children's Adirondack chairs! Karl, one of the most altruistic people we know, and a man full of 'Yankee Ingenuity,' never lets anything go to waste; he scours the earth (or at least central Maine) in search of wood pallets. He cuts up the pallets, bada-boom, bada-bing, and POOF: Adirondack chairs. Up until Callum and Maira's were made, he only made them for adult sizes.... arent they cute? He does a great job. Using the same free pallet wood, he also makes birdhouses, and mini picnic table condiment holders. Pretty neat. And Lupine has taken up residence in one of these chairs outside. #obviously