Best Summer Ever!

I know I haven't been posting much lately and that is because we have been having a great summer doing lots of wonderful things.  I barely have time to write my curriculum reviews let alone share other things.  I am going to try to be better though.

At the beginning of the summer, I posted our summer bucket list and we've been crossing things off left and right.  I thought I'd share a few pictures of what we've been up to.

We saw a double rainbow:



We visited our oldest daughter in upstate NY on the 4th of July:





We went to New York City twice.  The first time, Rob took the older kids and the second time he and I went alone.

Grand Central Station

Behind Rob is the site where the new towers are being built.
 It was a little emotional to be right there.

On the ferry from Liberty Island to Ellis Island.  It was a very hot day.

I am so thankful to have seen the Statue of Liberty in person.  It is massive.

Ellis Island

Times Square

Rockefeller Center

The m & m store

Central Park

We visited our State House:

Emma and Jenna in front of the Pass and Stow bell.

Rode elevators at the mall:



We visited The Mystic Seaport:








We went to the beach a few times (so far):




We went for a week long vacation in New Hampshire:

Ellie and Cinderella

On the Snow Queen at Storyland

swimming and tubing on the Saco

We went to Boston on the train and walked the Freedom Trail:

Quincy Market

site of the Boston Massacre

Paul Revere's house

The Old North Church

Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston Common

We took the kids to Watch Hill to ride the carousel and took a walk to the lighthouse:

Many of these places I had never been to before. It was my first time visiting our state house, New York city and on the Freedom Trail. It's been a full summer and we still have a few things up our sleeve before the summer is over!  We've also done a bunch of other fun stuff but I don't have all of the pictures to upload and I think this post is long enough anyway.