Always hard to say goodbye

We just said Goodbye to my parents who have been visiting for the past two weeks. We had a wonderfully relaxing time - well, as relaxing as it can be when you have contractors, kids and a new ten week old puppy around :) - but we loved having them around and it's oddly quiet now that they are gone. The garage is finished, there's one less car in the driveway, the puppy is sleeping, and the girls are watching a movie - and I miss them already.

During all the hubbub with our garage construction, my dad kept busy watching and chatting with the guys while they were on break.

He built us a new picnic table :) - and helped Jay put walls up on the second floor of the garage. Whew- now we can all breath a little better about the girls going up there.

My mom and I recovered a couch - that was a learning experience!

We enjoyed the yard (sans the black flies),
watched the puppy,
watched Lexi get on the school bus for the first time when she started Kindergarten Camp, (yes I cried when she drove away)went to t-ball games:

did some therapy shopping :) - and had a SkipBo tournament. See why we miss them already?! Not because of the 'things' but for the fact that we got to do it with them.

We had a wonderful Fourth of July. We visited the small town of Burlington for their parade and 4H festivities. Cate and Lexi rode a full size horse for the first time ... YES ... Cate too. We forgot the camera at home, but picture two girls atop a beautiful horse with smiles the size of the sun :) - it's easy to imagine!! We BBQ'd and I hate to admit this, watched fireworks on PBS - we were TIRED!!!

Yesterday, we headed up to Togue Pond near Mt. Katahdin for a day at the beach. It was LOVELY!!! We swam in the cold water - grilled out - and relaxed. Lovely Lovely Lovely.
Goodbye's are hard - but memories make up for it!