Weekend in Maine

Over Memorial Day weekend we decided to take advantage of our close proximity to Maine and take a little Rigg family vacation. Being there with just our own little family was awesome. Definitely made me feel all grown up with our family of four.

DAY 1:

Our first day there we went to Perkins Cove in Ogunquit and took the girls on a lobstering boat tour.

On the deck with Daddy getting ready to board The FINESTKIND lobster boat.

The lobster boat was awesome. They took us out to sea and we pulled up big lobster traps and got to touch the lobsters, learn about which ones you can keep or throw back, and see lots of other fun sea creatures that came up in the cages.

Teya found this little starfish that washed aboard and was instantly smitten. We saw giant lobsters, hermit crabs, snapping crabs, and even had a flounder flop into Taber's lap. But when we asked Teya what her favorite part was without hesitation she said, "baby starfish." : )

My favorite part was holding this giant 8 lb lobster daddy. The thing was seriously bigger than our dog!

Here's another pic of the captain holding him so you can really see what a monster he was! (average lobsters that you eat are like 1-2 lbs, so this guy was a beast! You can't keep them when they're over 5 lbs though because they want those big guys out in the sea for breeding. So after we all got to see it they sent him back to the ocean.

After our boat ride we did some exploring around the cove and then we stopped to eat at Barnacle Billy's. After all our hard work lobstering it only seemed natural to go and eat one!

DAY 2:

The next day we decided to hit up the beach. Taber had done a nice 7 mile run on it the night before so he knew just the right spot to take us.

Teya was off like a lightening bolt running in and out of the water. It was COLD!! like, numb my feet cold, but she didn't even care. That girl loves the ocean. Brinley stuck close to me and Taber but definitely had fun splashing around.

We spent several hours there splashing, digging, walking, listening and relaxing.

Splash puddles. They never get old.

Brinley the little Mermaid

Teya in her giant sand pit creation that we built to stop the incoming tide from getting our towels wet. We left before the tide made it in but she sure loved digging it.

After the beach Brinley took a much needed nap while Taber and Teya continued swimming at the hotel. Then it was dinner at the beach fire grill, ice cream at a homemade ice cream shop, and bed for some tired little travelers!

DAY 3:

On our last day there we left Ogunquit and went to check out the beaches down in York, Maine. We found one with a great little park and the girls had a blast playing there.

Then we went to the famous Goldenrod Candy store where you can watch them pull the homemade taffy right there in the window. We loaded up on sugar and then poor Brinley just crashed. I was trying to take a picture of her zonked out on Taber's shoulder when this lady offered to take one of all of us so I said "why not?"

On our way out we did a quick stop at the Nubble light house. Can't go to Maine without visiting a light house right? The kids were both asleep in the car so we jumped out for some quick pics. My hair is a little skiwompous because it was so windy but at least you can see how pretty it was.

Sadly all good things must come to an end. It was hard coming back from vacation but I'm so glad we had the chance to see some lovely parts of Maine, and most importantly, spend some great quality time together as a family.