Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Thursday}

Sea glass hunting in the morning

Fog rising over Prospect Harbor, Maine

Coffee on the beach

Acadia, Acadia, Acadia- Can you spot all 3?

Wading the COLD Maine waters

Having too much fun to get out of the water

Little feet

Cadie and Daddy watching waves crash at Blueberry Hill

Cadie's first campfire

Settling in for the night with Mom and Pop

Another day close to home.  We spent some time at Schoodic Point and hanging out in town.  Cadie loved exploring on the beach, chasing the seagulls, and the cold chilly waters on her feet! 

Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Wednesday}

A quick stop to see Wilbur, the giant lobster at Ruth & Wimpys- Cadie wasn't impressed.  She was quite scared, actually.

The view over Northeast Harbor on the Asticou Trail

The Gardens at the top of the trail

Cadie and Pop enjoying a break

Cadie taking a break

Walking the trail

Starting out on the Carriage trail

Dinner at Geddy's in Bar Harbor

Playing in the park after dinner in Bar Harbor

Another fun day in Maine.  The weather was beautiful so we did some walking in "the park," (the National Park, that is).  We hiked a 1/2 mile trail up a hillside to see some beautiful gardens, and discovered along the way that Cadie is quite the little hiker.  "Hike" has become her new favorite word!  We also walked 4 miles of the Carriage trails through the park while Cadie took a cat nap in the jogger.  After dinner in Bar Harbor, we headed home and Cadie was asleep by 7:30pm in the car.  Sadly, she missed out on the Wild Maine Blueberry ice cream we stopped for on the way! 

Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Tuesday}

A rainy day well spent at the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor

A vintage vespa- mommy loved it, Cadie not so sure

Just being silly

Chillin' in the hammock

Charlotte's Web characters

Watering the vegetables

Steering the boat

Lunch in the snack room

Crawling through a large intestine- as if I don't get enough of that at work!

Digging for fossil's, but too afraid to put her feet in the sand!

Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Monday}

We spent the day at home in Winter Harbor, exploring the beach, playing at the park, napping, and helping Mom (grandma) and Pop around the house....

Exploring the rocky beaches in town

Taking a break to enjoy the view

Grandma on the slide!

Cadie mastered the twisty slide

Steering the ship

On the "big kids" swing

Annabelle swinging too

My little artist!

Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Sunday}

Cadie's first trip to Acadia National Park and the Jordan Pond House for their famous popovers

In the rackpack for a walk around Jordan Pond

Taking a break at the beach halfway around the pond

Throwing rocks in the water with grandma

Giggles on the beach

Cadie spotted her first Loon

Cadie and Grandpa walking up the trail

Acadia's Big Adventure Vol. 1 {Saturday}

Cadie's 2nd ballon bracelet this summer!  There was a great balloon artist at the Winter Harbor Lobster Festival this year and he made Cadie this adorable little balloon flower.  She loved it!

The incredible shrinking kid?  No, it's just a huge oversized camping chair at the festival.  Provided a good photo-op!

Cadie with Grandma and Auntie Holly at the Lobster Festival Parade!

Cadie playing Hide and Seek with mommy at the parade!

Man on stilts at the parade!

Needs no explanation!

We loved these little lobster boats!

Cadie wearing her cousin Jack's balloon hat!

Cadie chillin on the deck after the parade waiting for dinner!

So, this is Cadie's first summer vacation ever! And her first trip to Maine to visit her grandparents summer home and the place that we named her after-- Acadia National Park.  We left Pennsylvania early Friday morning and arrived in Winter Harbor at 8:00 pm.  13 1/2 hours door to door.  We made 5 stops total, we watched 2 movies, took 3 cat naps, read several books, and sang a lot of silly songs.  It was not a bad day in the car with a 2 year old.  We were expecting a lot worse, but we couldn't have asked for a better trip.  Today was the 47th Annual Winter Harbor Lobster Festival.  We spent a couple hours down there, then walked back to the house for lunch and to play in the pool.  The annual parade was at 5pm, so back into town we trekked, watched the parade and back home again for dinner and a short playtime at the park across the street.  Did some say nap?  To quote Cadie, "No Way!" Who has time for a nap on vacation! Stay tuned for tomorrow's post.  I'm hoping to blog every night this week, as sort of a memory book of Cadie's first family summer vacation.  Enjoy!

{Sunday Snapshot} Daddy & Daughter

Christopher, age 2

Cadie, age 2

Okay, so all the credit goes to our friend Janet who does these comparisons with her daughter all the time on her blog.  But I couldn't resist borrowing this idea when I captured this picture of Cadie.  Christopher's mom had just recently found this picture of him (circa 1972).  Child's play is timeless.