Highlights from today: (click here for pictures)
(click here for a video from Thunder Hole)
We seriously could not have woken up in a more perfect place this morning. I love this cottage and am thinking about having Robby build me one. Robby thinks it is around 500 square feet plus the front porch. I think a family of 6 could live comfortably in it. Did I mention there is a screened in porch and a huge apple tree out front. The kids could not wait to go outside and pick their breakfast.
Reagan, Anderson and Graham are all sleeping in the bedroom-2 double beds plus Graham’s pack n play makes it pretty cozy in there. This morning Robby heard Reagan holler “Graham is fussing” a few times so he finally went to check on them. Graham had managed to climb out of his bed and was resting comfortably in Anderson’s bed with him. They played well this morning while we were lazy for a few more minutes. Once I told them about the apple tree, pajamas were thrown off and they were searching for clothes to put on.
There was talk of finding a basket and we started having to mention that we were only going to get one each to eat for breakfast. They still couldn’t just pick one-they had to find the perfect one. Fortunately, the tree branches were a little too high and they needed help to pick them-though there were quite a few good ones on the ground to choose from. We then sat down at our picnic table and I cut the apples for everyone to enjoy. They ate them as quickly as I could cut them.
Graham finished first because he was ready to get in the car and go and see the “neigh neighs” We had a carriage ride at Wildwood Stables at 10. The weather looked iffy enough that we brought our raincoats with us along with our jackets. Two horses pulled the carriage which had 4 rows of seats plus the driver who was also our tour guide. The guide was an elderly gentleman (yes, very old man) and he was a very, very good guide.
We have been to Acadia two other times and have never really seen the carriage roads or the bridges and they are beautiful. I plan on coming back and hiking around on the roads. We saw 3 bridges and one had a bubbling stream going under it. It was absolutely breathtaking. I can not describe it. We only had a few minutes and there were 2 carriages parked there so we weren’t able to do a back picture.
About the last 20 minutes of the ride, it started misting on us and became pretty chilly. Campbell was asleep in the second seat with me and the 2 other ladies - so I just put my coat over her. Reagan, Anderson, Graham and Robby were in the front seat and they eventually put on their coats. Graham was the cutest thing ever -- he kept saying “hi neigh neigh”-he was so happy to be riding behind the horses. Anderson thought it was so funny when the horse had to go to the bathroom!
There was two women and another couple on the carriage with us. We had both already talked to the kids about how to act. They must have listened. Though the ride was 2 hours, they were very, very good. Probably didn’t hurt that Robby was passing out food the entire time. The guide even asked if all kids in Arkansas were so well behaved. And then he commented again later on the kids. Needless to say, Robby bought them a snack at the next stop.
And our next stop was the Jordan Pond House. They are well known for their popovers but the restaurant looked crowded so we bought a package of the popover mix and I am just going to make some at home. We did buy the kids a snack-Anderson, Robby and I had the whoopie pies. We have gotten them each time we have been there and they keep getting bigger and sweeter.
We drove back around the park loop road and stopped at Thunder Hole for a few minutes. The kids enjoyed watching the waves come in and cause a crash. Robby and I have been there once before and the water was spewing really high but it was only splashing a little bit today in comparison. But the kids still got a big kick out of watching it-Campbell even fussed when I turned to walk away.
In just a few minutes we were back in Bar Harbor. We parked and headed to the Route 66 Diner. It is a place that Robby and I ate at 6 years ago. Life is just wild to think that 6 years ago we were in the exact same spot but now we have 4 kids-craziness. The restaurant is decorated with antiques everywhere and even had a train that went around the track. The boys decided that they were going to have Grandpa build them one in their room one day. They would love that-they sure loved it during supper and by the end of supper, we had spotted the switch that makes the train work. So everyone had a turn pushing it before we left.
Robby splurged and bought the lobster roll with a cup of clam chowder. Lobster must really be expensive because his $18 meal was pretty small. Seriously it was small enough that I (or possible even Anderson) could have cleaned the plate. He decided that he wasn’t going to share his ice cream today.
Yes, ice cream was next-I think we just ate all day long. We walked around the town for a little bit. There are 2 cruise ships docked here so the town is pretty lively. The kids enjoyed walking in a few stores and then they were delighted to take their pictures in front of the ice cream lobster. Our ice cream tonight must have had lobster in it too since it was pretty expensive as well! Since Maine is well known for its blueberries, Reagan tried the blueberry ice cream. Actually, she just picks her ice cream by color and blue looked good to her today.
We then walked back to the car and Graham and Campbell were asleep before we could make it the few blocks to the car. We decided to drive to Walmart to pick up a few more groceries so they could sleep a little more. Robby had forgotten how far Walmart was down the road-it was about 10 miles. We had thought that it was only 2 or 3. The weather had gotten very foggy but it was still a pretty drive. Robby ran in and picked up our stuff and then we headed back to the cottage.
Graham woke up and started crying about “my home.” He wanted to go to his home but when we mentioned the cottage he started helping Robby look for it. Anderson asked if we knew the way or if we needed a map and Reagan wondered how we knew which cottage was ours.
Once we made it, we unloaded from the day while the kids played outside. All of the apples had been gathers into a pile and they put the recently fallen ones into the pile. I made sandwiches and Robby worked on straightening the car. Then the kids and Robby ate at the picnic table while Campbell and I ate inside. The kids played some more outside before it was time to come in. There aren’t too many hotels where the kids can play in the front yard-they really enjoyed it.
Next was a cupcake snack, milk, breathing machine and a movie before bed. We are in bed the earliest we have been so far on this trip. Hope the kids sleep all night since they will be so well rested tomorrow.
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