Oh happy days

We just returned from our wonderful vacation in Maine with our friends Andrew and Meredith. It was one of the sweetest trips and we were able to check off almost everything we wanted to do. J's family hosted us like kings and queens. They drove us to and from Boston, they hosted the sweetest bonfire to allow all of our friends and some of theirs to get together at one time and meet Sterling. We spent cozy lazy mornings out on their screen porch drinking coffee. After that, we finished the trip with two nights on Cliff Island. It went by too quickly, it never seems to be enough time. 

Sterling was an absolute champ the entire time (minus a couple screaming car rides but we pushed his limits). 

So it went a little like this...Traveling with Sterling

Mornings with Sterling...

Sterling slept through the night almost the entire trip. With the exception of two nights he slept about 8-10 hours straight and was up around 5:30. He discovered his voice this week and so mornings were spent just the two of us bright and early on the screen porch with coffee just talking until he fell asleep again around 7:30.

Popham Beach with Sterling, and I don't think it could have been any prettier..

Sterling went on his first boat ride and loved it!

We took the Higgins to Five Islands

I took Sterling and Meredith to visit with Grandmama, it was one of the sweetest moments and she sniped these three photos that are treasures to me.

Spent an afternoon in Portland...

Then hopped on a ferry to Cliff Island for two dream days...

Favorite moments of the entire trip were mornings swinging in the hammock with Sterling on Cliff Island overlooking Fisherman's Cove while the lobstermen went out.

Oh sweet Maine, what a treasure you are to us.