SNOW DAYS ARE LAZY DAYS

It was snowy and icy outside, which was my excuse for the perfect day of lounging around.

Grandma and I had a “draw off,” which will become our new evening tradition while I’m here.

Nov 24

SNOWMEN AND SLEDDING

On our first full day in New Hampshire, it snowed!

It was cold and slushy and I managed to stay outside for about ten minutes, but I packed a lot in. Like making tiny snowmen with Grandpa.

And sledding down Winter Hill Road. I wonder why they call it Winter Hill. Hmmmmm…

Nov 23

THANKSGIVING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

On the day before Thanksgiving, we headed to The Barn Cafe in Claremont, NH. Grandpa owns this building with his buddy, Gene. And Josh, the cafe’s owner, turned it into a friendly little place.

But, most importantly…we found out which way it is to Vermont!

On Thanksgiving Day, I went out in the snow and braved the cold. (It was REALLY cold.)

And on our last day before leaving, we visited Gene in Claremont and he put me to work in his drafting office.

Jul 20

KAYAK BOY

On our final day in New Hampshire, we went out to breakfast and Hugs had a great time frolicking outside.

After breakfast, we went out to the lake.

I got all geared up for a big outing on the inflatable kayak. I named the boat Chillo. I named Grandpa’s other kayaks Lenny and Dottie.

After Mommy, Daddy, and I all went out, Grandpa took it for a spin, too.

When we got back home, Grandma read me a story as we began to wind down for our trip back to Portland.

Jul 19

PORTSMOUTH

We headed toward the Atlantic Ocean on a little road trip to Portsmouth, NH. I had to take Hugs because she loves long rides!

We walked the streets and I sat on them, too.

Because Daddy can’t leave a small town without visiting their bookstore, we ended up in RiverRun Bookstore where I found a cool map of Portsmouth.

Jul 18

LAUNCHING THE KAYAK

Today we walked down through the forest to the edge of Grandma and Grandpa’s property, where a kayak was waiting for us.

I was all outfitted and ready to go!

First I went with Mommy…

…then with Daddy. I helped both of them paddle.

When we were finished kayaking, I helped Grandma make brownies. My job was to stir the batter 50 times!

Jul 17

CROSSING THE CONNECTICUT RIVER

We crossed over to Vermont to visit the Montshire Museum of Science on a rainy day.

My favorite things there were the spinning table…

…a ball floating on a gust of air…

…and the elevator, of course.

Then we headed back to New Hampshire to visit Left Bank Books, just as we do every year. My favorite part was the stairs.

Jul 16

LAZY NEW HAMPSHIRE DAY

You know there’s nothing I love more than a lazy day. And I got to have one on our first full day in New Hampshire.

(Actually, first I got to drop pins with Daddy! That’s when I pick a spot on Google Maps and Daddy drives there. Then we do it again. And again… It’s my favorite game.)

But the rest of the day was lazy! First, I checked out the “Harry Potter room” upstairs.