Off to the Beach

Today was Patrick's first trip to the beach. It wasn't the perfect beach day. (It was a little cool and cloudy) but because he is so pale I thought a cloudy day might be best. The poor little guy had no idea what to think about the beach at first. He insisted on being held by either me or my mom. As the morning went on he became a bit more brave and, all in all I think he had a fun day.

This place is amazing!

This is NOT like my pool!

Flying baby

Hide and seek

Come here bird

I've got this beach thing down!

Day at Grammy J's

This past Sunday we were able to take a trip down to see Ken's parents. We had such a nice day. The weather was cloudy but warm so Patrick was able to spend the whole afternoon roaming aroud the fenced in backyard. Unfortunatly, the pool at about 74 degrees was too chilly for Patrick. Not for me though! After a cookout it was time to head back home.

munchin with Dada


Everyone is tired after a day of playing

Turning 50

Yesterday was my Mom's 50th birthday party. All she wanted was for her kids and their significant other's all to get together. Well she got that plus some more. We all had a great time cooking out playing beanbags and just celebrating another year of Q! Happy birthday Mom.


I can't believe my baby is 50!


Hanging out with my baby


Auntie K and Patrick


I will only eat fruit for the giant!


Gamum, Gampa, and PJ

Off to Boston

Katie and I had wanted to take my Grammy to Boston for a while, and on Friday we finally got the chance. So, me Grammy and my Auntie Cindy headed up on the hottest day of the summer (which this year isn't saying much). We met Katie at the Museum of Science, and went to see the lightning show which was fun but loud. After the show we went to see the Butterfly Garden and Auntie Cindy discovered she's a butterfly magnet. After the museum we were off to Harvard Square for lunch and a quick stop at Katie's apartment. Then it was down to Boston Common and the Public Gardens for a ride on the Swan Boats. After a long but fun day we headed home. I know I was tired and I'm sure they were too!

Tiny people... BIG dinosaur

Auntie Cindy and her new butterfly friend

The Swan Boat

On the Swan Boats

Summer Time Fun

I love summer! It's just so relaxing. Tonight Patrick and I headed over to Dan and Jaime's house for dinner. We had such a good time. Both my parents, and sister, came as well. It was supposed to be Kenny's first day back at work, but he was sad he was going to miss the party and took a vacation day!
Once at Dan's, Kathryn decided she had a need for speed, and wanted to ride Dan's bike. Then to compare and contrast she had to ride Kenny's too. We finished up the evening playing beanbags and eating ice cream pie. Yum!

Get Ready

Get Set

Go!

Round 2

Fun games

Last Day

On our last full day in New Hampshire, we headed to Loon Mt. We rode the gondola to the top, and saw the views from the tops. We also took turns crawling through the glacier caves, which I felt must be similar to being born.

The next morning it was time to go. We had time for one last picture of me and Kenny, and a picture of Patrick with his favorite dog at the campground. It was a wonderful vacation full of memories, and we hope to do it again next year.

Don't be scared Angela, this is fun

Wriggling out of a cave

Tired cave dwellers

Me and my man

Bye bye Baby. See you next year

Hobos for a Day

Our next day we woke up to some drizzle so we decided to drive north to Sugar Hill and do some shopping. We stopped at The Sampler and the on to a place that sells really great cheddar. PJ found a new cat friend to play with and followed it through the fields. On the way back to the campground we saw a Mom and baby moose by the side of the road.
The afternoon still looked dreary so we headed to Hobo RailRoad for a train ride. At this point in the day PJ was tired and not at his best. He was excited to ride the train, but got very annoyed when he found out he could not roam up and down all of the cars. He had a rare meltdown, and finally fell asleep in Mat's arms. He perked up after the train ride and played on the Hobo playground.

Hiking with a new friend

Moose

Off we go

Right before the meltdown

Quiet at last.

Awake and happy again

The Basin

Our next day was kind of rainy so we spent some time at the campground. Patrick liked playing in the travel trailer we stayed in. We also had some ducks that walked around the campground and begged for food. I liked feeding the ducks, and PJ liked chasing them out of the campsite. That afternoon the weather cleared up and we were able to go and hike The Basin.

The Basin

I like camping

Begging Ducks

We are Crazy

After we finished up at Wildcat we were so close to Mt. Washington that we decided to head over. Kenny has always wanted to drive up it, and I reluctantly agreed. For the most part the drive up wasn't too bad. I only freaked out when we couldn't see more than a car length in front of us because of the fog. The wind was really whiping too! I can't believe people used to do that drive with a horse and buggy. When we reached the summet we couldn't see too much because of the fog. It was really cold too. The base was about 68 degrees, but the summet was 34 degrees. I got some amazing shots on the way down. Patrick, true to form slept the whole way up and about half way down.

Rules of the road

The hills are alive

On the way down. Look at the road drop!
Finally we are down!

Yay for us! We made it.

Next Up

Our next adventure took us to Wildcat Mountain. Neither Kenny or I had ever been there. We took the gondola to the top and had lots of fun hiking around. The also have a really cool zip rider which Kenny and I took turns doing. No pictures of that unfortunately, because Kenny wasn't paying attention when I was on it.

PJ and Mummum in the gondola

The top of Wildcat

We're Back!

Well folks, we're back! Did you miss us? We arrived back from our week in New Hampshire yesterday afternoon, but I was too tired to post any pictures. I'll try to get everything done tonight, but we'll see. Our first full day in New Hampshire we went to Cannon Mountain. Unfortunately, it has been almost as rainy in NH as it has been here. They even had to speed up our tram because the mountain was getting lightning strikes. Once we got to the top we were stuck there for a while. After a bit the fog began clearing and we hiked around for a bit, but we didn't stray too far in case there was more lightning.

Foggy Kenny

The view when we got to the top. (No I'm not kidding)

Clearing up

Signing Off

Well deditcated readers, this is my last post for about a week. Tomorrow we leave for our trip to New Hampshire. We've got lots of adventures planned. Hopefully, the weather cooperates, because there aren't too many indoor activities in the White Mountains! Just so you can get your Patrick fix in, check out PJ getting ready for the trip. We'll be back next week with lots of pictures to post. For now this is the Johnson Family Blog signing off!

Patrick getting ready for the trip