Maine!

We are back in Iowa after a week in Maine (plus a night in Boston on either end), and a couple of days in Kansas City.  It was a wonderful trip, but we are all a bit worn down.  All four of us been sick at some point in the past week, and Eva and I are both sick now.  Maine, though, was great!

It was Eva's first plane trip!  For the most part, she was very relaxed.

Once in Maine, we spent a lot of time exploring...

...eating tasty seafood (Asher, the picky eater, loves lobster and clams now)

we enjoyed the ocean views

Asher took his first pony ride

 We went out on a seal-watching cruise

we played at the beach...

we went to the lobster boat races at Pemaquid Harbor

Best of all, we got spend time with family:

Asher and Cousin Nathan

Eva, Grandma, and Great-Grandpa

Eva, Grandma, and Great Grandma, after whom she is named!

Asher, Eva, Auntie Sarah, and cousins

The Bosen and Bird families at the house we rented, the Pirates Den!

The whole family

On the way back, we spent a few days in Kansas City.  More on that later!