6.16.2010

Back from New England

We had our first family vacation this weekend as we traveled to Maine for Brian's brother's wedding.  It was so much fun introducing Silas to the Dixon clan.  Here's a picture of all the Dixon kids together with their mom for the first time since 1997.
Silas had a ball making the rounds with the family, being spoiled by his aunts, and playing with empty soda cans.  
After the wedding, we drove down to New Hampshire to visit my hometown.  It was a long drive, but Silas handled it like a trooper!
It was cold and rainy most of the weekend, but that didn't stop us from stopping in York Beach to visit the Animal Park and the Goldenrod for lunch.  Silas enjoyed the Goldenrod, and let us know that he now likes ice cream.  Black raspberry to be exact.  
We were only in NH for about 30 hours, but it was nice to visit a few of the old haunts again.  We took a walk to the South Playground, drove down to the beach, and Silas got to meet his great aunt and uncle, Joanne and Jack.  It was a really nice day.
There was some construction going on outside of our hotel, which provided several minutes of enjoyment for Silas.  He was transfixed by the activity going on.  We later realized that he is obsessed with power shovels, so we went to ToysRUs and bought him a kiddie Cat.  It's his new favorite toy!

4 comments:

  1. thank you for sending your blog what an adventure you went through for your son, Silas
    you both are great parents..enjoy him greatly, he will grow so fast..
    dad & gladys

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  2. Please be sure to save that adorable skull and crossbones sweater in case we ever have a little boy - Silas looks so cute!

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  3. What a joy to finally meet Silas....he is a sweetheart...sure do wish I lived closer so he could get to know me better!! I'm glad you had a good visit in NE...I sure enjoyed being with all my children together!!! Miss you already!! Silas, you are precious, I'm glad you came to be with our family
    Love
    Grandma Rosalie

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  4. You're livin' the life. Ain't it grand! I have been absent from the computer for a while. It was good to get a Silas fix. Love, love the photo of him sleeping. It's one of my favorite Jake poses. Silas looks so little in his car seat. He'll grow into it soon enough! Violet

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