Old Hallowell Day

Our new town of Hallowell has a great tradition, Old Hallowell Day. It is basically a huge town party. Last week, we were lucky enough to enjoy our first one. Miriam declared it better then the Fourth of July. (Did we mention there was a parade with lots of candy involved?) There was also a great field day for kids put on by Hearts for Ezra, a ride in a hot air balloon and fireworks. It was a great day!

 

Ready for candy

 Yes, there is a zambonie in the parade!

Who doesn't like a fire hat?

Walking!

World, we have a walker! Aaron is now cruising around the house, up the stairs and generally getting into everything. He is so proud of himself, and very happy with his new found ability. Life in the Asch household will never be the same!

AA shows off his walking skills....wait for it, it is at the end of the video.

Eleven Months old!

 At the park

 Tough kid

 

Goats!

Fourth of July Weekend

       We celebrated our nation's independence in our new hometown this year. We took a morning swim in our  neighbor's pool (thanks, Debbie!) and headed to Augusta for the parade. There was candy, a lot of candy and lots of big trucks. Did we mention candy? After dinner we had red, white and blue ice cream--vanilla with strawberries and blueberries.
     Daddy played in a 4th of July baseball tournament over the weekend. Three games in two days (in 90+ degree heat!) Mommy and the kids went to the beach in New Castle, NH to meet up with friends from DC who were in Boston. We're so glad Jacob and Suzanne made the drive up so the girls could play with Mikah.
  We ended the weekend with a swim in Jamie's Pond, a beautiful spot only 10 minutes from our house. It was great to cool off with a swim.

Ready for the parade

Yum!

Red, white and blue ice cream

Patriotic

With their "Popsicle" stand. It was hot!

Birthday Milestones!

     It's been a big week in the Asch family. Aaron celebrated his ten month birthday and Robin is not 3 1/2! Here are some updates on the kiddos.   

      Aaron is up to a lot now that he is 10 months old...most of all trying to walk. He can stand up for a long time and can take two or three steps. He is getting close! The boy also loves to eat. For dinner tonight he gobbled down 3/4 of a banana, 1/2 an avocado, cereal, butternut squash and 1/4 a block of cheese. Then, half an hour later he sat down for more food.  He is a happy, smiley kid, except when he sees his Mommy and she isn't holding him. 

       Robin is her usual exuberant self. She was so excited for her half birthday. She loved her half-birthday treat--a big brownie from the local bakery--Slates. The brownie was so big that she could  not finish it in one sitting. She loves exploring, makes new friends wherever she goes, and is a smiley kid. She embraces most everything with a smile, except walking up the big hill to our house, when she proclaims, my legs are super, super, super, super, super tired.

Liking the 10 month picture.

Not liking the 10 month picture.

Robin smiling, Aaron crying, and Miriam picking her toes.

Exploring the cabinet.

3 1/2!!!

Yummy!!

Climbing

Whoopie pies on the back porch.

Tree climbing

T-ball

Its summer so its t-ball time (or biddy baseball as it's known in Augusta....they don't actually use tees). Robin and Miriam took to the field for their first day. Robin was very excited and packed her "baseball bag" with her glove, a ball and a Nationals towel in case she got hot. Miriam was also ready to go and has improved on her throwing quite a bit. She's a natural lefty at the plate. Daddy also had a baseball game tonight so the whole family is enjoying the season.

Robin is in the background. They do "live hitting" with tennis racquets!

Swing...

Running the bases. Robin's favorite part

Made it to Maine

To our few loyal readers...sorry it has been so long since we posted. We have been busy, busy, busy packing up, moving and settling in. We love it here and are very excited for this new adventure. Here is a little bit of what we have been up to with more to come soon.

Eating whoopie pies in the backyard. A Maine treat....chocolate cookies with marshmallow deliciousness in the center.

Miriam picking flowers in our backyard...yes this is part of our backyard. After you walk across our lawn, through the woods and across a stream you come to this amazing field of flowers. The butterflies love it (and so do the kids)

AA in the ball pit at the Children's Museum. We love this place and are going to be there all the time. Thanks for a great gift Noar!!

Robin enjoying the beach in Winslow after a morning of strawberry picking.

Miriam helps out painting her room. The girls are officially moved in!

AA in the tire swing out back.

Robin climbing a tree in downtown. You can barely see the Kennebec River in the background.

Girls in the tire swing in the backyard.

Packing!

We are in the midst of packing up and heading to Maine. Here is Aaron helping out (or not helping out) with the packing. A big thank you to Daddy who has packed the whole house....he is amazing! T minus four days. Moving day is Monday.