school vacation recap, continued....

so, come wednesday, with the bedbug scare mostly behind us, it was time to head to maine. we ended up leaving at noon on wednesday instead of after school because nina didn't feel well anyway. it was a good choice, the kids slept in the car and i think i even managed a snooze, squished (but snug!) between the two carseats. we made good time, stopped at a mcdonalds playplace, got some ice cream for the car, and generally did whatever it took to keep the girls (especially her royal highness, queen margarete) happy. maggie's carseat is covered in melted ice cream as a result of my efforts to appease her, but she can throw an amazing tantrum if she feels like it, so appease i did! ahh, the terrible twos... one of the worst parts of toddlerhood.

here's an interesting little tidbit that i know i haven't told vanessa at least. it was about 9:30 at night when we were driving through wiscasset, and nina pointed out the right turn from route 1 that takes you to camp chewonkee. she said to me, "that's where the camp you went to when you were a little girl and did hanging is." what!! i did indeed to go camp chewonkee when i was in jr. high, and they had that awesome ropes course, but i have NO recollection of telling nina about it. that means if i told her, it was at least this last summer, possibly earlier. how could she possibly remember where it was, and point it out in the dark? amazing. or frightening, since we haven't eliminated the possibility that she can read minds. however, i was not thinking about chewonkee when we drove by, so she wasn't reading my active thoughts at that moment. i tell you, she can be a bit frightening at times. hopefully this is an indication that she has vanessa's memory for detail (not mine!!), and my directional ability (not nicks). whew!!

we got in safely to boothbay at about 9:45, and got to hang out with grandma and grandpa for a bit before the kids were ready to hit the sack for the night. all in all, one of our most successful trips ever.

next up, the story of how nina, chester, and maggie are all best of friends. awww...