Monday, November 27, 2006

 

Thanksgiving in Maine

Our incredibly gracious hosts, Tom and Vicki
Their son, Craig, and his girlfriend, Hillary.
Tom's parents, Clayton and Arly. Arly is Grandma Phinney's sister. Posted by Picasa

 
We spent quite a bit of time on Friday at the Hall Farm. (Grandma Phinney's maiden name is Hall.) It's run by Grandma's cousin, Dick, and his sons, Rodney and Randy.
This is the evaporator they use to make maple syrup -- they've got about 7000 trees they tap. Ben could not get enough of learning about all the different kinds of farm equipment.

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Ben getting to know one of the younger members of the herd.
Vicki and Dick discussing farming.
We were there in time for chores -- we didn't help at all, but we watched the 30 or so cows get milked.
The smell made Rachel miss Iowa. Posted by Picasa

 
This is an old cemetary next to the Hall Farm. Many of Ben's relatives, dating back 150 years, are buried here. Posted by Picasa

 
Uncle Clayton and Aunt Arly brought lobster over for all of us on Friday night (even though neither of them like lobster).
First lobster for ten years for Ben.
First lobster ever for Rachel.
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Up at the hunting camp. We're all wearing orange because it was deer hunting season when we were there.


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Ben's cousin Anne, her husband Randy, and their son Griffin. Griffin wasn't feeling too good the day we visited, but he let us watch the second half of E.T. with him. A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Anne was the one relative of Ben's grandfather that we visited -- most are relatives of Grandma's. Posted by Picasa

 
Another great meal with the family. This was at the Chuck Wagon in Livermore Falls. Posted by Picasa

 

The Christmas tree

We cut our own tree on the way out of town in Maine. Rachel wanted to get it early, since we didn't have one last year and we'll be in California for the holiday.

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Ben had the genious idea of putting the tree in the stand and in the house while still in its sleeve. Here he is taking it off. Posted by Picasa

 
Roxie has to check it all out. Posted by Picasa

 
Ben starring the tree. Posted by Picasa

 
The finished product. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, November 18, 2006

 

Aren't digital cameras fun?

We were talking today about how many more pictures we take since we got a digital camera. Here's one Rachel took of her very handsome husband. Posted by Picasa

 

Backyard work

We're putting a yard around our backyard before winter really sets in. That means tearing out the bushes along our property line and building an extra set of steps into the backyard from our deck. Ben's been hard at work this week. Here he is being a real man with a pick-axe. Posted by Picasa

 
Who says Annie's old? Rachel picked a piece of rawhide up out of the backyard and put it on the railing of the deck. Annie found it and wanted it. Posted by Picasa

 
The new stairs into our backyard. Posted by Picasa

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