More Maine

I think one of Ellen's favorite activities in Camden was hiking up Beach Hill Preserve.  She threw on her backpack, found a little walking stick and kept telling us that we were "hiking in the jungle".  My sweet little city slicker.

 

This was by no means a strenuous hike but she eventually got a lift from Gramps and had the best view of any of us. 

 

 

The highlight of the trip for Lloyd was sailing around Penobscot Bay on this sailboat.  Did I mention that he wants to grow up to be a sailboat captain?

 

 

Ellen even donned a special sailing hat.

 

 

She doesn't really remember the sailing at all and the Captain said that it was common for little ones to fall asleep the minute you take off.  That's ok, she remembers the bus ride to the airport and is still talking about it...

 

My favorite part of the trip was eating lobster for many meals.  Oh my goodness, were these good.  I wouldn't have thought that I could tell the difference between fresh Maine lobsters and previously frozen Houston restaurant lobsters.  No comparison.  I hope you get to taste the difference soon!

Love, The Little Bee and her Momma (who is now craving lobster)

Maine - revisited

We made the very long trek to Camden, Maine in June and I have yet to blog about it.  This was the house we stayed in.  The front yard was an English cutting garden with peonies that bloomed the last two days we were there.  A rolling stream runs through the backyard.  The house itself had four bedrooms and lots of common spaces. 

Here is a shot of Camden Bay to get an idea of where we spent the majority of our time.  Camden itself is filled with lots of great shopping, restaurants and the best children's library ever.  We had a great time poking around the town and the surrounding towns. 

This was the view outside of our window every morning.  Lloyd fell in love, hard, with sailing and these boats.  Seriously, I'm afraid he might just leave to work on a crew somewhere...

Ellen fell in love with the ducks who live in the same harbor as those beautiful sail boats.  Every morning and most evenings we walked across the street to feed the ducks and the gulls. 

I really loved walking along this coast and watching how it changed based on the tides.  I was really hoping to come across a tide pool.  You know like the one in "Blueberries for Sal".  My whole life I have wanted to jump into that book, pick blueberries and investigate a tide pool.  Sadly, we didn't come across one on this trip.  We did have a great time and got to wear sweaters in June, though!  Love, The Little Bee and her Momma

FUNomenal Family Festival

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If you're looking for something fun to do in the Houston area tomorrow (9/29/12) you might want to head over to Discovery Green for the FUNomenal Family Festival.  From 10:00 AM to 6:00PM there will be rides, story time, train rides, jumpy houses, and Blue's Clues LIVE.  They are also hosting some sort of Baby Olympics that sounds pretty hilarious.  I'm imagining something similar to mutton busting where you feel guilty for laughing because the kids look so terrified.  We will be hanging out in Tiki will be sad to miss such a fun event.  Go to www.discoverygreen.com for more information.  If you go, please tell me about it!

Love, The Little Bee's Momma

Art for Young Critics

I've been busy getting our house ready for #2, which means that Ellen is getting a big girl room makeover.  She has been very excited and has even helped with the process. 

 

I've been searching for the perfect artwork for her big girl room.  I want something that she can grow with and I want it to be good art.  I've asked Cece to consider doing an oil painting of a ballerina but have been searching for more ideas for the other pieces.  I stumbled upon Wild Life Prints and just had to share!

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This charming take on "The Rabbit and The Hare" was the first one that caught my eye.  All prints are 8x10 photographs on archival paper.  I think they would be so cute in little one's room!

 

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Check out this piggy print!  I know Ellen would love imagining the story that goes behind each picture and these pigs look like they are up to something.  

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This giraffe from the "Out of Africa" series just screams boy room to me.  I would group this with three other African animals in bright white frames. 

 

Please check out this great etsy vendor and find something sweet for your Little Bee! 

Love, The Little Bee and her Momma





 

Planner Time!

 

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Does anyone else get as excited as I do about ordering their new planner?  Last year I went with the Erin Condren Life Planner and was mostly happy with it.  I loved that I could personalize it with a photo of the Little Bee and her graphics are the cutest.  I didn't love that it was so bulky that I didn't carry it with me.  I also found that I didn't really use a lot of the pages but stuck to the month in a view pages.  This year I decided to go with the much more purse friendly myAgenda mini in Glittery Gold.  I opted for the added personalization of having my name embossed on the cover because as Reese Witherspoon says, "If it's not moving - monogram it".  An added bonus is that this planner is $36 versus the $50 for the Life Planner.  I can't wait for it to come in the mail so I can share how much I love it.
Love, The Little Bee's Momma 



High Five for Friday: 9/14/12

It's Friday and I'm linking up with From My Grey Desk to celebrate my favorite parts of the week.

 

 

 

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1. My job - I am super excited that my schedule will soon allow me to leave at 3:00 PM every day.   This means more time with my favorite two year-old!

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2. Fall TV - Glee started back up again last night and Ellen loves it!  She's not really following the storyline but when they start singing and dancing - she is all eyes.  Love that we both love musicals!

 

 

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3. New Bed - After a  pretty rough bout with insomnia, I decided that we needed a new king size bed.  So far, this has done the trick but I'm sure that when my monogrammed bedding gets here I'll sleep even better!

 

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4. Ellen's Sunday School Class- We've signed up to teach Sunday School for the two year-olds.  Yikes!  We had a rough first Sunday but I'm really looking forward to handing out prayer pails this week.  These are little buckets with sticks with people and issues that need praying for.  When kiddos are little you write the sticks for them but when they are older they can add in their own prayer requests. 

 

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 5. Baby # 2- I'm starting to feel a lot better and super greatful for that.  Now I'm just on pins and needles until I find out the baby's gender.  Can't wait to start buying baby things!

 

Happy Friday! Love, The Little Bee's Momma

 

 

 



 

 

 

New Suede Shoes

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Will someone who does not have pregnant feet please go buy these sweet metallic bow pumps from Anthropologie and report back to me?  That is all.

Love, The Little Bee's Momma who can only wear flats...