Last year a dear friend from Maine left us forever.
The cottage.
After 80-plus years as beachfront headquarters for the Supovitz, Brenner and Shepard families, the cottage bid a fond farewell last fall to make way for a new headquarters.
Through the fall, winter, and spring, the new cottage metamorphosized from a dream to a reality. Although the Brooklyn Shepards have been visiting OOB for more than a decade, this is our first year in our new home.
And boy do we love it!
This year's Maine vacation began on July 31st. We were quick to unload with help from the Imhoff clan who, just as quickly, swept up the girls and took them off to the beach so that we could set the place up with the help of Nana Bev and Papa Art.
Stella and Marni love their new room as decorated by Lisa. Plenty of pink, and purple, and flowers. Our new upstairs master suite is quite cozy too.
Much of the first week was spent with Lisa Stefanoff, Ron, and the rest of the "J-Girls". We spent lots of time at the beach, took a long hike along the coast at Prout's Neck, visited a dairy farm (and a Dairy Queen), and had a blast at York Wild Kingdom.
Stella and Marni were sad to see the J-Girls leave the following Saturday, but cousins Marcy, Mitch, Hannah, and baby Seth arrived the next day and kept the girls very occupied. The girls were especially in love with 2 month old Seth.
On Monday morning I woke up early and flew back to New York. Never a happy time. But beach fun continued without me, and Skype kept us in touch until my return at the end of the week.
And so much for week 1.
Marni at Pineland dairy farm
Playing Labyrinth with Nana Bev
York's Wild Kingdom with Jessie and Jenna
Lobstah dinner with Ron, Nana, Papa, and Toots
The ladies at Prout's Neck
With the J-Girls at Prout's Neck
Our first construction project
Marni, channeling Grandma Sara
Let the bicycle lessons begin!
Saying goodbye to the Imhoff/Stefanoff gang.
Pancake time.
Lisa and Seth.
With Cousin Becca.
Stella feeding Seth.
Lisa feeding Seth.
Marni's new buddy, Seth. (Courtesy Marcy)
Stella and Marni observe cousins Becca and Daniel practicing cartwheels...
Stella, Marni and the J-Girls hiking at Prout's Neck...
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