The Maine Event 2012: Weekend 2

I flew up to Maine Friday (8/10) morning and was greeted at the airport by The Human Periscope (Marni's smiling face sticking out of the moonroof of the car).

Later in the day Marni took her inaugural on-road bike ride to Salty Bay for some ice cream.

Very. Brave. Girl.

As is customary with Marni, she never shut up the entire time. Barking orders to everyone. You're going too fast. You're going too slow. And then a story about how a boy in her class tried to kiss a girl in her class... months ago!

Surf 6

On Saturday we took a walk to our favorite beachside restaurant, Surf 6. Then it was time for the girls' first trip to "downtown" (aka Palace Playland). This year they seriously stepped it up by going on even more vomit-inducing rides. I accompanied Stella and Marni on Riptide, which looks a lot more mild than it is. Lisa was then dragged onto The Matterhorn by Stella.

Stella loved it. Lisa, not so much.

Then Stella accompanied Marni on the ride. Two happy customers.

The weather on Sunday started off a bit dreary. After some shopping we headed to a local movie theater to see "Ice Age: Continental Drift". Little did we know that this movie theater was a restaurant movie theater where they serve meals on tables in every theater. The kids loved it and promptly declared that this is the only movie theater we are going to... forever.

Later in the day the weather cleared up and we all headed down to the beach.

On Monday daddy flew back to work.

The strange restaurant/movie theater.

Riptide

Matterhorn