This is Mackenzie! Isn't she a cutie? She's our newest cousin. In the picture she is not quite 2 months old. She did most of her grinning in the morning, and that is when I caught this picture.
Greg & Kristen took us to the Yankee Candle Company...the real, original one. It was crazy huge- much bigger than last time I was there (about 15 years ago). The candles you see in the picture are only 1/4 of the selection of scents. Needless to say, I came home with a lot of candles!
This is one of 2 big ol' chairs we saw in Gardner. Gardner is the furniture capital of the north, or something to that effect. The other chair was actually bigger than this one, but we did a drive by picture, so we didn't get to stand next to it.
Aunt Sara & Uncle Steve took us to Plymouth to watch the fireworks on July 4. We sat right on the water's edge. The fireworks were beautiful and went on for quite a while, with a very spectacular finale.
All in all we had a great time up north. We visited with family, played with the baby, did some shopping, ate at Village Pizza, played Scattergories and Taboo, did puzzles, walked on the beach, had Dunkin' Donuts, ate dinner in a park, went for walks, played badminton and bocce ball and basketball, saw fireworks, squished some pennies, ate good food, and I'm sure I'm forgetting something! It was nice to get to visit with some family members that we rarely see.
-Rachael
I made this cake tonight using a recipe I found on Bettycrocker.com. It actually tastes like watermelon! Dave and I got to try a bit from the pieces I had to cut off to make it straight on top. We both thought it was very yummy! The secret is a packet of watermelon cherry Kool-Aid mixed into the cake batter. I think it turned out very nice looking, too! I added the darker green "stripes" myself...those recipe people never think of that stuff. Anyway, it is going to the church pot luck tomorrow, and I hope everyone enjoys it. -Rachael
