Mama and Bessie go to NH, part 4

Saturday afternoon... Yes, Bess has bad moods, too.

Saturday night. It had been a long day at the end of a long week.

We went to Polly's Pancake Parlor on Sunday morning. Bess decided to go full force on her waffle!

That afternoon, after we found out our flight home had been cancelled, we decided to go to Ashland Town Beach on Little Squam. Bess was so happy to get another chance to swim!

Mama and Bessie go to NH, part 3

Friday was the hottest day of our trip, so we went to swim and play under a covered bridge. Aha, shade! Bess loved it when I pulled her down the river, as if she were floating. And, of course, had lots of fun playing with the sand.

We had some time before we needed to pick up Grandma from rehearsal, so we stopped on Main Street for some ice cream. Bess finished an entire small, strawberry ice cream cone by herself. And loved every sticky minute of it!

That night, we went to the Italian Farmhouse for dinner. I love this picture of Bess - I can just imagine her coming up with some intelligent comment about current affairs.

Saturday morning breakfast at Grandma's apartment. Bess had a LOT of blueberries while we were there.

Mama and Bessie go to NH, part 2

On Tuesday evening we went to a friend's house for dinner. Bess had a ton of fun playing with a little boy from Bratislava named Martenko. It's amazing what two kids can do without language!


Grandma had some rehearsals the next day, so Bess and I went into Holderness to see the Squam Lakes Science Center. It was great, and Bess really liked seeing examples of native animals like black bears and white-tailed deer. Bess is saying "hi" to Daddy in this picture. :) She was very brave, and climbed down a ladder into a "tunnel" system that ended with a very tall ladder going up to a slide. She even did the whole thing twice!


On Thursday we got to go swimming at the Albert's house with a couple other NHMF families. We made up a Humpty-Dumpty game that Bess played over and over. She would sit on the edge of the pool or the step, and wait for me to say "Humpty-Dumpty had a great FALL" and then just keel over into the water where I would catch her just in time. LOTS of laughing!
Grandma and Bess took a little break from swimming to walk around and enjoy the nice view.

Bessie and Mama go to New Hampshire

Bess on the plane playing with one of her new toys. I took the suggestion of my co-worker, and brought along a bag of tissue wrapped little presents to pull out one at a time.

We went to Dog Cove on Tuesday. Bess was so brave about going into the water. She especially liked it when I held her hands so she could jump! After quite a bit of swimming, she settled down with her shovel and bucket to play in the sand.

This is a shot of us from two years ago, sitting and enjoying the water in the same spot!

I had to include this photo of Bess in her post-swim clothes. Love the visor!

Asleep at last!

Our trip to NH went well, and Bess really liked the airport and the planes. By the time we came home she was using words like "jetway" and "take off". We were very busy every day, and it was hot and humid, so by bedtime we were exhausted! This is a picture of Bess on our first night in Plymouth - every night pretty much looked like this.

Back from NH!

Yes, Bess and I are back from our trip to New Hampshire. It was full of good times, but we are totally tuckered out! Here is a picture from before we left to tide you over.