fall break: Durham, Portsmouth, and Fort Stark

Our friends the Domaleskis only had one day off while we were visiting, so we spent that whole day together being shown around different places in and around their new hometown.  

The first part of the day was spent walking around Durham, NH where the University of New Hampshire is located.  We also were able to watch the girl's hockey team practice for a bit which made Logan, who is currently obsessed with Mighty Ducks, super excited.

That afternoon we walked around Portsmouth, NH.  The original plan was to take a cruise around the shore, however it was rainy, choppy, and foggy.

Before heading home, we went to the shores around Fort Stark State Historic Site saw lots of little creatures and tons of rocks and shells.  

fall break: hamilton park and nyc

During our week long Fall Break we took a trip northeast, very northeast, to visit some friends who moved to New Hampshire not too long ago.  In the mind of Zach May, one can not drive past all the things we were going to be driving past and not stop at all of them.  Thankfully we pared it down by a bit so that there was time to sleep as well ;-)

Getting started...

                           

Day 2 after a night in a terrible, smoky hotel room.

We chose to do all of our stopping on the way back home so on the way up we only had pit stops, except for one specific place that we have all come to know about through music...Hamilton Park.

Standing across the Hudson, above the assumed dueling grounds, the boys got their first view of the New York City skyline.  Though NYC was not on our list of official stops, we did drive through the tunnel and let the boys hang their heads outside as we drove through Manhattan.  One day boys, I promise we'll go back!

an evening with anne

A lovely evening with some kindred spirits and all things Anne.  I love these two ladies and love the love we share for not just that spunky redhead but countless other things.  Thankful to The Story Shop for such a fun, grownup evening.