home

we are home.

in paris!

 and oh what a summer 

we had.

on our last day on the vineyard..

just hours before our ferry..

11 of us sat around a big

table at farm neck country club

(where the president just happened 

to be playing!)

having lunch

and bloody mary's

and talked about our favorite

moments of the summer.

it was so hard to pick one!

there were so many moments.

so many wonderful memories..

not only for the kids..but for me too.

i love being there.

i will look forward to our next summer

on the vineyard.

here are some highlights...

(the one up top is my niece ella 

taking her first jump 

off jaws bridge)

what a great night this was!

my whole family..

except for stephen

who was busy scooping ice cream..

and my niece cameron are the only

ones missing.

cousins!

hannah getting 

ready to jump.

illumination night in the

campground kicks off 

fair week on the island...

it's so fun to walk through

and see all the cottages 

decked out in lanterns.

one night after dinner

we stopped at the beach

for a quick photo shoot...

the sun was setting and the 

sky was gorgeous.

the day after illumination

the fair begins...

we eat like crazy..

lobster rolls

corn dogs

strawberry shortcakes

and fried dough.

i buy a poster every year.

someday i'll hang them all.

the agricultural fair 

just celebrated 151 years!

we love to visit the animals...

these two baby alpaca's 

were born recently..

salvatore and hugo!

griffy and annie

checking out the goats

our last night.

fireworks..

what a way to go out!

waiting patiently

for the fireworks

saturday we packed it up 

and had our last lunch

and headed to the ferry.

let me just say..

many tears were shed.

we miss you guys..

we miss the island.

but,

we are home now.

and it's always good

to come home.