Labor Day in Maine

For labor day we headed north to visit my sister Pam's family in Maine. We had a great time visiting and catching up as always. Jaime loves to hang out with his cousins. 

We underestimated the drive, of course. The drive should be about the same (just a little longer) than driving from Chicago to the farm but we go through multiple cities and areas where people are also headed to northeast vacation spots so traffic is horrendously slow. We took off the afternoon and headed out but ended up staying overnight just a couple hours from their house since it was getting so late.  So we arrived Saturday morning and were there until Monday morning.

A beach trip was a must and quite refreshing since it was so hot.  Jaime just loved it and thought it was pretty much the bomb.  He had a huge grin the entire time, even when he started to get really cold from the ocean breeze.

We visited a wildlife refuge and saw the local animals up close. It was a neat place.

And picked up lobsters for dinner as per the tradition. Jaime would not try the lobster... maybe next time. We did a lot of hanging out and relaxing, which was perfect for this tired pregnant lady.

Then it was time for the long drive home. We stopped at Sbux to re-caffienate and let Jaime stretch his legs while snacking on a banana, he of course took the opportunity to make friends with people across the table.

It was a great weekend to end the summer season!