Here's a group picture taken using my world famous "swim-around" technique...the hotel even gave us rubbing alcohol for Ben's ears after each swim to help prevent ear-infections...
Given that it's an underwater camera, I feel as though I have to take pictures underwater, so here is a great picture of Ben's legs...
and my imitation of a torpedo (think Sean Connery from Thunderball)...
Ben and La-La had a great time in the pool, and we went swimming everyday that we stayed there...
We also watched a couple of fun pay-per-view movies after each day's activities, as a way to chill out and snuggle-up before bedtime...
Mo, famed world-traveller and adventure-seeking rat was in rare form, and explored the hotel room relentlessly (honestly...she was completely without relent) during our stay...
We visited Friendly's for breakfast one morning (this was before discovering the awesome breakfast that our hotel layed out each morning), and had a great time with the coloring and the tasty foodstuffs...Ben had pancakes with M&Ms in them...
You cannot visit Freeport without stopping in at L.L. Bean, so after breakfast, we made our way over, and explored the store for awhile...the biggest (and best) change was bringing the hunting and fishing stuff back into the main building, after years of exile in an outbuilding...
They added a cool aquarium with all sorts of trout and some salmon in it that had a bubble dome in it that allowed Ben to be one with the fish...
Later in our visit, we went for a visit with Gran, dropped off some belated birthday presents (including Ben's first-ever school photos), and Ben showed off his newly missing teeth...
Thanksgiving day we all went over to La-La and Uncle Steve's house to help get things ready...Ben was very spiffily dressed, and helped to set the table while we engaged in some general carousing and rationalized pre-noon beverages ("the pilgrims probably had a beer while getting ready for the feast")...
The food and prep and comings and goings and noise all made dear, sweet, Lucie a little stressed-out...Lucie came to live with La-La and Uncle Steve 9 years ago (during a Thanksgiving visit), and has been doing admirable guard-duty since then (she can turn on the scary-dog like nobody's business)...she was originally billed as a german-shorthaired-pointer mix, although she is obviously a Saranac Lake pit-bull mix...
Gail was allowed to help in some food-prep before the festivities began...
La-La was, of course, the mastermind of the Thanksgiving feast...
After helping to set the table, Ben settled down to watch a bit of the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV...he was excited, as always, by the balloons...especially the Shrek balloon seen here...
Gail's brother Bim arrived, and we had some time to chat before Dinner was served...
After the Dinner was served/eaten/cleared/cleaned, Ben's cousin Max (and his little brother Lucas) made an appearance, with their parents and Kathy and Auntie Helen, which was a fun bonus...Ben had a great visit with Max, and made plans for a possible overnight this summer during our visit to Maine...
We ended up our visit at Mommy's favorite restaurant in Maine, Margaritas...Gran hung out with Ben for the afternoon while Gail and I went to see "The Mist" (a pretty great movie, except for the changed and quitter-supportive ending)...afterwards, we met La-La and Uncle Steve there for drinks and appetizers until the wee hours of the morning and closed the place (actually, we left at 6pm, just as the evening rush was coming on)...We had a really nice visit to Maine, and are very thankful for family, fun times, and hotel swimming-pools...
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