Maine!

We spent most of Saturday in beautiful Maine.  My good friend Laura had recommended that we stop in Kennebunkport Maine a quint little town and we are really glad we took her recommendation.  Sue said it was her favorite part of the trip.  We walked down their cute downtown area and took in the storybook city.  It is right next to a bay and very picturesque.  Jared really took a liking to lobsters this past year and was so excited to be somewhere that featured them so much. I loved their beautiful trees and the festive Autumn/Halloween pictures they had out.

 Jared loves all things nautical and thought these planters were totally awesome. 

 This store by the bay had this awesome Halloween scene out.  

They had so many fun things out. Behind Jared is an old fashioned baby carriage complete with skeleton baby and adult! 

After spending some time there we headed up to Portland Maine to check out a lighthouse and take a ferry ride.  We did not go in the lighthouse but enjoyed the views of it.  The ferry was fun but pretty windy.  We tried to sit outside but it was too cold.  Half way through the ride we found a covered section and it was the perfect spot to finish the ride on.  We rode it out to Peaks Isalnd and then right back to Maine. On the ride back the ferry driver let Jared and Lydia sit in his seat for a few minutes and was very friendly.  He told us that in the summer the ferry carries over 400 people back and forth from the island to the mainland.  It was nowhere near that number when we were on it but there was a bride/bridal party and all their guests so it was fun to see them.  It was so beautiful and a fun things to do.  After the ferry ride we went out to lunch.  I am actually not a fan of seafood.  Sue just wanted clam chowder and Mark was good with that too.  Sue kindly treated Jared to a whole lobster dinner (which Mark had to take apart for him which Mark was was not thrilled about it. How do you really get all the lobster meat?) and he was on the moon.  It is so funny to me how he loves lobsters (isn't it random?) and yet loves eating them too. After our late lunch (it was a really popular place right downtown and we had to wait of ra god while to be seated) we headed up to New Hampshire.