I am participating in the Trifecta Friday 5 Link up hosted by Bloggers at: You Signed Up for What? , Mar on the Run and Eat, Pray, Run DC . This week's topic is 5 Favorite Summer Activities.
It can be a long hard winter here in Maine, and last winter was no exception! Here is a sample of the amount of snow we had with just one storm! The snow was over a bottle of wine high, yikes!!
Needless to say, I get very excited when the snow melts and things warm up around here! I have many favorite summer activities, but here are my Top 5:
1. The Beach: I absolutely love living near the ocean and being able to go to the beach with my family. We have some gorgeous beaches here in Maine, although the water can be a bit chilly!
(Jumping the waves at Old Orchard Beach with the Littles)
2. Picking Blueberrries: The best blueberries come from Maine! I love picking a few quarts of fresh wild blueberries with the kids. Then, I make a blueberry pie with them, which is a family favorite!
Hiking: We have many wonderful places to hike in Maine and New Hampshire. It is such great exercise and a great way to get the kids out in the fresh air to enjoy the beautiful outdoors!
4. Lobster: Summertime means Lobster bakes & Lobster Rolls here! Eating and cooking Lobster top my favorite 5!
(A delicious homemade Lobster Roll!)
5. Relaxing: Summer is a busy time with the kids. However, with school out, bed times are relaxed, there are no lunches to pack, and no homework to do! It is a wonderful time for us to relax as a family, enjoy the outdoors, play games together, go for nature walks, and roast marshmallows by a fire at night. I love summer for so many reasons, but the "laziness" of it is my favorite!
What are your favorite Summer Activities? I would love to hear from you! Don't forget to check out some of the other wonderful blogs in the Link-up!
I love summer time in Maine! For the past few years we visited there because my husband's grandpa had a house there...but sadly he sold it so we probably won't be going back. I definitely love the beach as well! And I am so happy that its finally summer time after surviving the long, cold winter...
ReplyDeleteToo bad you won't get to come back to Maine, it is such a beautiful state, but the winters are long! Have a great Summer!!
DeleteSummer in Maine looks amazing...as does your pie! Yum! Glad you made it through the rough winter and are thawing out :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Summer!
Thank you! Happy Summer to you too!!
DeleteMaine looks so beautiful by the time summer comes you must be just itching to get out and about. I new love blueberries too. #FridayFive
ReplyDeleteI definitely get Cabin Fever, but the wonderful summers here make putting up with the winter more tolerable! :-)
DeleteLove summer in Maine and all along the East Coast! We have fun (now) in Chicago. We have tons of concerts and fests, good (sweaty) running, farmers markets... lots of things at the lake. I do miss the ocean!
ReplyDeleteChicago is a great city! I love it there too, but I would miss the ocean, Have a Great Summer!!
Deletei used to travel to maine fairly regularly for work and i loved it. blueberries are one of my favorite summer fruits!!
ReplyDeleteMaine blueberries are wonderful! Have a Great Summer!!
DeleteI love the beach...and I love everything to do with being on the water.
ReplyDeleteSame here! Enjoy your Summer!
DeleteI am very excited for blueberry season! Being from Maine, which half marathon do you recommend for 50 states? :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the Maine Coast Half Marathon. It runs all along the coast and is a beautiful, well-organized event. I just did it in May. If you check out my Blog, I did a Race Report on the event and put in several pictures of the run course! Enjoy your Summer!!
DeleteI really want to get into hiking, it seems like a natural addition to my normal activities (running, biking etc) and I just haven't put the time in to doing it, but I know the kids would love it!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list! I love lobster rolls. They are one of my all-time favorite foods. And that pie looks divine. For an activity, my husband and I frequent our local shave ice stand. They make their shave ices the same as in Hawaii, so they're as close as we can get without going back to the islands.
ReplyDeleteI love picking berries! Although I'm partial to raspberries :-) Maine looks beautiful!
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