To New Hampshire

As Madeline's spring break wound down, she got into engineering: here's her Duplo prototype for a bunny food delivery vehicle ...

... and here she is doing some additional work on the design.

She also continues to love drawing; here are Petey and Nory.

And she got a haircut!

Madeline helped Oliver pick out most of last week's outfits.

On Thursday evening, after the kiddos' swim lessons, we drove to New Hampshire.  Friday morning, we woke up and had oatmeal.

The day was cold and rainy so we were very glad to have found a place with a healthy selection of toys.

We did venture forth to a book store and, for lunch, a great little pub that also came pre-equipped with toys.

And, because the afternoon remained cold and rainy, the kiddos curled up with Summer and watched The Little Mermaid (which also came with the cabin).

Saturday was much nicer.  In the morning, we ventured out for a hike.

Madeline and I climbed to the top of the grotto at Bear's Den -- it was high!

Then we descended and ventured further.

We took a break ...

... but Madeline wanted to keep going! ...

... and we watched her explore for a bit before returning.