Blame it on Harry Potter

We got back from our trip to Maine last Saturday, but I just put the pictures on the computer today. I'm blaming the delay on Harry Potter. I decided to read all the books over again before reading the latest one. When we got to Kelley's house last Tuesday (the 7th) I was halfway through book 2. When we left her house on the 11th, I was halfway through the 3rd book. Last week I took every spare moment to read, and I finished the seventh book on Saturday the 18th.
So, our trip began on the 6th with a visit to the Malone Fair. It poured on the way there, but we decided to chance the weather and go anyway. The kids had ponchos that my mom gave them for Christmas, which came in quite handy. Our Fair tradition is to visit the animal barns and exhibit buildings first, then to eat a picnic lunch before heading to the midway. It worked especially nicely this year, because during lunch the rain stopped and they started opening the rides. The afternoon actually turned bright and hot. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures except the ones during our picnic lunch (eaten standing near the truck!) because of the rain.

Here's Berkleigh, Carter, Myles, and Merlyn eating lunch while watching people unload the demolition derby cars nearby. Berkleigh looked especially cute in her poncho. We had to tie up the sides of everyone's poncho except Carter, who seems to have grown several inches just this summer. Merlyn and Myles were enthralled with how the demolition derby cars were unloaded from the flatbed trucks.

After the fair we drove to my parents' house on Lake Champlain, where my my mom had a delicious dinner of tacos waiting for us. We spent the night there before heading to Kelley's Tuesday morning after breakfast.