Busy Summer in Maine

We're having a good time even though the rain showers keep coming. Its been inches and inches. Laura G. brought her friends over from Camp Robindale and had peanut butter sandwiches for lunch (thier camp is peanut free, ugh). The grandkids have all been up and enjoy our new 3 seater tube.
We went over to Yarmouth and found the Pioneer cemetery with some relatives who were buried in the early 1700's.
Our other fun thing has been watching an eagle's nest this summer. All the kids saw the adults and the 2 fledglings.

It's Blooming in Bristol

Well the flowers have arrived and they're great this year. I hope the rain this weekend doesn't ruin them. Last week the kids were over for Poppy's birthday and they all enjoyed our new addition. His name is Koda and we got him 2 weeks ago. He is well behaved and great with the kids. he came with a collection of toys which he tosses around. He has chewed up several so far.

Its 9;45 pm and he's in the crate resting.

The People In Our Lives

How I wish I had asked more questions of my parents, it would answer a lot of questions today. But of course with out these puzzles Genealogy would not be half the fun. Yesterday my little grandson asked "Why don't you have any little children living in your house ? Don't you like them". I said of course I like them, your mother and your aunt used live with us , but they grew up and started their own families. I later found out he had asked his grandmother if he could live at our house. [I think we let him have to much freedom.] If he only knew how many children have been left in our care in the last 40 years.
As I review all these vital records, that I come across, I am stuck by how many lives have come before us. You wonder what were their trials and successes.
Today our file contains 270 individuals and over 90 marriages. The Larrabee and Barnes can be traced to the early 1600's in our country (12 generations).
The Freitas and Wrenn families only 4 or 5 at this point. This is just a beginning,
who knows what is to come. Lets hope the children continue to ask the questions.