Mother's Day Fun

We had a fun-filled and busy Mother's Day here in the Team Snowplug household. Sam and I were, of course, up at the crack of dawn, so even giving Daddo a few hours extra to sleep, we were still at Frosty's before the crowds, and able to secure three delicious glazed twists to savor and enjoy. I have the glaze in my hair and all over my shirt to prove it (nope, not from me, but from the little monkey :-) who was giving me back massages in the booth while eating her share of the donuts!). By the time Sam finished her "glaze" (probably 3/4 of a twist!), and wanted more, there was a line out the door and no more glazed donuts to be had. She settled for an old-fashioned plain for her second course, which was still delish! :-)

From there, we headed out onto the back roads of South Freeport to Winslow Park. Wow, what a gorgeous spot! Right down on the ocean, with a small sand beach,  lots of shorefront, and a great little playground area. In the summer, it's a campground too, and I have a feeling it's pretty crowded, but at this time of year, it was fairly quiet except for a handful of families out enjoying the playground, and a few people walking and running along the dirt road through the park. Sam had fun on the playground, and both Ryan and I took a bit of time to go over to the shore and soak up the views. It was low low tide, and I spotted six Great Blue Herons fishing in the mudflats, along with the numerous goldfinch flitting about in the trees near the playground. Looking out onto the islands and ocean along the coast of Maine never gets old.

Running to the water's edge

Contemplative

Walking

Porthole

Getting a ride

Heron off shore

Reflections

Happiness is swinging :-)

In the tunnel

We finished up the tour of Freeport with lunch at Fresh Batch, and took the long way home, with Sam asleep in the back seat, worn out from the sugar high and all the outdoor fun, winding through Wolfe's Neck and out towards Maquoit Bay before cutting across towards Simpson's Point and Pennelville. I was very happy indeed to see a number of male Bobolinks flying across several of the fields along our route.

The day was capped off by Skyping with the grandparents, a bit of necessary grocery shopping, some song singing, playtime out back, and turkey burgers on the grill. The day might only possibly have been made better by a run, but alas, not yet. In any event, it was a great day with the family, made even better by Sam so cutely saying "Happy Mother's Day" to me one last time, as she snuggled down into her crib tonight. Couldn't ask for a better, or tougher, job than being Sam's mom. Thanks for making me a mama, kiddo, I love you.