for probably the 6th time in 7 yrs (boo 6 weeks of rain last summer) we spent the 4th of july holiday up in the great north woods of NH. this is where DH did his graduate research on moose and we can't seem to get away-it's such an awesome spot to visit. and the weather....in a word: PERFECT. this 4th of july marked another milestone for foster the puppy: his 1st camping trip! and as you will see from the pics he had quite a fun time!
saturday we took the canoes out for our usual fishing paddle on the upper androscoggin river out of dummer, NH (yes you read that right). 4th of july regulars stevie & angie came along as well as another umaine alum ian.
we're not entirely convinced foster likes just sitting in the canoe but he's still a very well behaved puppy
the crew on the boats
it was still hot even in northern NH so cooling off in the ammonoosuc river by our campsite was a very nice end to a lovely day.
someone had built a little jacuzzi with the rocks which we happily lounged in all weekend
of course we weren't the only ones who enjoyed the water
sunday was reserved for our usual float down the lower part of the androscoggin from shelburne, NH to gilead, ME. remember #3 from my last post? there's a nice current in this part of the river and very little paddling is actually required. due to my pregnant state this year DH did just about all the paddling himself! thanks hunny!
gotta start off the paddle by taking a quick dip of course
we always stop at this big spit in the river for lunch. puppy got in some fetching & swimming
back at camp puppy had no trouble drying off
and eventually crashed hard (in a patch of dirt of course) for the night after 2 super fun days in NH!
highlight of the weekend for me: fried dough! that's right folks! after 6 yrs of driving by the gorham fair & whining for one i was FINALLY rewarded with a stop. i guess this whole pregnancy thing isn't so bad after all.....
as you can see she & foster spend some quality time together in the back of DH's truck just being puppies! i will have to swing by dave's work one of these days so i can take some more pics!
the boys chillin on the porch through the screen....
otherwise i didn't take a single pic all weekend! sorry guys but being pregnant & a bridesmaid is enough work-no time for pics.
foster got a new water resistant collar from cabelas for his bday this year. he does so much swimming & his other one gets stinky & gross.
he's quite good at posing for me....
he seems to like it!
today is DH's bday! happy birthday my love! 
had to pull the lettuce b/c it wilted & died (unlike toms lettuce does not like the heat). cukes are doing ok, no big fruit but lots of little guys who might grow up. and my snap peas (a new addition to the garden this year) are doing great! 
i built a trellis for them with some stakes & some old yarn from my knitting days. just ate my first 5 peas a few days ago and they were delicious!
hopefully more good news to come in another few weeks!
DH went out fluke fishing a week or 2 ago with BF dave somewhere in the atlantic ocean and came back with a very nice catch!
but very tastey!!
for probably the 6th time in 7 yrs (boo 6 weeks of rain last summer) we spent the 4th of july holiday up in the great north woods of NH. this is where DH did his graduate research on moose and we can't seem to get away-it's such an awesome spot to visit. and the weather....in a word: PERFECT. this 4th of july marked another milestone for foster the puppy: his 1st camping trip! and as you will see from the pics he had quite a fun time!
the crew on the boats
it was still hot even in northern NH so cooling off in the ammonoosuc river by our campsite was a very nice end to a lovely day. 
someone had built a little jacuzzi with the rocks which we happily lounged in all weekend
of course we weren't the only ones who enjoyed the water
sunday was reserved for our usual float down the lower part of the androscoggin from shelburne, NH to gilead, ME. remember #3 from my last post? there's a nice current in this part of the river and very little paddling is actually required. due to my pregnant state this year DH did just about all the paddling himself! thanks hunny!
we always stop at this big spit in the river for lunch. puppy got in some fetching & swimming
back at camp puppy had no trouble drying off
and eventually crashed hard (in a patch of dirt of course) for the night after 2 super fun days in NH! 
highlight of the weekend for me: fried dough! that's right folks! after 6 yrs of driving by the gorham fair & whining for one i was FINALLY rewarded with a stop. i guess this whole pregnancy thing isn't so bad after all.....
dave at the helm
and the catch!
thanks for a fun trip hubby!
