sugar high.

we went to a place where they make maple sugar. it's the cutest little place, and it's kind of a tradition to go each spring.

they have maple soft serve for a quarter. that's right folks, twenty-five cents. it's amazingly good.

they boil the sap in this huge machine in a room where the steam goes out the top, but it's still pretty toasty. the windows get all steamy and it smells like heaven.

 (you can see the big machine and all the steam in the back!)

they serve mainly waffles and pancakes in the adjoining restaurant. for whatever reason, they brought us pickles to start. i love little places like that. it's just their thing.

two hours was worth the drive.

Cousins! and Brothers...

To say I played a little dress up with stuffed animals and dolls this week would be an understatement.


I played A LOT of dress up this week, with my cousin Audrey.


We also went to a carousel near the water. (Jack actually posed for me!)

And Audrey investigated how it worked above her!


(Will posed too! I'm surprised... brothers can be a pain!)

After a long day of carousels, my cousin Reid feel fast asleep on the way home.

"Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends."

Long Time, No See!

Goodness! It's been so long since I last posted! I've been busy. With picture taking, playing hide and seek, and planning my own little Ava's Tea Party. Oh, and being on the news twice in one day (30 minutes of fame perhaps?)

I got back from Cincinnati on Tuesday. I know, I know, it's Saturday now, and I haven't posted ANY pictures from my trip! The wait is over!


This is Courtney. She's my adorable second cousin, and she's ~almost~ three years old. She was shy for the camera at first, but warmed up really quickly! She loved to play hide and seek! She couldn't quite count by herself, but she would echo me when we counted together. However, when she got into the teens, she knew them pretty well. Until 13. Ex. "...10, 11, 12, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13..." Maybe she's just a tiny Taylor Swift wannabe...


This is Ethan. He's my second cousin as well, but not Courtney's brother. He borrowed his mom's camera, I promised I'd watch him with it outside, and that's when I decided he was a little photographer in training!

Meet Meghan. She's 5, and super sweet! (And Courtney's older sister!) When she saw me with my camera, she immediately said, "Let's go outside and take pictures!" However, when we actually got outside, she was more into playing hide and seek. (Which I must have played for three hours straight!)


This is Karen. You probably recognize her from my Cape Cod pictures! She still is missing her two front teeth, and she's still a ham for the camera! She is somewhat amazed by my camera, and that I bring it everywhere! She said to me, "You even brought your camera here?" Well, yes Karen, I did.


I still have more to cover, in another post, probably tomorrow. I'm looking forward to RAW(e)'s Vintage theme this coming week, and have the perfect picture in mind as well! Happy Saturday everyone!