Last week, we had a terrific vacation to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. We stayed in a cottage right on Knickerbocker Lake, and it is probably one of the best vacations I have ever had in my life.

Malone & Emerson had a blast -- we took them nearly everywhere we went (we didn't take them sailing or shopping); and they loved all the non-stop attention!!!

The day before we left, Mark FINALLY found our camera battery and charger that have been missing for months -- so I am finally able to take pictures again!!!


They had so much fun swimming off a dock into knickerbocker lake. We would throw a stick out for them, and then as they were trying to swim back, they would play tug-of-war.



After swimming for nearly an hour, we were getting them to dry off in the sun on top of an overturned canoe. Have you ever seen two happier faces?



One of the days, we drove about an hour to Popham Beach that allows dogs. Again, they ran and swam; ran and swam; and ran and swam. Truly a dog's life!!



We were trying to get them to dry out before putting them back in the van, and Emerson was NOT happy about being so close to water, and not allowed to jump in.



The first weekend we were there, it rained ALL day, so we spent a lot of time hanging around the cabin. Here the dogs are looking out the window, wistfully wishing the rain would go away so they could run and play.