Ok, so there was no mayhem, no more than usual at least. I just wanted to see how many mmmm's I could stick in the title of this post to wrap up the Merry Month of May. 
There was a Mammoth! Or as the boys would call it, an Elf-phant. The boys, Grandma and my Sister all got their first ever ride. Scott was a vetran elephant driver. Janis and Scott can be thanked for the Packaderms, Clowns, Trapeezers and all that comes with the three rings since
they treated all of us to a day at the circus. It's hard to say what the boys were most interested in. Inspite of all of the amazing action, I often caught them staring more intently at the vendors hawking shiny toys and glow sticks. My mom was giggling like crazy at the dancing bears. Cari-anne favored the monkeys because I guess she doesn't get enough of little ones running and climing over everything at home. Personally I think the human cannonnball was the coolest. For most part during May there was the usual, yardwork, housework, work, squeezing my jogs in here and there, and then toward the end, Vacation!
That's where the mooses came in. Actually it's
just moose, no matter how many you are talking about and we did talk about this a lot. All of the tourist did, speculating on whether it is Mooses or Meeses or Meese or ... The locals would all confirm its Moose, just Moose. Local was Jackman, Maine where Cari-anne, the kids and I, along with Jared and Caitlin, spent the last week of May in a very comfortable cabin. It was kind of obvious we weren't from around there as our enthusiasm to see one of these Moose creatures resembled a hunt for Sasquatch. Our carload may have seemed as silly to the local population, as I imagine seeing a car load of people stoping to look at a deer might look in my neighborhood. Then again 
aren't I a snob. You might not see deer every day where your from, and if I really have to admit it, it is nice to see some dear once and a while! I don't know if I would tak
e a Deer Cruise though. Call it a Moose Cruise and sign me up. Thank goodness for the blankets and Thank goodness we had Jared and Caitlin with us to help keep the boys on the boat. Well, our guide didn't really guarantee that we'd spot any moose 
in the wild, and aside from a very sceanic and very chilly ride, we came up mooseless. So Moose Cruise / Deer Cruise, call it what you may, it was a fun voyage all the same. The
n on the way back to the cabin this guy was standing right in the middle of the road. Ultimately we spotted eight moose on the trip. Not to bad considering I've been to Maine about twenty times and never spotted one before. We also took a day trip to Quebec. It was about a two hour drive to Quebec City. Ryan was very polite to the customes agent and upon crossing the border the boys began their first
international journey. I've been to many places in Canada on my travels but this was my first visit to primarily French speaking Quebec. I've become accustom to trying to figure out kilometers but it was a little surprising to encounter such a language barrier just over the U.S. border. I figured out that I already knew Bon Jour and Merci and since all the street signs had Rue on them this may mean street. After that I was lost. Our recent college grad Caitlin handled the bulk of our translations and Jared offered his assistance by speaking in a somewhat convincing British accent. Cari-anne and I did the best we could and luckily everyone we met did there best to speak to us in English. Traveling with small children invites all sorts of conversation and several times a kind hearted Québécoise would rattle off some conversation with Aidan & Ryan. The boys would smile and nod, seemingly understanding all that was said to them. I adopted this tact and it seemed to work well for me too. It was a very nice day trip and we were greeted by two of our eight moose just as we returned to the U.S.A.
There was a Mammoth! Or as the boys would call it, an Elf-phant. The boys, Grandma and my Sister all got their first ever ride. Scott was a vetran elephant driver. Janis and Scott can be thanked for the Packaderms, Clowns, Trapeezers and all that comes with the three rings since
they treated all of us to a day at the circus. It's hard to say what the boys were most interested in. Inspite of all of the amazing action, I often caught them staring more intently at the vendors hawking shiny toys and glow sticks. My mom was giggling like crazy at the dancing bears. Cari-anne favored the monkeys because I guess she doesn't get enough of little ones running and climing over everything at home. Personally I think the human cannonnball was the coolest. For most part during May there was the usual, yardwork, housework, work, squeezing my jogs in here and there, and then toward the end, Vacation!
That's where the mooses came in. Actually it's
just moose, no matter how many you are talking about and we did talk about this a lot. All of the tourist did, speculating on whether it is Mooses or Meeses or Meese or ... The locals would all confirm its Moose, just Moose. Local was Jackman, Maine where Cari-anne, the kids and I, along with Jared and Caitlin, spent the last week of May in a very comfortable cabin. It was kind of obvious we weren't from around there as our enthusiasm to see one of these Moose creatures resembled a hunt for Sasquatch. Our carload may have seemed as silly to the local population, as I imagine seeing a car load of people stoping to look at a deer might look in my neighborhood. Then again 
aren't I a snob. You might not see deer every day where your from, and if I really have to admit it, it is nice to see some dear once and a while! I don't know if I would tak
e a Deer Cruise though. Call it a Moose Cruise and sign me up. Thank goodness for the blankets and Thank goodness we had Jared and Caitlin with us to help keep the boys on the boat. Well, our guide didn't really guarantee that we'd spot any moose 
in the wild, and aside from a very sceanic and very chilly ride, we came up mooseless. So Moose Cruise / Deer Cruise, call it what you may, it was a fun voyage all the same. The
n on the way back to the cabin this guy was standing right in the middle of the road. Ultimately we spotted eight moose on the trip. Not to bad considering I've been to Maine about twenty times and never spotted one before. We also took a day trip to Quebec. It was about a two hour drive to Quebec City. Ryan was very polite to the customes agent and upon crossing the border the boys began their first
international journey. I've been to many places in Canada on my travels but this was my first visit to primarily French speaking Quebec. I've become accustom to trying to figure out kilometers but it was a little surprising to encounter such a language barrier just over the U.S. border. I figured out that I already knew Bon Jour and Merci and since all the street signs had Rue on them this may mean street. After that I was lost. Our recent college grad Caitlin handled the bulk of our translations and Jared offered his assistance by speaking in a somewhat convincing British accent. Cari-anne and I did the best we could and luckily everyone we met did there best to speak to us in English. Traveling with small children invites all sorts of conversation and several times a kind hearted Québécoise would rattle off some conversation with Aidan & Ryan. The boys would smile and nod, seemingly understanding all that was said to them. I adopted this tact and it seemed to work well for me too. It was a very nice day trip and we were greeted by two of our eight moose just as we returned to the U.S.A. So what is Moxie? Is it as soft drink? Is it a waterfall? Your are right if you said yes to either or 
both. If you want to learn more about the soda and all things moxie, go to: http://www.moxie.info/
both. If you want to learn more about the soda and all things moxie, go to: http://www.moxie.info/
Moxie the Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in Maine. The main drop is over 90 feet and the trail leading from the parking area is a plesant and beautiful walk. Cari-anne particularly like the stump steps 
through the muddy parts. At the falls Jared and I debated the best ways to attempt to scale up and down the falls from the comfortable and secure observation deck. I can't quite remember if he was breaking out his British accent to emphasize his climbing trajectory or not.
through the muddy parts. At the falls Jared and I debated the best ways to attempt to scale up and down the falls from the comfortable and secure observation deck. I can't quite remember if he was breaking out his British accent to emphasize his climbing trajectory or not.So as to not leave running out entirely, I did get out twice. It was a very busy week afterall. Jared and I ran a few miles (a loop) down around the muddiest and hilliest snowmobile trail. He 
tends to run a bit faster than I do so it was a bit more of a challenge. 
It was also a challenge to remain standing as each of us nearly wiped out in the mud puddles. My only other outing was a run through downtown Jackman and back. The local sherrif clocked me at a mean five miles per hour. I confirmed with the van that it was 2.6 miles straight out to the B & R Moosemart (my turn around point) making this roughly a five mile trip. So by and large that is the month of May, although there is not enough room to put all of the pictures and fun stuff here. With some vacations you can tell when its time to go home. It was only the calendar demanding our departure this time. So here we are at the beginning of June. Let's see what we can get into this month.
tends to run a bit faster than I do so it was a bit more of a challenge. 
It was also a challenge to remain standing as each of us nearly wiped out in the mud puddles. My only other outing was a run through downtown Jackman and back. The local sherrif clocked me at a mean five miles per hour. I confirmed with the van that it was 2.6 miles straight out to the B & R Moosemart (my turn around point) making this roughly a five mile trip. So by and large that is the month of May, although there is not enough room to put all of the pictures and fun stuff here. With some vacations you can tell when its time to go home. It was only the calendar demanding our departure this time. So here we are at the beginning of June. Let's see what we can get into this month. 
