The Jasons Great Outdoors: Portland...Maine. Seems like a good fit.

I am writing today from the kitchen of our second airbnb here in Portland, ME. This location is about a mile and a half outside the city, and I think it is in an area we all agree would be perfect. Woods with trails, lots of homes with character, and a bike-path right into town. Most importantly...when Scott finishes his day at the office, it is just a 10 minute drive home or a short bike ride. The kids and I are slowly exploring the streets to see what we may have missed the last time we were here. Turns out we missed a glorious donut shop and a very time consuming toy store! The rocky beaches absorbed another few hours with all the treasure you can find under each rock. Sea glass and crabs to name a few. I had to convince Fiona to leave behind her 50lb. rock collection at the beach, due to the fact that we will be moving here and she can return in a few months with her own bag and fill it to her hearts content...and lug it home with her own muscles. We have had some other recent adventures closer to home. A fabulous visit with Uncle Bill and Aunt Melcie at their rental in Marblehead and a day trip into Boston to hang out with Gideon and Pam at the Charles River Park and playgrounds. Then on our way back to the subway we ducked into the Boston Public Library for an amazing map exhibit! Next on the horizon for us is a two night stay in Kittery, ME with Hallie and her growing family and Lillie and her growing family! I think that my four oldest friends will all be together under the same roof with all our children for the first time ever!!! I am dying to get my hands on Olive and Viola (both 2). Fiona and Ethan can't wait to play the role of babysitters. To think...we have know each other since grade-school...some of us since kindergarten!!