At Lake Ossippee in Freedom, New Hampshire, Doug's paternal grandfather bought some land and built a little house they called "Camp". Doug's grandfather was Bernard Colman Goodwin. Doug's full name is Douglas Colman Goodwin. So we took Colman David and Chelsea Abigail to visit this sacred camp. Doug's Aunt Judy now lives there with her husband Uncle Dallas. They have since added onto the place but much of the original structure remains. It was great to introduce the kids to the place where their grandfather and father grew up swimming in the clear mountain lake water. 
Aunt Judy and Uncle Dallas with CnCBest of all, the kids got to meet their New Hampshire relatives. Along with Judy and Dallas, they met Aunt Judy's daughter Krista, son Tom and his wife Joanne and daughter Kristen. We celebrated Uncle Dallas' 75th birthday. Not bad considering he had just had a quadruple bypass a couple of mos before.
Trying on shoes after shopping
We took the kids swimming in the lake. The water was frigid - mid to upper 60's. Too cold for Carol, but we threw the kids in anyway. Colman whined a little but he settled in pretty quickly...once the numbness settled in. heh. Chelsea loved it from the start. She is her daddy's little girl - with the same internal temperature guage that gets quickly overheated. (tough luck growing up in the south) Judy and Dallas have a pontoon boat, that was not working (bummer) but it made a great playyard.
When we weren't torturing the kids in the cold water, we played out in the yard, picked berries, went shopping and relaxed. We also enjoyed lobster dinner - $3.99 / lb. A nice perk to living near Maine.
Doug picking blueberries and huckleberries
Huckleberres are smaller and darker than blueberries
Getting ready for football season at AU
Newest members of Red Sox Nation
The Fullers - Joanne, Kristen, Tom
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