~ I Love My Sea Bag! ~Sea Bags is a company located in the heart of Portland, Maine's working waterfront. This fantastic company designs handcrafted tote bags and accessories out of recycled sails from boats. This unique company produces quality handmade products whose sails are 100% recycled, and the craftsmanship is like no other sail product. Their stores are in Portland and Freeport, Maine. You can of course order any of their wonderful … [Read more...]
Embassy Suites in Portland, Maine
July 29, 2012 by · 127 Comments
Want to Stay in Style in Portland?~ The Embassy Suites Is the Place to Be ~As you know, we just got home recently from our trip to New Hampshire and Maine. The northern parts of New England are gorgeous, and completely surpassed our expectations. Portland, Maine is a beautiful city with rustic brick buildings and nautical character. The downtown shopping area has a quaint little cobblestone section with eclectic shops and upscale restaurants. You … [Read more...]
Day Six ~ Final Day of Vacation
July 18, 2012 by · 12 Comments
Family Vacation ~ Children's Museum and Shopping For the last day of vacation we decided to check out the Children's Museum & Theater of Maine. We belong to the Children's Museum in Providence, RI so we just used our reciprocal passes to get in. It was such a fun place for the kids! They had four levels of activities for kids, and so many fun interactive stations. The kids loved milking the cow, catching lobsters from the lobster boat, and … [Read more...]
Day Five ~ Visited Freeport, ME
July 17, 2012 by · 20 Comments
Family Vacation ~ LL Bean, Maine Coast, Lobsters, and Whoopie PiesToday was a fun day as we headed to Freeport, Maine to visit the LL Bean Stores and Outlets. We also decided to check out a State Park for lunch to picnic on the coast. Freeport was absolutely gorgeous. The outlets actually looked quaint as they were set on a Main Street USA type setting, and the LL Bean stores were awesome! They were HUGE and had everything you could want. The … [Read more...]
Our Trip ~ Day Four “Sea Dog Day!”
July 16, 2012 by · 139 Comments
Family Vacation ~ Go Sea Dogs!Those of you that have been following our trip I appreciate it! Today we were in Maine, and we went to the Portland Sea Dogs game! It was a TON of fun! We had never been to a baseball game together before. The tickets were only $8 a piece for GREAT seats, they had games they played during the breaks, and music that kept things fun! I would definitely recommend attending a game as a fun family outing. LL Bean … [Read more...]
Our Trip ~ Day Three “Headin’ to Maine!”
July 15, 2012 by · 15 Comments
Family Vacation ~ From New Hampshire toMaine CountryBring on the Lobsters! We are headed to Maine! As you read on Day One and Day Two of our vacation, we have been hanging out in New Hampshire looking at the town and visiting Story Land. The kids had an absolute blast there and are dying to go back already. Today we started the day in quaint little North Conway, NH. It's such a gorgeous little town in the valley of the White Mountains. The … [Read more...]
Mama Luvs Books: Planning for Summer Vacation
June 12, 2012 by · 30 Comments
Do You Have Plans This Summer?Each year we like to try and take a trip if possible. Last year we went to Ireland for a our 10-year Anniversary (thanks Mom & Dad for watching the kids), and the year before that it was a family trip to the Bahamas. I searched around the Internet and found a fabulous deal on CheapCaribbean.com. We stayed at an all-inclusive Wyndham resort in Freeport. We basically got the per person rate for as much as it usually … [Read more...]