Cam is growing up fast! We can’t believe he just turned 9 months old! Over the past month we have been keeping busy with family, friends, and most importantly, staying cool! Here’s some pictures to highlight what Cam has been up to.

Cam visiting with his Great Grandparents.

We went on our first family vacation and brought Cam to our favorite spot, Acadia National Park. We’ve been the last 3 years for the Fourth of July, this being Cam’s first, and definitely not his last!

Eric and Cam resting during a hike up Mount Sargent.

Part of our week up in the park is waking up at 2am to catch sunrise on Cadillac Mountain on the Fourth of July, although we’re guessing as Cam becomes a little more opinionated he may opt for the lazy way up, and make us drive, boooo….

Rusty resting on the summit watching sunrise.

Top of Cadillac Mountain on the 4th of July. Notice the sleeping baby, he slept through it all.

While away, Cam finally started crawling forward! To make it more of a challenge on us, he chose to do it in the house we had rented which had all tile floor. After a couple bumps and bruises, he’s mastered crawling and has us running after him every which way!

Practicing his crawling on the lawn in Bar Harbor.

Pretty views from Compass Harbor.

Looking cute in his lobster shirt for our lobster dinner at Abel’s, you can watch the lobsters come off the boats.

Showing off his pearly whites, 5 teeth now! Happy to be on vacation.

Playing with Rusty in Camden Maine, where we stopped on our way up and back to break up the 6 hour ride with a 9 month old, but he did great!

Summer seems to be in full swing now, hot and humid days make for frequent trips to the lake, boating, and the pool! Our gym has a big outdoor pool that is great for kids. One 90 degree day we took a trip and cooled off!

Splashing around in the pool to keep cool.

Cam and Dad at the pool.

We’ve officially made it to the third trimester, the home stretch, we still have so much to do. Ally is doing great and we are trying to enjoy the last weeks of just the two of us. We’ve been contemplating what to do about vacation/maternity time, but ultimately decided we needed one last get-a-way before the baby comes. Last year for the 4th of July we went to Acadia National Park in Maine, we loved it so much that we want to make it an annual trip, we just weren’t planning on going this year. After not much arm twisting, sort of last minute, we ended up booking a place for the week up there. It was just want we needed before we bring this new life into ours.

I woke up early the first few days to go photograph sunrise, I actually entered a few photos into a National Geographic contest, click here, to see them and please share/like them on Facebook and Twitter, maybe I’ll win and get to go on a trip to the Galapagos Islands.

Sunrise from the coast of Acadia National Park

We did lots of hiking, 25 miles in total for the week. We went to the beach a couple days too, one day while Ally was relaxing in the sand I ventured across the road and hiked the Beehive, its a steep little bump that requires climbing ladders, pulling yourself up rocks, and walking along cliffs to make it to the summit. It ended up being a lot easier than I expected so when I got back to the beach I told Ally she was going to do it later that day and me and Rusty would meet her on the other side since dogs are not allowed on the trial. She was a bit reluctant at first but in the end she loved it and did great.

The Beehive – Look closely and you can see all the people on it.

Cooling off in the 55 degree water after my hike up the Beehive

Me and Rusty took the trail around back since he can’t really climb ladders and waited while Ally solo climbed the Beehive.

There was lots of driving around and taking in the sights. It’s a truly amazing place, we saw a whale breach just off shore one day while driving around. There were eagles flying overhead, fresh lobster, ice cream….

Rusty taking in the sights

On the fourth of July we woke up at 2:30am to hike Cadillac Mountain and watch the sunrise. It was a tough 2.2 miles in the dark but we were rewarded with a great sunrise once up top, despite all the tourists that drive up (I refuse to drive up any mountain!). After the hike back down, the Rotary Club was having a pancake breakfast in downtown Bar Harbor so we headed there for some much needed grub, then home for a nap.

Just before sunrise on July 4th from the summit of Cadillac Mountain

The 7 month baby bump on top of Cadillac

We are lucky to have such a nice sunrise, during our nap the weather changed for the worse and it started to rain. The rest of the day was cloudy and fog down by the ocean. The fireworks in Bar Harbor were almost postponed because of the weather.

Baby’s first fireworks

One final stop before we headed home, Ally needed a second round of popovers from Jordan Pond, they are delicious.

Popovers!