May Flowers bring on some Carey Adventures!

Kicking off the baseball season at a Red Sox game… Love living so close to Fenway.

So many great things to celebrate in May:

Two of my nephews are graduating from high school.

Keegan

Jared

But really, who is the real kid at heart… Their mother!!! Aunt Jen showing Ayden some of her cheerleading moves…

Took my sister and her oldest son, Jake, into Boston to show them some culture. We walked the freedom trail right into Urban Outfitters!

We finished off their weekend visit celebrating Ayden’s first communion.

And even hit Crane’s beach before labor day — and dove into the frigid water!

Slowly counting down until the last day of school. With all of the snow days, we are in school until June 26th!!

May 23rd — Each year on my birthday my best and only gift I want is to do something adventurous with my family. This year we decided that since we live so close to my favorite mountain range, we were going to hike Mt. Washington! Our traditional hiking lunches are peanut butter fluff sandwiches…

Up and out early, we hit the trail head. We had our doubts that Trixie (Ayden) would make it very far. What a surprise that not only did she MAKE it to the top, but she talked the ENTIRE way. It was an absolutely perfect day!!! Ending with a bloody mary at Horsefeathers. LIFE is good!!!

 

We knew it was early in the year to be hiking on Mt. Washington but were surprised by the amount of snow and ice on the trail. It had snowed the night before and there was a coating of ice on the rocks as we gained elevation. Made for a tough trip but my crew stayed together and worked thru it.

My best pal has the same quest for adventure as I do. Life is never dull with him by my side.

Due to the snow and ice (and high wind) we decided to end our journey at the Lake of the Clouds hut. Unfortunately it was too early in the year to be open so we didn’t get the hot chocolate we were craving at that point in the day. Now that I know that hiking runs in our blood… I am already planning our next hiking adventure on the knife edge. Katahdin, ME! (The end of the Appalachian trial)

This was one of my top 10 days ever!! Embracing the moment!!