1st Vacation

The kids enjoyed their trip to the cape (as did mom annd dad!) We arrived Tuesday afternoon to the cute little cottage in West Yarmouth. Grammie and Steve were at the beach and hurried home as soon as we arrived. The kids played for a bit then had their dinner. We went for ice cream and then put the kids to bed...everyone was pretty tired - so we all went shortly after!

On Wednesday, we got up and got everything packed and ready for the beach. We went to Seagull beach which is only .8 miles from the cottage. Steve will usually drop us all off and then drive home and ride his bike back, but because we had so much "STUFF" we decided to drive and park the car. Steve and David unloaded everything and Grammie and I sat in the back of the van with the kids until everything was set up. We brought the kids to our prime location...right near the water. Grammie and I brought them down to the water and stuck their piggie toes in and Ari wanted to dive in! Matthew enjoyed it too - but wasn't as anxious to get right in as Arianna was! We sat in the sand by the water and let the waves crash on the kids. I then grabbed Arianna's Bumbo chair and she sat in that and loved having the waves crash...that was a GREAT idea until she realized she could reach down and grab a handfull of sand! She was ready to put the whole hand in her mouth when Grammie stopped her. We fed the kids lunch, then they both took a 2.5 hour nap! Matthew sprawled out in the tent, and Ari fell asleep on me sitting in my chair. They woke up and we headed home. We were at the beach for 5.5 hours that day. We headed home, gave the kids a shower (in the outdoor shower) and then Derek and Ashley came for dinner.

On Thursday, David and I left the kids for a bit with Grammie and Steve and went to Cuffy's t-shirt outlet and we went to the Christmas Tree Shop. We were gone for about an hour - came home and everyone got ready for the beach. Brian drove up and got there at noon - just as we were packing the car - so we all piled in and off to the beach we went. The kids spent most of the day in the water and didn't want to get out! The water was about 75 degrees - so it was nice and warm. We played on rafts and Ari figured out how to jump the waves. We then headed out around 3:30 - went back, showered, packed the car and headed back home. Matthew slept the enitre ride home (2.5 hours) and Arianna slept for about 1.5 hours. They were so good on this mini-vacation.