We went back to Wellfleet this summer. This year the weather was perfect - much cooler than last year - and we were joined midweek by Katy, Brad, Lyla, & Charlie.
Erin sports her new full body bathing suit, a wise investment that limited the greasy sunscreen slathering. This year instead of eating the sand Erin played happily in it. She still wasn't very excited about the waves and only went in the water firmly attached to Mom or Dad
We took an evening stroll along the Cove looking for hermit crabs, but the sand fleas drove us home early
The new redhead and the ex-redhead
Lyla wasn't a big fan of the salty water and preferred to hunt for shells with Brad. Caroline in her floaty suit loved to ride the "waves"
Heading to the ocean beach in the evening turned out to be a great success. Lyla and Caroline chased the waves getting their feet wet. With a temp of 62F they weren't going in any further!
Charlie is truly an energetic boy and at 17 months, he is firmly in the sand-eating phase. When Katy passed out brownies on the beach he deliberately rolled his pieces in sand and popped them in his mouth before we could stop him. Charlie also allowed us to take maximum advantage of daylight hours by rousing the household at 6 AM each day.
Lyla really wanted to get buried in the sand...
...until Erin saw her chance to get in some unopposed poking
Caroline and Lyla played great together. They would go off and play make-believe for most of the afternoon
Poor Erin came down with a multi-day prolonged fever that wiped her out
Dad absolutely loves this painting at the Cape house. Look at it - what on earth is going on? With those bizarre clouds, the odd red dot, and that creepy yellow thing this work truly belongs in the
MOBA
We found the new PB Boulangerie, which lived up to the hype and provided excellent pastries. Caroline could be seated at a cafe in Paris
Meanwhile Charlie took the end table and decided to ride it like a hobby horse
Twice daily trips to the beach wiped out Lyla & Caroline. Are they really asleep?
Rather than play golf at Highland Links we visited the lighthouse and had a picnic on the overlook
Our year-long quest to get a single good picture of both of the girls may have finally ended
One of many tame bunnies at Highland Light
The fox was more unexpected - maybe he knows where the tame bunnies are
Sunset at Head of the Meadow beach in Truro
Sicky Eri was a trooper for the expedition
Back in July we visited Grandma Lu in Atlanta
Keith, Grace, and Vincent were in town from Arizona and met us at the Childrens Museum.
The piano from Grandma Lu is a big hit, especially since Mom started playing from the Disney songbook
Friends Caren and Dave came to town with their children, Reese and Sadie. Jonah, Amelia, Susan, & Eugene joined us all for an afternoon at Robbins Farm Park.
We took a short trip to the New Hampshire / Maine coast over Labor Day. The weather reports hyped up Hurricane Earl, but he kindly stayed out to sea and didn't cause any problems. Always a sucker for a local bakery, here in Kittery, Maine, at the Beach Pea Bakery we found a humungous and quite tasty focaccia.
York Beach wasn't crowded at all because of the hurricane fears
It wouldn't be Maine without lobster and dinner at Chauncey Creek hit the spot
We gave the New Hampshire Childrens Museum a visit
Back home for a walk to the boardwalk in Arlington Great Meadows to see the froggies
Caroline's friend from school, Anna, visited for brunch
