Cape Cod seems like a distant memory now - it's hard to believe that only two weeks ago we were living seaside in one of the world's most picturesque summer getaways. Doing nothing and doing it all day...
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| The view from our patio...c'mon! |
This year we really blew it out and rented a house for an entire month in Dennis. The house was beautiful, located a 2 minute walk to the beach with views of the ocean from almost every room. And to really spoil us, we had a pool in the back! The kids logged some major pool time and Hank surprised us all by swimming like a fish, sans floaties, from day 1! I guess those swim lessons paid off. He discovered goggles early on and fell in love with putting his head underwater and seeing what he could see. Gus went from hanging out on the stairs and playing with his trucks to swimming in the deep end with Daddy.
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| Hank showing Benson how to swim with goggles. |
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| Pool time with Daddy... |
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| Lobstah prep Kelly style. It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it. |
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| Handsome boys! |
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| Happy boys at the beach |
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| Sunset beach walk |
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| Gus turned two! Look at him eyeing that cupcake... |
Besides sitting by the pool, we had plenty of days to explore the beach and check out local towns and activities. Being on the Cape for an extended period really allowed us to get to know it in a way that we've been unable to do in the past. Matt and I checked out local restaurants and shops, Hank went to an awesome camp for a couple of weeks that he really enjoyed (well, truth be told, he was quite reluctant for the first 12 days of camp but then loved it on days 13 & 14 - only to learn it was over). The kids checked out a county fair, a local puppet show, the CC Museum of Natural History, and the CC Potato Chip factory.
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| Hilarious craft project from camp - the art teacher told me Hank refused to smile for the photo to go inside his frame. |
We were also able to host a whole slew of friends over the course of the month which gave us some much needed time to catch up with folks we don't get to see too often. From Boston we had a nice visit from Andrew and Karen Lackner. From New York we had Jenn & John Lancefield with their two little boys Benson and Henry and my oldest friend Ali with her brand spanking new fiance Hugh (engaged the day before!!!). Fran and Elliott Slocombe came up from Toronto with their little girl Georgia. Last but not least, Dode and Barbara Gladders visited from New Hampshire.
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| Jenn, Benson, Hugh, Matt, Gus, Me, Hank, Ali, Henry and John |
It was kind of weird to be away from home for so long but it did force us to try to relax and enjoy the summer instead of spending it in a panic over preparing for the babies. The pregnancy has been going very smoothly so far but you never know with twins so we were lucky to get away while we could. School starts next week and with that comes nesting with a vengeance!
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