We returned from our annual Seattle vacation on July 21. The girls started school on August 28. During those five weeks we of course tried to pack in as much fun as we could. Here are some highlights:
Charlotte has a new pink bedroom. Just before heading to Seattle we finished the wallpaper removal in two bedrooms and repainting of three. Once we returned home Carol put some finishing touches on Charlotte's new room. We thought she might have a hard time adjusting to sleeping alone in her room but she took to it immediately. It's also now Tessa's favorite place to nap.
At the end of July we returned to Cider Hill Farm to pick blueberries and raspberries and eat cider donuts. The girls also love to feed the chickens. We hadn't noticed before, but the chickens have a passage that allows them to access a very large pasture that is entirely protected by mesh.
In early August we had a visit from Seattle friends Jeannie, Kelan and Lauren. Kelan was Audrey's classmate at co-op preschool in Seattle and Lauren was Charlotte's classmate. Carol and the girls showed them the town and also took them to the Rockery.
Audrey has become pretty serious about figure skating and has been taking lessons continuously since last November. It's a great sport to do in the summer in Boston because you get to spend an hour in a nicely chilled rink once a week!
In mid-August it was Audrey's schoolmate Sophia's birthday. Her birthday is always celebrated with a big party at her house and then everyone convoys to Revere to attend Circus Smirkus. This is the third time we've seen it and it was as charming as ever.
The next weekend we went on an outing to the Bunker Hill Monument. We climbed it last year and now we always point it out when we drive on the freeway to Boston so the girls were excited to return. We enjoyed a lovely picnic (Carol is a master of picnic arts) on the lawn at the base of the monument. Then we went to the Boston Children's Museum for a couple of hours followed by ice cream. Much fun.
At the end of August we were invited by our neighbor friends to join them at their family's cottage on Cape Cod. The weather was great and we had hours of fun playing and swimming in the ocean. There was also lots of bike riding. We failed to play mini golf but we survived. We did eat plenty of ice cream.
Although we had beach time while on the Cape, we hadn't had a whole dedicated beach day all summer long. So on Saturday of Labor Day weekend we got up early and headed to Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester. We arrived just before 10:00 am and we were almost the last vehicle to get in before the lot was full and closed. We stayed until dinner time and had a blast. Audrey did some serious boogie boarding.
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