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…from our vacation! We’ve only been home from the Cape for about 24 hours, and already much of it seems like a blur. I guess I should get used to that for a while – vacationing with young kids is not exactly the relaxing, carefree type of trip we used to enjoy. “Sleeping in” is now defined as getting out of bed after sunrise, a “fancy dinner” refers to pizza at the beach, and long, quiet walks along the shore have been replaced with constant tidepooling, splashing, and swimming. And I love it! Of course, the science teacher in me is thrilled that the boys both adore searching for hermit crabs and other sea life…it gives me an excuse to “play” in the water all day too!

We tucked away lots of happy memories this trip…
…Enjoying coffee on the deck while the boys played with trucks in the gravel. Cooperatively.
…Date night with my hubby to celebrate our 6 year anniversary, courtesy of our awesome babysitters – Thanks Aunt Becca and Uncle Abe!
…Teaching Hudson to play mini-golf while Ollie tried to jump into every water hazard he could find
…Orleans 4th of July parade – with ice cream
…Tidepooling at sunset
…Hudson’s enthusiasm for windmills and lighthouses, even though there were no trucks involved.
…Ollie’s willingness to hold (and kiss) any sea creature placed before him
…Buying the boys button candy for the first time at a penny candy store, then watching their mouths change colors as they inhaled it
…Splashing in puddles after a rainstorm, and then getting caught in another one
…Hudson “helping” us navigate Plimoth Plantation while holding a map…upside down

*sigh*

Can’t wait for next year so we can do it all again!