Great Cape Escape

For a few months now we have been planning a trip to the Cape, and I joked that it would be the first, and last one, of just the four of us.  The weather was a little overcast the whole weekend, but we were very blessed that it didn't dampen our family time.  There were a few things we got to that we wanted to hit.  

When Kevin was growing up, his family would drive to New England to visit with family, and they experienced a lot of beach time.  His most memorable one was called Skaket beach, where when the tide went out, you could walk on the sand bar for a very good distance.  We were able to see that beach in the two photo's below, and it was really neat to see that little critters and walk out with only the water up to your ankles.

The kids found some hermit crabs and put them in the buckets, and just enjoyed playing in all the sand.

Here are Kevin and Daniel with their nets ready to catch some other things.  Kevin said he saw a huge horseshoe crab out in the water, and he went way out in the cold water to find some cool things.  
Here is Daniel taking the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, we only spent the day out there.  He was very funny saying that our gray car was very happy to be riding the boat, and was very interested in the map of the island and in helping us find the different lighthouses.  He thought there would be buried treasure in the lighthouses, but they were locked, so we didn't find any treasure chests.  
I needed to include at least one photo of me...
Here is a good one of the men...
So for the rest of the time we were able to just enjoy the little cottage, "Daniel's Little house", visit with Kevin's grandmother, go to the indoor swimming pool almost every day, and on the rainy morning we went to a Children's museum that was just a few minutes away.  Another big thing we learned is to not tell Daniel what exciting thing we would be doing the next day, because he would wake up very early talking about it.  Having a mini-van, GPS, and a DVD player also really help on these types of trips!

Now it is back to reality and washing all the clothes.  I am thankful for the time we had, and I think with all the rain the trees are looking a lot greener.