Cape Cod 2012

We decided to go to Cape Cod during our August vacation week this year. Nana and Papa are trying to sell their cottage in Eastham and since Chad spent so many vacations there as a child we wanted to bring the girls there for a visit.  Now that the kids are older (and have less stuff that accompany them) we thought it was the perfect year to go. We called it the "swan song" vacation. It might be the first and last vacation for them at the cottage.

We spent the weekends at Nana and Papa's so we could visit with them. On Saturday, the whole family had dinner which was tons of fun. It's great to see all the cousins together and summer nights on their porch are really great.

On Monday, we headed to Eastham and settled in there for a few days. I would be lying if we weren't a little concerned about there being no TV at the cottage but we were up to "roughing it." And we knew that the beach would tire them out. After some housekeeping items (sheets on bed, grocery shopping, walk the dog...), we went to the Bay for an evening swim. It was really warm...my kind of beach! The kids loved it because they could walk out far and it's not over their heads.

That night we brought them for a special treat. We went to see Ice Age 4 at the Wellfleet Drive In. It was Marin's first movie outside our living room. It really is a throw back experience on a beautiful summer night.

On Tuesday, we left early and spent most of the day at the beach. We swam, made sandcastles and had lunch.

After naps and showers, we went in search of food which brought us to Wellfleet center and then to the Harbor to see the sun setting.

We went to the beach for a while on Wednesday and then came home for lunch. While Marin was napping, Katie headed down the street to the pond for an afternoon swim. That pond served as a great pit stop in between our adventures.  Good ol' Arnold's was our restaurant of choice. It's a local institution with the yummiest onion rings. We took the girls to Nauset Light Beach so they could see the ocean before heading home. We decided to do our beaching on the Bay side so that Chad and I could enjoy the vacation. The beach side is a little rougher surf and not great for little kids. But it is beautiful and the kids liked it. I mean, who doesn't like crashing waves and surfers?

We hit Nauset Ice Cream on the way home. The cherry on top of a fun day.

On Thursday, we went to the beach but the weather was not cooperating. A big thunderstorm came rolling in. While at the cottage, we packed up and decided to go back to Nana and Papa's to see them instead of hanging out by ourselves in the rain. We had a great time in Eastham and packed in a lot of fun. The swan song vacation was a good one. I had to mark the moment of Chad leaving the cottage in case it was the last time ever.

We headed to Harwich to hang out with the Herolds on Friday where we lunched and beached...our favorite vacation activity.



The weather was not so great at the end of the week but we got to spend some time with Nana and Papa before heading home. Hey Cape Cod! Thanks for a great vacation!