For our road trip this year we visited Waitsfield, VT and Cape Cod, MA. Mom and the kids and I visited with Mary and Robert for a few days, then made our way to Cape Cod to meet up with Nancy, Steve, Sam and Anderson and Mike joined us for the long weekend. We stayed in Brewster, MA which was right on the bay, with its incredible tides - high tide was right up on the beach, but at low tide the water went out almost a mile so you could walk really far and see the sea life that was left behind. We spent a day in Martha's Vineyard where we visited Oak Bluffs and saw the gingerbread houses, ate at Nancy's (of course), and walked around town. Next to Provincetown where we climbed up 100something steps to the top of a tower commemorating the original Mayflower landing point. Despite the unusual heat wave (ugh) and mom braving a very bad allergic reaction (she is SUCH a good sport!!), it was pretty fun for us all to get to explore a new place together.
On our way home we stopped by Mike's college friend Toby & his wife Rebecca's cottage nearby and enjoyed a little brunch with them and I decided there's just nothing like having a little cottage to call your own. Just beautiful.
As you will see, the pictures are in reverse chronological order, but that's the way it goes this time.
Toby, Rebecca and the Shermans in Marion, MA.
Finally, my road trip crew pic, but on the way home after a fun adventure away!
Me and mom and our little cottage without air conditioning in Brewster, MA.
We climbed to the top of the Pilgrim's monument tower in Provincetown.
This is Amelia, with the shore behind her. Unreal how far out the tide went.
She fits right in!
Martha's Vineyard at one of the original Vineyard Vine stores.
Arriving on the vineyard we made a quick stop for treats at the Black Dog Cafe.
Nancy and Mom on the ferry out to the vineyard.
Oh AMELIA!!?!?!
That water line is where the water went to during high tide.
In Vermont we saw our old family friends Mary and Robert and got to see Katie and her family too, including Desiree who Amelia just loved!
My pretty mom with a pretty view behind her.
Old friends.
Robert was extremely patient about losing his personal space while we were there.
Creemies/Ice Cream EVERDAY!
The crew in one of our less chaotic moments. It lasted about 3 seconds.
More ice-cream. Jacob has since lost that front tooth that's sticking out. Woohoo!
Friendly's. This is Jacob and Owen's happy place and also our first stop on the drive up to Vermont. It's about a 9 hour drive to where Mary and Robert live in VT. Last year we did the drive in 12 hours, with a baby and all I thought nothing of it and imagined how quickly we'd be able to travel this year. Well, 13 hours later we pulled into Waitsfield. UGH! Not to self: work on being more efficient!!
And that concludes the great road adventure of Summer 2016. Til the next one!
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