We set out on a beautiful day with friends…
Captain Joe made sure everyone had the proper life vest. This one was too big but it had a way cool whistle.
We were off…
We boarded and left out of Port Jeff Harbor. Ben had to change his life vest to this Barbie one (don’t make fun) because it fit better.
I had the Cub with me. We were both happy.
I got a few I love yous from my sweets.
Daddy made sure to point out all the interesting things we passed by.
I thought these cabanas were cute. Who owns them….I wonder.
Nice house, right? The people that own the cabanas own these houses.
We traveled the sound to Mt. Sinai Harbor to Cedar Beach.
We had a greasy bite at Ralph’s Fishing Station.
On our way back we stopped for some fishing. It was pretty rocky being still or rather NOT being still. Here is Joey ready to catch a fluke…
They were biting like crazy. Everyone caught one including me!
The baby slept the whole way there and the whole way back. What a sweetie pie. It was pretty exhausting being a passenger. We didn’t make it out of the parking lot before someone was snoring.
Thanks Joe and Jill for taking us out. It was super duper fun.
Do you have a super cute Aunt in your family? Well, we do and her name is Aunt Muriel. She was married to one of my Grandfather’s (on my Mom’s side) brothers. Her Grandfather was a woodcarver and her home is decorated with his masterpieces. I am lucky to have one of his pieces that my Grandmother left to me called “The Kiss”. I love it and it hangs in my Living Room.
We spent the afternoon with her a few weeks ago and the kids had a great time. Look how cute she is!
We ate chinese food and mallomars and talked about her pottery and family history.
She loved seeing how much David had grown and he was quite smitten with her too.
Ben loves to look at all her collections. Frogs being one of them. He found this fella in her bathroom.
It is always wonderful to see my Aunt because she has such a positive outlook on life. She is in her 90′s but you would never guess that. She lives on her own and is involved in so many different things. She is a role model for me for sure.
Love ya Aunt Muriel!
I have been trying to get to this festival for about three or four years now. Every year, something comes up, and I just can’t seem to make it. Not this year. Nope. We made it there and had a grand time.
On arrival…….we were greeted with a free balloon which brightened up the Monsta instantly. Approximately two seconds after tying it on his wrist….this happened:
He felt a bit lost and sad without it but clenched on to Daddy’s hand to feel better.
The mood became much more relaxed after listening to this cool music:
I remember it was really HOT that day and Craig cooled off with a nice, cold beer. I passed on that because it wasn’t after 7pm.
I met up with a friend that was selling his pottery. Frank does phenomenal work and is also one of the sweetest guys you will ever meet. It was great to see him as I haven’t been back to the pottery studio since I was pregnant with David. I miss it terribly but can’t seem to find the time now. I throw a bit in my garage but have stacks of greenware waiting to be fired. One of these days…
As we were walking, Monsta caught glimpse of a BIG, Balloon house thingie that you can jump in. He was on a mission to get to it. He got there and climbed in quickly…
It also had this big slide attached. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Replenishing…
Oh yeah…this kid! He was there but he doesn’t make a peep. He is such an angel!
We were pretty tired by the end. I didn’t expect such a large crowd. I thought Ben wouldn’t even make it back to the car but he saw this gigantic tree and got a burst of energy.
That’s my boy!
Just some quick sugar to sweeten up your day.
Oh, and he started CRAWLING!
We are going through “the phase” around here. I think back to all the calm days we had and sigh……
Why do they do this to us?
and how long does it last?
