The Rest of the Weekend

Here are a few highlights from the rest of the Girls' first real vacation.  Talk about needing a vacation after your vacation; Mom and Dad are exhausted, but we think the Girls had a good time.

 You have to squeeze in time for a Family Photo.  You'll notice no one else at the pool; we've discovered this to be one of the countless benefits of being Parents of infants; the day starts so very early; why not head to the pool!

 The resort we were at had several pools.  Unfortunately, the one closest to us was not heated and as a result Caroline didn't care much for the water.  However, later in the day the water began to warm up a bit and Victoria had a grand time.  This was in the baby pool where there were other kids playing and splashing; she seemed to really like the other action- yipping and yapping away w/ her excitement.

 The last day we hit the beach again and the pool.  While Mom went back to the room to pack up, Dad took the bambinas to the pool.  After a 45 minute march in the pool double-arming the babies, they were tired enough that when put down in the lounge chairs, they looked quite comfy.  It was short lived of course, but made for a good photo.

 Another bottle please!

 The tide was especially low on our last day at the beach. Here is Mom taking Caroline out into the water. Because the tide was low, we saw a man sorting oysters in an oyster farm (basically cages staged in the bay, just out of the photo).  We took the Girls over to talk to the nice man and he told us all about the oyster farm- shockingly, the Girls were very engaged in all the talk.

 Priceless!

Dad found a soccer ball back at our condo, so after bath time while Mom and Dad sipped a well-deserved beverage, Caroline and Victoria played with the ball.  Caroline immediately found it exciting, but Victoria was quite weary.  However, as you can see here, both of them were fine with it after a short while.
 

After a few days of playing w/ the same 'boring' toys that we brought from home, Mom broke out some kitchenware from our condo and the Girls had a ball.  They eventually figured out how to make music w/ the spoon and pot by banging the two together.

 Our last day on the Cape would not have been complete without a stop at the Friendly Fisherman for a Lobster Roll and cold beer.  It really doesn't get much better!

We drove back to Boston for the night, before catching a morning flight.  Here you see the Girls after Bath-Time.  Dad noticed back at home that the Girls are enthralled when Mom uses her blow dryer.  So, Dad busted out the blow dryer on both of them after their baths.  Of course, Caroline's hair is pretty responsive to the hot air.  Put some shades on her and she could be a mini girl version of Jim McMahon.

All in all, a great trip.  The Girls were able to see the Ocean for the first time and enjoyed a lot of water activities.