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Kite Flying Brings out the Smiles

Kite Flying Fun
Photo-A-Day #4027

While yesterday’s Kite Flying adventure ended in a polar plunge, today’s ended in smiles. Smiles were huge because of some very successful kite flying action. Andrew ended up flying Eva’s Turtle kite up to the end of it’s string. Eva flew my Ninja Turtle kite up to the string’s end as well. We had a great time watching them play and the smiles were huge on the kid’s faces. They loved the success that they experienced.

Today’s fun was about playing with some new toys, going swimming and enjoying our favorite pizza on the Cape.

As for the toys we played with some of the Tonka Climb-Overs and also the new Sky Viper HD Video Drone. Eva and I went over to the beach first thing in the morning to try flying the Sky Viper. I did not do very well. I crashed quite a few times and even broke a propeller. I replaced that but now I can’t get it flying anymore. I’ll have to fix that soon.

We had better luck with the Tonka Climb-Overs 4X4 Motorized Vehicles. The kids and I did a full review on those toys.

After lunch we went swimming at a pool around the corner. The kids had a great time swimming and jumping in to the pool. We had to talk to Andrew quite a few times and he’s not that strong a swimmer but doesn’t recognize that he’s not a strong swimmer. We keep right on him, though.

Dinner was over at Paul’s Pizza and it was delicious. It is one of the only places that has been exactly as good as it was when I first came to the Cape in 1981.

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Family Staycation and an Unscheduled Polar Plunge

At The Cape
Photo-A-Day #4026

“Dad, This is the BEST car that you have ever reviewed!” Well, that pretty much sums up the experience the kids have been having with the Kia Sedona that we drove to the Cape today. I have the car for the week and we’re taking it on a few adventures on the Cape. Our drive down was good, Eva was quiet because she watched The LEGO Movie on the ride. Andrew was talking the whole time because he isn’t such a fan of the movie. When he doesn’t like a movie or a show he can be the biggest pest. It was something that was pretty frustrating. Then we arrived at the house and somehow the wind must have closed the door in such a way that the hock lock on the screen door got tripped and we had to figure out how to pop that lock open.

We had a great lunch at DJ’s Famous Wings. Allison and I split a rack of ribs and some wings while Eva had wings and Andrew a hot dog. They make some incredible wings there. They are so crispy and tasty. They also make hand cut curly fries and those are beyond amazing.

After lunch it was a trip to Walmart to get a few things including a few kites. I got a TMNT triangle shaped one, Eva got a beautiful sea turtle one and Andrew a Sponge Bob inflatable one. Skip the inflatables, they are terrible. The triangle shaped ones are still the best and easiest to fly. Although, the wind wasn’t that great, too much for my quad copter and not enough for a full kite fly.

While at the beach Andrew decided to walk into the water. First he was just in to his ankles and then got his knees and pants wet. Then he decided to flop into the water, jacket and all. It he wasn’t in too deep but it was too far out for him to go. In the moment it was kind of funny to me, but after the fact I realized just how scary it could have been. That kid needs a little more fear, he’s such a daredevil. Allison took him home to wash up and warm up. She also gave him a very long talking to about smart decisions and water.

After that we started working on a 1,000 piece puzzle of comic book covers. We’re still working on that.