Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01201

Andy and I went over to the Ball Field today so that we could drive around my remote control car. We also brought he Zing Bows and Arrows so that we could shoot them across the field. Andy had fun running after the arrows and chasing around the car. He drove it a few times as well. This new RC car is really fast and with two batteries I can run it for about a half hour before we are done.

On the way back we walked along the beach. It had been quite windy the night before and the sand had these wavy ripples to it. Andy wanted to go take a photo of them but he got too close to see the ripples. I took the one above to show how the wind made the ripples.

Tonight we had my sister Shelby, her husband Tim and her kids over for dinner. Allison and Eva came down today as well. They were home because they had haircuts scheduled for today. It gave me some extra time with Andy. I took Andy to the movies this afternoon, too. He had been waiting for the cousins to arrive and so to take his mind off it and to stop him from constantly asking I figured that we’d go catch a movie and that way he’d be distracted. We saw Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and he really enjoyed it.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00972

I got a text today from my Dad. He sent an image of one of his daily journals. He would keep these and write little things in them over the years. He had the page from August 29, 1981. The page said, “Went to Falmouth – spent 1st night in house at Grand Ave. Fantastic – water view from every bedroom – Kids thought it was great. It’s such a joy to see the enjoyment they feel.” I love that my dad does this. While most of the things written in the journals have to do with the work he did that day but often there are moments of insight about our lives. This was our 40th Summer at the house. We have been very fortunate to spend so many years at this house. We started it as a Bed & Breakfast and my parents ran it as that in order to afford living there. We started off sleeping in the attic for several years. As the years went on we took in fewer and fewer guests and each kid slept in their own rooms on the second floor. Now we have rooms for ourselves and our own kids to stay in when we go down for visits. I like that my own kids can enjoy Summers on the Cape at this house.