If Dairy Queen ever starts using Dennis the Menace again for their spokesperson/mascot or whatever I think I have a new candidate. I came to the Cape today and surprised everyone. The kids hadn’t seen me in a few weeks and they were thrilled. I took everyone to Paul’s Pizza for dinner because it isn’t The Cape until we get pizza from Paul’s. At least it isn’t for me. While I was down for the 4th of July this was the first time I had had a chance to actually be down for a while. I had missed out on the previous two weeks. I wasn’t there when Andrew had hurt his head and I had not been there to spend time with everyone. I was missing the kids and took an opportunity to get there earlier than expected.
I arrived just as the kids had gotten ready for the beach. After surprising them I took them over and we enjoyed the water. It was a gorgeous day. We did Paul’s for dinner at the restaurant and then went around the corner to Dairy Queen. Andrew ordered a banana split. He says that he got it because I don’t like bananas. I know that it was really because he wanted lots of ice cream. He split the banana split with Allison and by split I mean he ate the ice cream and very little of the banana.
we were going to try and hit the carousel of light too but it rained.It was nice to finally get back down the Cape.
Enjoying Cherry Dipped Cones with Eva.Andrew Sharing a Banana Split with Allison
We left the Cape today. It is always tough leaving because I have to come home and sleep before work. What time do we leave, is there anything we can do before we go. Did we do everything we wanted while we were there? there never seems to be enough time for everything. We hung out on the porch this morning. Something we tend to do most mornings while we are there. The day after the 4th of July is one where we hear all the scuttlebutt from the night before. Apparently there were a couple of large brawls on the ball field last night because people could not see the fireworks. That is so crazy to me. But, with so many people packed into such a small space, and you add to that drinking all day and a bubbling anger that is so prevalent everywhere, it is a recipe for bad things to happen. It is a reason that I am not a fan of crowds. There is always a potential for some knucklehead to want to cause havoc. I hope that no one got hurt, especially not some innocent bystander.
Watching Eva I think that leaving the Cape is hardest for her. She loves being there and spending time with my mom. She loves the beach and being creative. Of all the pictures I took of her on the porch like this she looked the least pensive in this one. But in only a couple of weeks she’ll be back for much of the rest of the Summer. I know she is excited about that.
