Oh, how we love The Cape...

Just a quick recap of our amazing Cape trip this year and a few photos.  Personally, I think this was our best year yet, with the obvious exception that Mom and Dad T didn't make it.  That was a big missing piece for us, but putting that aside there were so many wonderful reasons why it's my personal favorit trip to date.

1) John was with us, really with us the entire time (nearly), not in and out, not half working, with us!
2) I WAS NOT PREGNANT!!!
3) I WAS NOT BREAST FEEDING A NEWBORN!!!
4) The kids are just getting big enough to stick it out and enjoy it.

We were able to stay for 10 awesome days, John for 7 of them!  The kids were so much easier going and able to man up and enjoy the long hours in the sun and saltwater without melting into complete whimpering puddles of discontent by late afternoon.  The bigger cousins always play well together, but they seem to be even more in sync, playing their own versions of America's Got Talent, singing and dancing, and staying up late to watch movies every night.  Loretta is a true mermaid, she can't get enough of the water and looks like a natural born surfer girl with her sun bleached blond hair and tan skin.  Caroline is more of a beach combing, castle building, shell seeker, but when she was in the water she wasn't without her shark (her birthday theme this year and favor for all the kids).  For Sam, it was the year of the purple dune buggy.  He never went anywhere without it.  Every walk, every trip to the beach he pushed this dune buggy at an alarming speed.  We were so sure he was going to face plant and have road rash from head to chin for the rest of the summer.

Ed and Sharon are always so gracious and welcoming, allowing our circus of a family to descend upon their relative calm and peaceful vacation and we are so very grateful!