Weekend at the Cape

Evening at the beach.

Last weekend our family spend the weekend on Cape Cod. We were all looking forward to this trip for some time and we couldn't have picked a better time to go. With rain before and after we sure did enjoy plenty of sun and vitamin D.

As you can see the kids made it into the water. It was a high tide so they didn't have to walk a mile out to get wet.

Sunset.

 The next day we planned on spending the entire day at the beach. By noon most of us had too much sun. The wind picked up in the afternoon and the sand was blowing all over the place (and it hurt). We still had a good time looking for sea creatures and building all sorts of sandcastles. The next day we knew we couldn't handle another day at the beach so we planned a bike trip to local ice cream shop.

 After a nice lunch at the campground we headed out for a hike at Nickerson State Park. It was a nice walk around some of the lakes. Next time we will have to bring swimsuits with us.

Hiking buddies.

Emma will climb on everything.

 

Enter into wonderland.

We had another lovely time on Cape Cod and we are looking forward to our next trip.

Memorial Day

 

On Memorial day we took a cruise ride on lake Winnipesaukee with our friends. The kids were free that weekend and veterans (and their spouses) were only $10 each. We took the opportunity and enjoyed a sunny day outside (it was windy but that didn't stop us from getting extra vitamin D).

It was a long ride (over two hours on the lake) and Sam looks like he is done for the day.

Nate on the other hand looks like a happy clam.

Emma posing for pictures.

I am not sure how far we would get if the girls were in charge.

You can see Mt. Washington in the background with snow!!! It snowed in the mountains only few days ago.

Strawbery Banke

Our next stop last Friday was Strawbery Banke Museum. We have visited this museum several times, last time around Christmas for a Candle light stroll. It is always a great experience to step back in time even for just few hours. Again we obtained tickets through our local library (all of us got in for free). The rain was still holding off but the ground was very wet from the previous night.

The girls enjoying tea time.

At a lovely garden.

Sundial but with no sun we had no clue what time it was.

Tavern.

Oldest structure dating from 1695 (that is old for Americans).

 Our last stop was a new exhibit at the museum with hands on activities and what kid doesn't like to put their fingers on things.

Store

Emma sweeping.

Lets see how this thing works.

Nate in the kitchen.

Emma sweeping the kitchen. I will have to get her a broom so she can put her new skill to use at home :)

Seacoast Science Museum

We have been back home a little over a week and rainy weather has followed us back home. In the beginning it didn't matter since we were busy getting back to our routines, doing laundry, finishing up school, playing with toys etc. 

Last Friday I couldn't take the rain anymore. I decided to head out no matter what since the kids and I were getting claustrophobic. Even with rain (no surprise there) in the forecast we were heading out. We took advantage of our local library and checked out a couple of passes to local museums on the coast and made a day out of it on Friday. We packed raincoats, umbrellas, snacks and headed out into the rainy world. 

Our first stop was Seacoast Science Museum. It is a small museum on the shore but with plenty of educational material for the kids (and adults).

 

One of the the kids favorite thing was the touch and feel water tank with live sea creatures.

Blue crab. The museum also has a blue lobster but that one was hiding from us while we were there.

The boys with whale's teeth.

Whale's skeleton.

Outside waiting for the rain. As you can see the clouds were everywhere.

Sam trying to pick up an anchor.

I did miss the smell of the ocean while we were gone. Now if the sun would come out the summer would be almost here :)