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Amongst the hoards of vacationers leaving the island this evening, we had a quick opportunity to snap this family selfie.
Papa’s send-off was not as tearful as the last time, but just as sad! We’re looking forward to seeing him again in a few weeks! I’m sure there will be plenty of bedtimes songs via phone and nonsense texts from Esme to Papa and photos sent back and forth to get us through!
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(photo credit: Peter)
Our extended stay here this summer has afforded us the opportunity to partake in so many new as well as familiar activities.
Today’s excitement was riding the current underneath First Bridge. It was the first time for both girls and they were awesome, floating and swimming and riding the current!
It was a perfect day for a perfect summer activity, one that I loved as a kid and still look forward to every summer.
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We spent a very pleasant afternoon hiking at Sepiessa Point Reservation. The walk, fresh air and peace and quiet were much welcomed during this, the busiest of weeks, on Martha’s Vineyard.
Catherine and I took the lead on the return trip and snapped this picture as we got back to the car. A sweet moment with my girl while we waited for Papa and Esme.
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Millions of moms have known this before me (including my own). State beach is a really, really, perfect sort of place to take your kids.
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Illumination Night, 2013.
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The nighttime arrival of a Papa, whose daughters don’t expect him until tomorrow.
I predict that breakfast will be a joyous occasion!
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It was a milestone day in Catherine’s biking career. Today was her first substantial ride, 12.2 miles around the Martha’s Vineyard Airport in the Manuel F Correllus State Park.
[on the map in the photo it is the section of trails in the very center of the island]
It was a long ride, double her longest ride to date, but she handled it with ease. We are so fortunate to have access to some really wonderful bike trails here- smooth, mostly flat and not overcrowded!
There will be two things that will remain in her memory of this first big ride. The pouring rain that soaked us for the entire second half of the trail, and our brief encounter with the First Lady and her dog Bo.
We biked passed Michelle Obama and her entourage with little fanfare and we greeted her as we did everyone else we had passed so far, with a nod, a hello and a smile. Esme added her two cents in with a “I love your dog!” from the tag-a-long behind me. In return we got a smile, a chuckle and a hearty “Thank you!” as we rode on. We also got a keen ‘looking over’ by several secret service agents.
All in all (even with the rain) it was a fun ride and a proud day for a great seven year old!
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We have been anxiously awaiting this night for weeks. Several of the girls’ friends have been rehearsing their lines for their part in the HMS Pinafore, put on by the Campground kids here in the MVCMA.
The show was adorable, the cast (7yos to teens) did a wonderful job and the whole audience had a great time.
Esme practically rushed the stage afterwards to see her friends and congratulate them on a job well done.
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I had to stop reading my book thanks to the enthusiastic help of these hammock pushers. Motion sickness on the front porch. Who’d have thought it possible?