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Another glorious day at the beach.

Swim

Today Matteo started swim lessons with our local Town.  And let me tell you for a phenomenal price, Matteo is taking ten 1/2 hour lessons at the beach.  What really "blew me out of the water" (haha) was that for every 3 children, there are two instructors and for a good part of the lesson it is one-on-one with child and instructor!  Can't beat it.  And the friends we run into is like a library/school/neighborhood reunion!  Can't beat the fun.  We arrive around 11:30 ish and I try to stretch Chloe May until 2:45/3 PM - and then let her nap.  We'll see how it goes.

After a sluggish morning and a yummy pasta lunch, we bid au revoir to Nanny & Poppi

and to our neighbor's pool we have an open invitation, so we made use of it!

 

Glad Nanny & Poppi came to visit when they did, but now we are gearing up for what is sure to be a busy week! 

P A RTY - - PARTY.

We took a little break from visiting Nanny & Poppi to go next door and help Paige celebrate her 3rd birthday.



The party was fun, Matteo had his first bad-mitten experience, we "volleyed" a bit and there was a ball pit.

A rare glimpse of Mommy and Dolly - - happy to announce we are expecting - due date during the second nor'easter of 2012.

And what party wouldn't be complete without colored frosting all over our face and clothes :-)

Pre-birthday party Nanny taught me how to preserve the peaches we picked.

 

18 jars later I would like to invite you over mid-winter for some yummy peaches.

The End

With Nanny & Poppi in tow (love the mini-van) - we took a road trip. One that lasted: 3 potty breaks, 2 hours and 1 vomit (matteo taking his vitamin on an empty stomach).

WE ARRIVED at the lighthouse.

Matteo had such a delightful time - we climbed all 137 steps 3 times and was asking for a 4th and 5th time.

Of course we visited the beach at the lighthouse as well - and our little clan took to a rock walk - where Matteo and Poppi found two muscles still alive - so of course we took them home to continue to examine them.  Below three generations - breathtaking isn't it.

And what Dolly doesn't love her Poppi.

And while Chloe May napped, I knew we should have left, but oh you can't leave a place like The End without sampling some seafood and that is just what I did.  The ride home only involved one potty break - and it was easy as it was Matteo.  Now we are talking about the next lighthouse we can visit - I think that will be in September as Matteo is really smitten with them.

Peachy

With today's cooler temps and lower humidity, I took the Matteo & Chloe, some of their friends and Jules peach picking - -

No tree was too tall for our Dolly.

Matteo dug right in!

You might  say a "peachy" time was had by all!

And early that evening Nanny & Poppi arrived - the fun continues.

Surfboard

Having been invited over our friend Ally's house today - we are never one to turn down an opportunity of course we accepted.

Chloe May made great use of her first pool floatie.

And when he jumps in like this Matteo yells "surfboard" - - to which I asked if it hurts and Matteo said yes, his belly (but he continued to jump in like this numerous times).  I love him :-) and Dolly too of course.