Kaleb and Max Picking Peaches

Peach Picking with Max

Hurricane Bill

Hurricane Bill went through the Gulf of Maine over the weekend and made waves. We first went to Salisbury Center about an hour before high tide and the waves washed up over the beach and down the street. We then went to the line and could barely find any beach because the waves were reaching up to the dunes. Of course I disobeyed the whole closed beach thing and went swimming in the water for about two hours. It was crazy and I was tossed around a bit, but never felt like I was in danger. Here are photos:

Hurricane Bill

Summer Rain

Beach with Britt

Old Orchard Beach Photos

Old Orchard Beach

Last Day of Vacation

For an encore to our vacation we went to Plymouth and visited Mark and Kate at Long Pond. It was the perfect end to a great vacation. Kaleb LOVED being on the pond and wasted no time marching right into the water. Mark helped him catch his first fish and also took us out for a boat ride. Good times. Now we are back home, unpacked and finally just resting on the couch.

Here are the photos:

Cape Cod Vacation 5

Cape Cod Vacation

We went with a little change of pace this summer for vacation and are on Cape Cod in Chatham. We rented a house with Cara, Jeff and Maddox (see photos). Growing up on the North Shore meant I wasn't ever really exposed to Cape Cod, since well we have pretty good beaches up there and Maine is just about 20 minutes away. Also being a North Shore person also meant I considered most South Shore people to be crazy, btw this hasn't changed, but it was probably also a factor in my avoidance of Cape Cod. A couple years ago we came down for a weekend and had a great time and so I was game for an entire week. Well I have to say the place is growing on me, mostly due to the knowledge of all things Cape Cod provided by Cara and Jeff. I think my two favorite things are he variety of beaches we have gone to and also how close everything is to each other. We have been on super sandy beaches, flats that stretched for miles, beaches in harbors and on the open ocean. All have had their own unique twist, making it an adventure every time. Of course Kaleb likes that they all have sand and has become obsessed with going to the beach and playing with his tractors, trucks and machines.

I have also managed to do some other projects I can't find time for at home. I finally added lyrics to a song I have been writing, it isn't close to being finished, but at least the ball is rolling. I also spent more time than I should writing an application for the iPhone, but it did come from a necessity so I don't feel too bad about it. I have also imported some video and uploaded photos as per usual. Now we have just over 26 hours until we have to vacate and I can say I am not even close to being ready to come home.

Here are some photos I have taken so far.

Cape Code Vacation 3

Cape Cod Vacation 2

Cape Cod Vacation

Chill Weekend

We had a chill weekend and spent Sunday afternoon at Maudslay for a nice lunch picnic and then went to Salisbury beach in the evening. It was my first time in the water this year and it was wonderful.

Maudslay Picnic

Whale Watch

Here are photos from our whale watch

Whale Watch