Day 7 - Go USA!
So our day today was planned entirely around the USA vs Germany World Cup game. The timing worked out since the kids were ready for a little break and a day at home. Jeff made seriously the best pancakes I've ever had. Blueberry-banana pancakes with his homemade caramel syrup. Unbelievably good!
The kids made fairy houses, caught tadpoles and played soccer. The sun came out for a few minutes so we went out in the kayaks and played in the water a bit. Isaac and Calvin were all about soccer today. I think they played soccer for nearly 3 hours today in the backyard (which is way too small and hilly to play soccer). The game was awesome. We were really hoping the US would score (of course) but we were so happy they are advancing to the knock out round!
After the game I was ready to go do something. I get a little stir-crazy on vacation if we hang around the house too long (like a few hours). I just want to do something each day that I can't do at home. I tried to get anyone to go to Battleship Cove or to go biking on Cape Cod on the Shining Sea Trail. The kids all wanted to stay at the house and do fairy houses/tadpoles/soccer/fishing. I couldn't argue but I still wanted to go so I roped Jeff into coming and we had a pleasant little date!
So we left the kids at home with Grandma and Grandpa and we drove out to Falmouth. We rented two bikes at Corner Cycles for $34 for half a day. There is really nothing that makes you feel like a little kid faster than a beachcomber bike with a bell and a basket! It was a beautiful bike ride on the Shining Sea Trail. It was a quiet, wooded trail down to the coast. The air smelled so good with the pines and the lilacs (or whatever was blooming). We biked past swans swimming in the salt ponds and down to the ocean past a quaint little bay with sailboats moored in the peaceful waters. The trail went right along the beach where sand was blown across the trail, benches sat every hundred yards or so and the edge was lined with the classic New England beach "fence" of sticks. We passed a fisherman on a rocky pier, kids playing in the water and beautiful cape cod homes. We biked down to the Martha's Vineyard ferry dock and then out on Church Street to the Nobska lighthouse, past a beautiful old church and cemetery. It was absolutely idyllic. We biked back to Main Street and past all sorts of little Cape Cod boutiques and candy shops. It wasn't too busy which was good since we were biking on the streets. We ended up at Ben and Bill's for some of the BEST Salted Caramel ice cream we've ever had. It was a super fun date! Now I'm determined to do it with the kids! (Yes, I like to torture myself for the sake of making "memories.")
We came back to the house for a little BBQ, campfire and Jeff did a little sunset fishing while I showered up all the campfire-y kids. Jeff saw fish jumping out on the pond so he just couldn't resist. He took off his shoes and waded out waist deep in the pond trying to catch a fish. He had several bites and got eaten alive by the mosquitoes but no fish.
The kids made fairy houses, caught tadpoles and played soccer. The sun came out for a few minutes so we went out in the kayaks and played in the water a bit. Isaac and Calvin were all about soccer today. I think they played soccer for nearly 3 hours today in the backyard (which is way too small and hilly to play soccer). The game was awesome. We were really hoping the US would score (of course) but we were so happy they are advancing to the knock out round!
After the game I was ready to go do something. I get a little stir-crazy on vacation if we hang around the house too long (like a few hours). I just want to do something each day that I can't do at home. I tried to get anyone to go to Battleship Cove or to go biking on Cape Cod on the Shining Sea Trail. The kids all wanted to stay at the house and do fairy houses/tadpoles/soccer/fishing. I couldn't argue but I still wanted to go so I roped Jeff into coming and we had a pleasant little date!
So we left the kids at home with Grandma and Grandpa and we drove out to Falmouth. We rented two bikes at Corner Cycles for $34 for half a day. There is really nothing that makes you feel like a little kid faster than a beachcomber bike with a bell and a basket! It was a beautiful bike ride on the Shining Sea Trail. It was a quiet, wooded trail down to the coast. The air smelled so good with the pines and the lilacs (or whatever was blooming). We biked past swans swimming in the salt ponds and down to the ocean past a quaint little bay with sailboats moored in the peaceful waters. The trail went right along the beach where sand was blown across the trail, benches sat every hundred yards or so and the edge was lined with the classic New England beach "fence" of sticks. We passed a fisherman on a rocky pier, kids playing in the water and beautiful cape cod homes. We biked down to the Martha's Vineyard ferry dock and then out on Church Street to the Nobska lighthouse, past a beautiful old church and cemetery. It was absolutely idyllic. We biked back to Main Street and past all sorts of little Cape Cod boutiques and candy shops. It wasn't too busy which was good since we were biking on the streets. We ended up at Ben and Bill's for some of the BEST Salted Caramel ice cream we've ever had. It was a super fun date! Now I'm determined to do it with the kids! (Yes, I like to torture myself for the sake of making "memories.")
We came back to the house for a little BBQ, campfire and Jeff did a little sunset fishing while I showered up all the campfire-y kids. Jeff saw fish jumping out on the pond so he just couldn't resist. He took off his shoes and waded out waist deep in the pond trying to catch a fish. He had several bites and got eaten alive by the mosquitoes but no fish.
Giving the kids a ride around the pond.
Kate and Mikey enjoying the ride.
Having a "tug-of-war" with 2 tubes and one long rope.
The Shining Sea Trail.
So much fun!
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