Cape Cod- March 2016

I took a lot of pictures over Easter Break on the Cape so this is only Friday and Saturday. Easter will get it's own post.

We arrived Friday and saw Grandma, Yaya (Dolores), Yaya's new puppies: Holly (brown) and Maggie (white), and Ellen. Afterwards, we went over Great Grandma's and Grandma made us homemade mac n' cheese for dinner. 

Miranda, Grandma, James and puppies Maggie and Holly

 
Yaya, Kevin, and Miranda giving the puppies treats

Bunny ears!


Hi Ellen!


Trying to put ears on Dada


A little gin and tonic and little water...


Cheers Great Grandma!


Redecorating Mary's doll house: Bed on the roof

Saturday we went for a nice long walk on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Miranda, as predicted, was not very good for the walk. She refused to either walk or go in the stroller, so I finally carried her back while everyone else finished up.

The Irish Clous

Sign of Miranda misbehaving already...


Um, yeah.


Cranberry bogs!

Now you're seeing what we're up against.

Later in the afternoon, Aunt Mary, Aunt Fran, and Uncle George came to visit.

The ladies


James joins the fun


George and Kevin chatting about basketball


Mary took him to the pond

 
Miranda spots her buddies


Trying to let them in.

Cape Cod- December 2015

Saturday, we got to the Cape and James and Miranda got to play with Ellen, Lillian, and Beatrice. The three girls are Dolores's youngest granddaughters (of six total).

 Lillian (7.5), Ellen (8), James (4.5), Beatrice (3.5), and Miranda (1.5).

Miranda, Beatrice, and James

Afterward, we went to a little family party at Nesie and Steve's. We had Chinese food! Yum. James became totally devastatingly obsessed with Harry the dachshund and didn't want to leave him.

James kissing Great-grandma, Aunt Nesie on right

Great-grandma and Miranda drawing together

Uncle Dickie and Grandma Kathy

Katie, James, and dog Harry snuggling.

Sunday, Aunt Mary and Chris babysat in the early afternoon. Later we went to Great-grandma's and the kids opened the gift that were still under the tree for them. Great-grandma gave us a family Aquarium pass which is awesome!

Great-grandma also gave James his first real bike!

Snuggling mini-me.

Kevin, Katie and I went to see Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. And it was good! (I was not a fan of the modern I-III.)

Movie happiness!

On Monday morning, Kevin took himself and Miranda to the doctor- he has a sinus infection, and she has an ear infection. James was still recovering from his double ear infection but seemed a bit better. Later, Grandma took James to the train show, and the kid's went to Dolores's (Yaya's) to play with her new puppy Holly. James also became obsessively in love with her. 

Trains!

James giving Holly orders


Puppy excitement!

Grandma Kathy's best friend from childhood Nancy and her sister Doreen came over and eventually we went back to Great-Grandma's for dinner.

Kathy, Nancy, Doreen (Mary and James playing with the dollhouse)

Snuggling at Great-Grandma Ruth's

On Tuesday, the kids saw their first snow of the winter! Aunt Nesie and Uncle Steve babysat while we took Grandma to lunch at Pain D'Avignon Café Boulangerie.

Little bit of snow.

Aunt Nesie trying to teach James Crazy 8s

Miranda snuggling Uncle Steve

Grandma Kathy and Kevin (with a bad cold) at lunch.

As always, a very eventful visit!