Cape Cod

We're back from beautiful Brewster, Mass., where we spent the better part of a temperate week enjoying the sand, water, and free babysitting help of family.

For those unfamiliar with Cape Cod, there are three distinct sand+water combinations:

1) Lakes. Small, large, sandy bottom or mud bottom, Cape Cod has freshwater lakes for every taste. We liked the big sandy ones that replicated ... to me at least ... a warmer version of Lake Michigan.

OK, not THAT warm. 

Henry DID eventually like them

Not as much as this goofy girl

In this picture, I imagine Henry grilling burgers and not being able to properly flip a stubborn one

2) Ocean. Cold isn't a strong enough word. We only went here once and only for about a 1.5 hours. We stayed on the sand.

3) Tide pools. On the Bay side of Cape Cod, the land is almost completely flat, meaning the difference between high and low tide (usually only a few feet) can reveal as much as two miles of small and large puddles, most of which have some sort of neat marine life in it.

We don't know these people, but I liked the shot.

Also during the week, Henry had his first food - sweet potato.

Elizabeth had her first smores and played her first game of mini golf:

And here are a few other random images evidencing a happy week....