Cape Cod

We had a most incredible beach rental for a week on Black Beach in West Falmouth. This was Will’s favorite beach growing in nearby Buzzards Bay and we got to watch our Boulder friends walk down the seashell-lined aisle here 6 years before. Behind our “new house” was a sand-filled path over the dunes. At low tide, the sand bar was a prime playground for the kids. The first day on the beach, the kids kind of looked at me like, ‘well what do I do here?’ And by the last day, they were collecting shells, burying their legs and sculpting them into mermaid tails.
This was Lucy’s first time on an airplane and second night away from home since the flight from China. I sensed some anxiety, but her natural sense of adventure over-rode it most of the time.
On this trip we got to visit and reconnect with Will’s family, Anni’s Peace Corps buddy, Ginny and her daughter Aliya, Will’s friend Dick, and Anni’s college roommate Missy Daniels Madden. We even walked by and took photos of Dad’s old fraternity house in Back Bay.

Will’s mom, Tina, brother Chuck, and Nephew Damian’s family are all based in Buzzards Bay just as you cross the bridge onto Cape Cod. Will’s grand-nephew is just months older than our Kai, so that was fun to get the kids together. And the kids just love spending time with their Gigi. Gigi and Lorna spent a nice day together exploring Gigi’s ‘hood. And when Lucy got wind of that, she declared that she wanted the same. The next day Lucy and Gigi had their own outing to the ice cream store. We don’t get to see Will’s family very often so it was nice to have some quality time together.