Over the past week, we took a vacation visiting old friends, new friends, and family. Below is a brief summary of our adventures:
First stop was a lunchtime visit with Boden and Carlota Dormer. Boden is about five weeks older than Cally and Carlota is one of my friends from growing up. The kids met in February when they could hardly hold their necks up. We can't wait for these two to have many adventures in the future.Next stop, Duxbury, MA to visit Uncle James, Aunt Paula, and cousins Kesley and Jameson. But, first we had to make it through Boston and Cape traffic. Fortunately, we made it and got to go out on a lovely dinner boatride:
On Saturday we walked out to the Duxbury beach and Cally got to feel some chilly Atlantic Ocean water.
Next, Cally got to try the baby pool at Blackrock and had an entertained dinner.
On Sunday, we had gorgeous weather and spent the morning back at the Duxbury beach before heading up to Cape Elizabeth, ME to spend some time with John's buddy Alex Johnston and his family. We had a surprise visit from Joc Clark and family, headed to the beach for dinner and had a fun night in a packed house.
You might have noticed in the picture above, that Cally acquired her first visor (a hand me down from cousin Kesley)! John is rarely seen without his visor, so it is only fitting that Cally has one, too.
On Monday, Mary Jane was sweet enough to watch Cally, so John, Alex, and I could hit the surf and do some boogie boarding. Upon returning, we headed to Portland and went for a sail in Alison's boat. Note that in the photo below, Cally looks thrilled to be sailing......... she actually decided that she kind of hates those infant PFD's and showed Alex and M.J. what "Cranky Cally" looks like:
After a salty, ocean day we headed up to Sebego Lake to meet back up with Joc and family and gather with lots of other folks. Below is a picture of Guy's family's house:
Here's a picture of Guy's wife, Tatiana and their son Lucas who took quite a liking to Cally:
Joc's daughter Ander thought Cally was a lot like her favorite doll, Tallulah:
Oh, and the music and food...... It's pretty amazing how an unorganized meal can come together and feed so many and taste so good:
We even played a game of SPUD and since John lost, he had to go through the dreaded "spanking machine".
Cally got some good dock time:
And the following is a little number the ladies threw together as a part of what was supposed to be a multi-act talent show. It turns out, we were the only act!
Thanks to Jamey, Paula, Kesley, Jameson, Alex, MJ, Zoe, Izzy, Joc, Kelly, Ander, Avery, Guy, Tatianna, Lucas, and all the other folks who opened up their homes and hearts to Cally, John and me. It's so fun to introduce Cally to all the people who mean so much to us. Cally is surely not going to be short on love from her extended family and friends!
