Daddy's on bacation

This week Daddy is on bacation as the boys call it. They are so thrilled to have him home and every day when we wake up Gavin says "You think you're staying home today?". He is becoming a Daddy's boy.

On Monday, we visited a zoo about an hour west of Boston. They boys really had a good time and it was set up nicely where you could see some animals, then maybe do a little rest stop, see more animals and then play on the playground, see some more animals...you get the idea. We spent about 3 hours there and all three kids did great until the very end when Gavin started to melt down because he wanted to be carried and not ride inthe cart we spent $8 to tote them around in. All in all, a good day.

Tuesday we took a ride up to Maine and went to the beach. I hate going to the beach unless we are staying there (which we will be doing for a week in August). I just hate feeling all gritty and sticky and having to drive home that way. The first beach we stopped at was packed because it was high tide and everyone was crammed on the small strip of dry sand as far as we could see in either direction. So after changing everyone, packing up the carriage, slathering with sunscreen we spent about 10 minutes there and decided to drive a little further to another beach. The boys freaked because they thought we were leaving, Ciara was a little cranky because she was hungry and I was a little cranky because all the kids were. So we decided to have lunch first and then hit the beach. We went to a little take-out place that also has tables. We all had seafood of some sort and Aidan snagged some of my shrimp again. Then he gets up, squats down and says "The pee is on my leg!" He had a swim diaper on and peed and evidently they do not hold a lot of moisture (which defeats the purpose of "swim" diapers, no?). Thank goodness no one else heard. So we finally got to the beach about 2:15 (after leaving the house at 10:30) and we left at 3:05. It was more me than the kids who wanted to leave, really. Ciara wanted to be held and she was all sandy and gross and getting me all sandy and gross so we announced the beach was closing and that was that. The boys had a blast in the water, though, and I can't wait to spend a whole week up there!

Which brings us to today. We went to the New England Aqaurium which was a total waste of time and money. Again, it was packed and Aidan was really bored. Gavin loved looking at the fish in the humongous tank which is the center of the aquarium but Aidan was freaked out. It was kind of funny, actually. I think the highlight of the outing was the giftshop. We then decided to go to lunch and take the boys to a "real" restaurant. They were excited to go but when we were almost there, Gavin started complaining his belly hurt and kind of crying. Next thing we knew, he threw up. First time ever in his little life, poor kid. I think it was a combination of the heat, not eating, sucking down a juice box and then getting in the car. After he did it, he was fine but we didn't risk the restaurant. We just came home.

And tomorrow is Thursday...I think we need a rest-at-home day to recover from this bacation so far.