Our Vacation (Part 2)

The rest of our time in Cape Cod was spent rummaging around the island. There was so much to do and not enough time to do it all. We visited the JFK memorial along with the Korean War monument. Than it was off to the Cape Cod Children’s museum. Michael really loved this place and had a great time playing with other kids. The museum had a great train table (a must for our son), a huge wooden train for the kids to climb on, a musical room where Michael got to play the drums, Lego tables, huge pirate ship and so much more. We all actually enjoyed it.
Than we traveled to see some lighthouses and beaches and just to take in the beautiful scenery.
At night we ventured out to Downtown Hyannis. I really wish we had taken pictures of this place. There were so many great little shops, street performers and outside restaurants. It looked so beautiful all lit up at night. We had delicious meals at some of the sidewalk restaurants. Michael was up way passed his bed time but it was kind of fun to break the rules and just enjoy some fun time as a family.

On the way back we made a spontaneous decision to stop at Mystic Harbor, CT. Ralph and I have been there before (sans child) and I just had the fondest memories of that place. Michael was of course fascinated by all the huge ships and believed that they were all pirate ships. There were no barriers between the walk ways and the water so that made me really nervous the whole time. With a toddler who completely worships water and tries to jump into any puddle possible, I just couldn’t relax and was very tense.
To sum up, it was a great much needed trip for all of us. Coming back to work/school was so hard. I love the New England atmosphere of peace and serenity. Looking forward to our adventures next summer :)