the livin' is easy

Here is Mimi mermaid in Provincetown.  Our weather at the Cape was not good - we didn't get any beach time at all, really, just a couple of walks in the misty rain.  Amelia found some things to bring  back to school and share.
One day we drove up to Provincetown to walk around.  I like the vibe up there much more than in the lower Cape.  The offbeat funkiness of Ptown is so different from the "we have too much money and can't quite figure out what to do with it and are entitled to everything and so are our incredibly bratty children" environment of the "elbow", which is where we were staying.  It does seem, though, that there used to be more flamboyant gay men with teensy little cutoff shorts that showed their heinies.  Where are they?  My mother suggested that maybe they had to go back to their jobs teaching school :).

Our other August activities included:

Blueberry Picking.  Here are the bigger kids, riding on the truck that took us out to the berry bushes.

We had a picnic at the park, and tried to take some pictures among the roses, but neither of the kids were very cooperative.  Still, we managed a couple good shots.

We went to a 4-H fair, and Amelia went on a carnival ride for the first time. 

And here is Amelia on her first day of school.

She looks a little bit apprehensive, but she did SO GOOD.  I am so proud of her - I forget how confident she has grown until I have an opportunity to see her in action - at school or even at that fair, where I was sure that once the ride began to move she would start screaming and crying.  But she was cool as a cucumber - and disappointed once the ride came to an end.  My baby is growing up!

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[Kristi]

Big girl on the first day! Eva's is tomorrow and I am a tad nervous. I don't like where this is leading...losing my baby girl to big girl stuff. Glad A did well. Miss you all!