I'm Back....been a busy summer

Its been a busy summer so far.

Just after school got out in June, me and the kids went up for a visit to Massachusetts to to visit family and friends. We were there about 2 weeks. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible. From what I have heard, the whole summer has been pretty much a washout. Mark was out to sea during that time so it was me, the kids and 2 puppies on the road trip:) While up in MA we went to Storyland in Glen, NH. We all had a great time up in the White Mountains area of NH. We spent a day in Storyland and the next day we took a train ride in North Conway.

Mark got home in time for the 4th of July. At the last minute, we decided to drive to Virginia Beach and see the fireworks. Well, it was a good thought, but not on parking spot to be found! So we moved on to the Dam Neck base, just south of VA Beach and got some Dairy Queen Blizzards and sat on the beach at the base. There were alot of other folks there too. The kids had fun sitting on the beach at night, having ice cream and seeing fireworks.

The next weekend we rented a cottage at Cape Henry over on the Ft. Story base. We got a really nice cottage with a beautiful view of the Chesapeake Bay. Although Cape Henry is only 45 minutes away, it was a great mini-vacation:)

Mark's parents came to visit third week in July. The weather was very pleasant and we had a great visit. They helped me with some projects around the house and had fun with the kids. Of course we went to Chuck E. Cheese one day for games and pizza too.

Now we are in the beginning of August...starting to do some school shopping and working on some of the schoolwork that Meghan's teacher sent home to practice with. Its good to keep things fresh in their minds. I signed Meghan up for Day Camp over at My Gym in Chesapeake. Its only 3 mornings a week from 9-12 but so far she really likes it.

This weekend we are heading up to Williamsburg to get some school shopping done at the outlets...is Virginia's tax free holiday this weekend so we are taking advantage of the sales.

That is about all I can think of...here are some pics from the summer so far.