We are welcoming fall with open arms here in the Dill household, but I will really miss these sun-drenched, warm evening moments outdoors. If they must traded for sweatshirts, pumpkin soup, apple picking, and cuddling under my mom's quilt at night, then so be it!
Check out lovely, sun-themed photos this week at I Heart Faces.
Had a dreamy time on our short little summer vacation which included stops in Newport, RI; Cape Cod; and Boston. We didn’t have a plan, just drifted from one place to the next. Even left home on a whim, throwing a few things together before taking off the following morning.
We struck the small-town lottery on Cape Cod, spinning the roulette wheel to end up in the idyllic town of Chatham. Amazing beaches + fresh seafood + quaint little shops + abundant hydrangeas = perfect lazy beach town. We all want to move there.
After strolling around Newport and cruising along the seashore, we serendipitously stumbled upon a kite festival at Brenton Point. This place was amazingly beautiful, with the rocky coast and sailboats peppering the ocean.
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Denver even took Finnian out for a little stroll: 
That evening, we shared a fresh lobster roll and homemade clam chowder, purchased right next to the beautiful ocean in Chatham.
Finnian’s toes then met the ocean: 
"Brrrrrrrr!" 
Getting down to business with the bucket and shovel, on the “elbow” of Cape Cod in beautiful Chatham: 
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Strolling around the Cape Cod Inflatable Park, a crazy place we happened upon. We actually found it the night before, but about 15 minutes before they closed. Finnian cried when we drove away, shouting, “play!” over and over again. :(
Saying “hi” to and petting the ocean creatures at the New England Aquarium in Boston Harbor:
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More photos of our excursion can be found in my Flickr stream here. Still relishing in our family outing, which we can easily repeat in a weekend since everything is relatively close by :)
After our original plan was cancelled…and then reinstated…and then cancelled again (at the next-to-last minute!) we hopped off the roller coaster and made a trek to Paramus, NJ to the Bergen County Zoological Park. This zoo was a recommendation from a friend and a very good recommendation indeed! We all had free admission since Denver is active duty. The zoo was a great size for Finnian, who was very excited to see the “animals” and ride the “choo choo train”. Going to Paramus also gave us a chance to hop by the too-far-away-from-home Trader Joe’s on the way home.
It was a nice 33rd birthday :)
Visited good old Round Pond with friends and progeny this past weekend. Munched on lots of tasty grub, took in lots of fresh air, and relished in a slower-paced existence for a couple of days. Can I go back please?
Loved how these backlit photos of our busy little ones turned out on our second and last night. More photos can be found here :)
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We all had a great time seeing Grandma and Grandpa Dill this weekend! Since Saturday was a nice day, we went to one of our favorite nearby parks. This photo was snapped moments before we all got caught in a downpour:
Not sure who is getting the stink eye here...
Slightly blurry, but I loved Finnian's expression too much:
Finnian pointed at everything and yelled out what it was, just in case any of us had any doubts about what we were looking at. "Digger!"
"Geese!"
We really enjoyed having company. Hope grandma and grandpa visit again soon! :)
Triumph! I actually, honestly, cross my heart and hope to die snapped at least one photo each day throughout all of 2010. No cheating. Admittedly there were times where I didn’t actually get to upload the photo when I was plain old tired/lazy didn’t have a reliable internet connection, but I did take the photo to save in queue.
At times I was uninspired, snapping photos on my iPhone at the end of the day (example). Also, once when I was really under the weather I picked up my camera, snapped the shutter release without paying attention to my camera settings (in this case, a very slow shutter speed… somewhere on the order of a minute)… which resulted in this photo.
I will gladly sadly not be continuing the Photo a Day into 2011, but will definitely keep shooting in an attempt to improve my photography prowess.
I leave you with some of my favorites throughout the year. Happy 2011!
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