We woke up bright and early at the Hilton in stamford. Very cushy. We headed out to cousin G's house and got there around 8am. We were quickly greeted by a bunch of sleepy 2nd cousins, ages 10 (M), 8 (H), and 6 (T). H was by far the friendliest to big guy. He pretty much stayed with big guy the whole time, which was very sweet, but they were all very kind and attentive to big guy. We had a yummy breakfast of scrambled eggs, fruit, and banana bread. Then we went down to the beach to play at a little inlet that is off of the long island sound. The beach space couldn't have been bigger than a two car garage, but the ocean laid before us and became a playground for the next two hours.
big guy ran straight into the ocean while the other boys hopped onto kayaks to paddle out to a dock. We waded into our knees and hunted for little fish. Then we discovered little hermit crabs! We spent the majority of our time collecting hermit crabs into a bucket. Then big guy made a habitat by adding some sand and rocks to his bucket. H came over and spent a good half hour with us collecting. It was very sweet. We also saw and cousin G picked up a live horseshoe crab! very cool and very creepy! big guy finally put on his lifejacket and did a little kayak ride around a plot of sea grass. And up until they capsized and everyone got soaked, we were in the best of spirits. Following the full body douse, we were a bit more hesitant to go all the way in again.
We decided to head inside to get into some dry clothing! And to check out the awesome playroom. H stayed with us the whole time. H and big guy played with legos, cars, banging on the piano, and finally trains! Once cousin G realized big guy was obsessed with them, she unloaded two huge drawers into some bags for big guy to take home! thanks G! After the playroom, we had lunch on the deck overlooking the ocean of yummy pizza and salad.
Around 1:30, we got back in the car to make the remaining five hour drive to NH. Big guy promptly fell asleep for a few hours while dino and I drove and chatted. We stopped at a McDonald's once big guy woke up and everyone peed. Of course, big guy needed a promise of ice cream to get him on the potty. good thinking dino! Big guy got a chocolate milkshake for the road. We hopped back in the car and big guy was an angel for the rest of the ride. Drinking his milkshake, munching on pretzels, and watching Rio obsessively. Honestly, I don't know if those songs will ever be out of my head!
We made it to NH around 5pm and stopped at a bigger supermarket to load up on some supplies. Most importantly yogurt, cheese sticks, apple juice and local chocolate milk- yum! We then drove around the big lake to gmom Dino's house. When I say that NH is the most beautiful place I have ever been to, I mean it. Huge mountains, lush, green trees, and bright blue water. It's breathtaking and we were just driving! Finally, we arrived at dino's house! Beautiful! We explored, said hi to pop pop G, and of course big guy was obsessed with the dogs, especially Max the collie! We had dinner then hit the bath then bed!
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