Memorial Day Weekend

A little out of order with the posts here.... We were at Westport for Memorial Day weekend along with my parents, Bekah & the kids (Mike was at a wedding in Alaska!).

If you're not related to me - most of the following will make no sense. Sorry. You can skip to the pictures. :) The water is at record highs - roads washed out, docks multiple feet underwater, no Palace Rocks, no sandy beach. Hardly recognizable. I'm not sure we will have much beach space all summer! The path down from the palace is half washed away and may have to be rerouted, the changing house at the sandy beach is washed onto it's side, someone's deck from across the lake is washed up by Wayne's Way... crazy. But, despite mediocre weather and no water access, we had a great weekend. We drove to Plattsburgh for an indoor playplace (the girls are about 20 feet in the air here...not sure Emily would have braved this without her cousin to follow!), played in the kiddie pool, discovered new playgrounds since the one at Lee Park is underwater, and loved on Bobby the stuffed bobcat. Emily started doing this hilarious thing where she would transfer her emotions to Bobby, ie. if she bumped her head she'd say "Bobby hurt. Bobby is sad" or if I asked her if she was ready for dinner, "Bobby hungry."

Bekah, Rosalie & Daniel came home with us for a few days, so the fun continued. The girls enjoyed playing in the yard and a trip to the water play section of our beloved Montshire Museum.

Oh, and we are also learning how to help our little introvert cope with all the excitement of these trips. It took her two hours to go to bed every night we were at the lake, mostly because she was so wired. :( We have some ideas to try for next time, namely no using Emily's bed as a trampoline during the day, no chocolate milk at supper (we have an addict on our hands thanks to Papa's example!) and separating her from her cousins for some quiet time to wind down in the evening. We'll see if it helps!