We spent a much needed low key week in Westport with my parents the first week in August. It was so good to get away from the swirl of life for long enough to really unwind. We are so lucky to have this place and I love watching the girls thrive there. Becky & Brian came up to visit one day (because they are amazing at making long drives to see us!). Other than that, the week was spent on all the regular Westport stuff -- lots of time on the palace rocks and in the lake, some boat rides, catching frogs in papa's pond, a few hikes, pedicures by mimi, whiffle ball, sandbox time, reading. Alasdair & I went to a birthday dinner at the Bistro where we sat by the lake and most of the tables around us were filled with people speaking French. So lovely.
The highlight of the week for Emily was bonding with Uncle Dave. He let her watch him clean fish one of our first days there, and she spent most of the rest of the week keeping an eye out for him so that she could see more fish. He found a crayfish in the belly of a bass he was cleaning, which he gifted to Emily (lovely), and then later in the week gifted all of us a bag of perch (all cleaned and ready to eat) and some salt pork. Such a treat. :)
Adara's highlight was tubing behind the boat!
My birthday happiness - coffee and an Ernie's apple cinnamon muffin on the lower deck, and playing with my kids on the Palace Rocks:
my children have fallen asleep in a lot of places this summer.
beautiful shots by Brian:
Hike out for a Rose Point picnic
Everybody tries perch for the first time! Adara was not a big fan, but Emily did pretty well. Alden just watched. :)
Frogs. Emily played with this one all day. See the tears as she had to leave him behind when we left.
We joined up with "Trails with Charlotte" (one of my dad's old soccer players) and Emily did the whole 5 mile walk! We were so proud of her.
I cannot imagine anything better than this:
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