New Rugs

Last Saturday we went to Macy’s and we took advantage of their rug sale. We bought two rugs – one for our living room and the other one for the TV room. Atenas started sniffing both or them as soon as we took the tags off.

It rained all day on Saturday due to tropical storm Danny. It was a little windy and I was getting a little nervous watching the trees move from our window. Thankfully we only got little debris that we can clean up easily.

Finally!

We were able to cut our first tomato last Friday. It was really tasty
(although a little small).

Day Trip - Cape Cod

We had a great excuse to go to Cape Cod last Saturday. Our friends Jenn and Ricky Alcantar were visiting Jenn’s grandmother at the Cape and we joined them for a few hours. To my surprise Roanna (aunt Ro) and Marzio were there as well!

We thought our trip there was only going to take a couple of hours; boy where we mistaken! We were stuck in traffic and it took us three and a half hours to get there! Traffic was backed up nine miles from one of the bridges that takes you into the Cape. Yes, NINE miles! Once we got on the Cape traffic was flowing smoothly. It was so good to see Jenn and aunt Ro! Last time we saw them was at Jenn & Ricky’s wedding in November.

After chatting and having lunch at grandma’s house, we went down to the pond next to her house and got in the row boat. I can’t remember when was the last time I’ve been on a tiny row boat but it was a lot of fun. Cameron started rowing but then he switched seats with Ricky so that Ricky could row. I was a little nervous as they maneuvered around the tiny boat; I was just picturing all of us flipping over and being soaking wet! Fortunately that didn’t happen and we all enjoyed the ride.

Later we drove to the beach. The little light house was just across the street from the beach. Since it was later in the day, it wasn’t that crowded. We walked on the beach and soaked our feet in the freezing water. We got a good workout and we started to get a little hungry.

Then we drove to Main Street and it was really crowded! There were tons of tourists walking around the little souvenir shops (us included of course). We headed towards Buffy’s Ice Cream – all of their ingredients are organic. I had a few spoonfuls of Cameron’s fat free yogurt because I didn’t want to spoil my dinner appetite.

As we walked around the shops, Jenn and Ricky noticed a new shop where they sold oils and vinegars. I’m so glad we went in there because it was such a neat and cute store! You can taste all of the oils and vinegars that you like. We tried different flavors of vinegars and my favorites were coconut, pear & cinnamon, blueberries and of course the traditional Balsamic vinegar aged over 18 years! We bought a bottle of the Balsamic vinegar; we wished we bought another one since it is SO good!

Outside the oil & vinegar store:

Our day ended by having dinner at a famous local restaurant. The food was really good but the company was even better! We had a great time with Marzio & aunt Ro and Ricky and Jenn. Thank you guys for having us!

On our way back home it only took us an hour and forty minutes! Unbelievable…there was absolutely no traffic!

Fresh Produce

We visited another local organic farm that is close to our house to buy some fresh produce. We are really enjoying the fresh produce and supporting our local economy!

This is the view from the farm stand:

Morning Run

Yesterday morning I was getting ready to go out for a run when I came across my neighbor. I used to run with her during the spring and we hadn’t seen each other all summer. She was going to run thru the meadows so I joined her (it’s a lot more fun than running on the streets). I’ve been to the meadows before and the scenery changes so much with the different seasons; God’s creation is amazing!

This morning we also ran thru the meadows but this time I decided to take the camera with me and take a few pictures.

Both of the first photographs came out a little blurry because I was running while attempting to manage the camera and take pictures. I had to briefly stop for the rest of the pictures.

These flowers are only seen in a particular spot. My neighbor said they’ve been there for about twenty years and she hasn’t seen them no where else in the park.

We come across some birdwatchers; fortunately we keep our noise down and tried not to disturb them.

The roots of the trees along the river were very interesting looking:

Thousands of water lilies:

And we only live about a quarter mile from all this!

When will they be ready?

We have two Roma tomato plants and it is taking a long time for us to get ripe tomatoes. We’ve had hot and humid summer days so hopefully we’ll get some ripe ones pretty soon.

This picture was taken on July 16th; the tomatoes have grown so much ever since.

This is what they look like now:

And our peppers:

The basil is doing really good and it is definitely better to have it fresh than dried.

Bike Ride

Today we walked to town and had lunch at one of the local restaurants. We also visited a few shops, did some wine & cheese tasting and got a cold drink at the ice cream shop. We felt like tourists! I didn’t take the camera with me; otherwise you could see that the center of town seems to be taken out of a fairy tale book.

Later we rode our bikes to the Minute Man National Park. It was so much fun but we had to cut it short because the sun was coming down.

The scenery was gorgeous and I was only able to take a few pictures.

We had to walk the board walk – park rules.

Child-proof home

It was so much fun having a two year old at our house but our house is definitely NOT child proof. We have so many breakable items throughout the house and it seemed that Abby had no difficulty in finding sharp objects to play with. She also made some “experiments” with Atenas’s food and water. Yesterday, suddenly everything was quiet and Perla knew something was going on with Abby. To our surprise, Abby got Perla’s makeup and lotions from her purse and was playing with them. I guess all two year olds have done this at one point (right?). Her face was priceless when we discovered her.

The result:

Last night Perla made some carne deshebrada and more tortillas de harina and we had dinner over at our neighbor’s house. Abby immediately started playing with the kids and the dog and even though she didn’t take a nap, she had tons of energy! We had a great time!

Reading her Bible before bedtime:

Thank you guys for a wonderful visit and we hope to see you soon!