A little Time out...

​Cape Cod like most places starts to come alive in the spring. Today we woke up and started with virtual school meetings, house cleaning & laundry. It's been raining here for what seems like forever (all week) and although April showers bring May flowers the kids start to get anxious like they have ants in their pants but with attitudes. The oldest will start picking on the youngest, they start getting whiny and restless. We finished half their daily schoolwork (about all they could sit for) and I told them to get dressed we're going for a ride. We headed to our favorite place to let off steam, the beach. On the Cape we're surrounded by 559.6 miles of pristine coastline,130 beaches, and a 40-mile stretch of unspoiled sandy beaches on an outer beach called Cape Cod National Seashore. It was low tide and dreamy the air was crisp but the sun was warm on our skin. The kids took their shoes and socks off and ran around in circles on the flats. I sat down on the moist sand and my youngest sheltered himself from the wind in my lap. It's exactly what we needed a little Vitamin D and a glimpse into the summer to come. Where our weekends are filled with boat days and campfires. Outdoor showers and ice cream for dinner. Music in The Port ( Harwich Port tradition), BBQs and 4th of July celebrations, and all of the above surrounded by family and friends and hugging, lots of hugging. It's coming I just know it is. For now we are just living for these little time outs.