This weekend, Mandy's boss (and my former boss) Amy offered to let Mandy, Matt, Leif, Abby and I stay at her cottage in Eastham, MA (GORGEOUS CAPE COD!) Her cottage, rightfully nicknamed the Magic Cottage, is exactly what we all needed. Leif, Abby, and I headed down to the cottage Saturday to spend the night. We arrived with just a hint of sunlight left to the day and were welcomed by Mandy and Matt (and their cat Rocco and lizard Bob Saget). We spent the evening relaxing in the cozy cottage with a big home cooked meal and good company. Abby had taken a late nap the entire drive down to the cottage so we knew that she would be up for a while that evening. Around 10pm, we walked down to the Nauset Lighthouse and sat at its base. We listened to the waves crash and watched the lighthouse light sweep through the trees in front of us. Abby enjoyed the late evening stroll and we enjoyed the peace and quiet. :)
Nauset Lighthouse- a stone's throw from Amy's cottage
Sunday morning we woke up (Abby let us sleep in until 8:30AM- her stipulation was that she share the bed with us- we happily complied), brewed some coffee, and packed it in a thermos for the beach- also a stone's throw from Amy's cottage. We packed Abby's sand castle supplies and walked down to the water. Us adults all drank a cup of coffee as Abby raked the sand and shoveled it on to her head. ;)
After we finished our coffees, we walked the beach for a while. Mandy and I were feeling particularly adventurous and strolled through the FREEZING cold water:
Abby really loves the sand and water and did some beach strolling, shell seeking, and water watching of her own:
ok, ok- Abby didn't write this herself but she certainly approved of it... ;)
The Nauset Lighthouse beach is insanely beautiful- breath taking really.
After our beautiful morning on the beach we headed back to the cottage to enjoy the yard. Amy has done a fabulous job of creating little magical sitting spaces amongst gardens. She even has a hammock in the midst of some beautiful trees for ultimate relaxation. Abby loved sitting in the yard and swinging on the hammock. The girl just loves the outdoors.
We stayed the entire afternoon at Amy's cottage on Sunday and finally hit the road around 5PM- much to our chagrin. Unfortunately during the ride home we hit horrible traffic due to construction on the Sagamore bridge (the way in and out of the cape) and our ride was extended by a good hour. I only mention this because ordinarily Abby would sleep through the entire ride- but this time woke for the last hour of the trip and was ridiculously wonderful for the entire end of the ride- laughing, talking to herself, completely entertained. We are so fortunate to have this bubbly, happy, easy-going, adventurous, glowing girl in our life. Oh my- we're just feeling fortunate and blessed. :)
Something should be said for Abby's dear Auntie Mandy too- who invited us along kid and all. Abby's auntie is so so so in love with Miss Abby- it is so touching to watch. Mandy and I have always been unusually close but to watch her with my daughter just fills me up with love. She spoils her on so many levels and Abby just loves her dearly. Thank you, Mandy (and Matt!) for including us in this wonderful Cape Cod adventure. <3
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