Fun at the Beach!

Although the air temperature was a lot cooler than it was the last time we were at the beach (May 2015 in Florida), we had a really nice day at Old Silver Beach on Cape Cod today. Paul's parents opted to stay at the resort, but the five of us spent five hours at a beach about 15 minutes from our resort. We could have gone to a beach that was closer, but we heard this was a nice one for children, and it certainly was. During the summer it costs $20 to park at the beach, but since this is off-season we didn't have to pay anything to park or use the beach. The kids enjoyed flying a kite, building sandcastles, writing messages to each other in the sand (Nadia, Ian, and I), collecting seashells and rocks, swimming in what Oliver called "the pool" (aka the ocean), and having a picnic. The water temperature was warmer than what I was expecting for September in Massachusetts. We had a great time and checked off four things off our summer bucket list today even though we were unable to go miniature golfing as planned this evening because it was closed (miniature golfing was also on our list as we haven't done that since last year in Florida). Paul, Nadia, and Oliver went swimming in the indoor pool at the resort after we had dinner at a Panera located about 5 minutes from our resort. Ian and I were watching television so we could
cheer for the Steelers. Usually I don't like it when my team plays on Monday night because it means staying up past my bedtime if I want to see the whole game, but I was fine with a Monday night game today because #1 this guaranteed I could see my game even though we're not in Pennsylvania and #2 the game started at 7:10 (earlier than usual) which means it's not keeping me up late tonight. Paul wasn't able to see his game yesterday due to our trip to Boston, but his team did beat the Cowboys, which pleased him greatly. He was also happy that the Steelers beat the Redskins (one of his division opponents).