There may have been one small girl who spent much of the time a bit cranky.
Have I mentioned Lucy turned two? And now officially hates strollers and holding your hand when walking?
It's taken me a while to figure this out, but I've come to realize that when you have four kids, the odds that someone is going to be irritated about something or unhappy with a situation is almost inevitable. Of course when they're all happy At Once I feel especially proud and revelatory. And it does happen. At least, so I'm told.
See? Totally recovered.
Truthfully, our annual trip to Mystic, Connecticut was just fine. Fun, even! When we weren't fighting with Lucy to sit in the stroller or hold a hand when walking. And in spite of the Miniature-Time-Bombs-Off-Their-Nap-Schedule-Known-As-Two-Year-Old-Twins, we partook in the usual things we love about Mystic: boat climbing, beluga watching, lobster roll eating and hotel pool swimming. (Please note: I am choosing not to disclose what happened on Thursday, between the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. Let's just leave it at, I now know what it's like for someone to sleep with their body draped across your throat. And yes, I'm looking at you, Lucy).
She's momentarily in control so of course, she's thrilled.
As the big kids like to say, Harry "blew his mind" looking at all the boats at the Mystic Seaport (although I think in this picture he was actually taken by the sound of a passing truck-that boy is in loooove with all things vehicle and mechanical).
What happens when Lucy is contained in the
This year we were lucky enough to have extended family along to join us: Grandma Jerry and niece/cousin Brandy.
I hope we didn't embarrass them too much.
After a long day of
I can't think of a better end to a day with four kids on
And as I like to say whenever we manage to leave the house: cue the theme to Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey!
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