Kenney-Light Annual Vacay

The Kenney's.  Our besties!  Have always been, and always will be. A few weeks back we had our annual vacation together.  We have yet to travel anywhere out of state or stay longer then a weekend with the kids!  But what do you expect?  Four adults chasing after two preschoolers and two toddlers isn't always the easiest thing ever!  But we had a great time, and if I remember right (which I'm probably not!) we didn't have to many melt downs (right Steph?) Who knows, its like child birth: if you remember the crapy parts, you'd never do it again!

So this year we went to Barnstable, MA on Cape Cod. The house we stayed at belonged to Mark's Aunt Dorrie.  It's in an adorable neighborhood and only one house from the beach.  So it was a no-brainer to take her up on the offer!  We got down on Friday, unpacked and claimed the rooms: kids up stairs with their siblings, parents down stairs (with their spouses, lol).  Then we got in our bathing suits and ran down to the water and swam for the afternoon.  Well, the big kids and dad's swam for the afternoon.  The babies were running on fumes, so Steph and I were out sooner.  We had our dinner, put the kids to bed, and then hung out in our pajamas outside.  We talked and laughed and made fun of each other, like we always do, but with no kids pulling at our legs and being stupid. A make shift date night, with out going out on a date.

The next day, we decided we needed to get the kids to take naps at their normal nap time so we brought them to the Zooquarium, the next town over.  They had fun and it only took the perfect amount of time to get through everything and still be back in time to pick up lunch at the crab shack.  After naps, we went to the beach and this time we all stayed in for a long time!  Ashlyn and Cameron are getting sooooo confidant in the water, its adorable!  They love being thrown up in the air and dunking and just being silly.  Its so cute to watch! Bryce and Avery liked being in the water and splashed around, as long as they were being held by their moms.  Only mom.

After, we had a repeat of the night before, except we got the kids in their jammies and got ice cream. We went down to the beach and watched the sunset for about a minute, then the kids were bored and ready! Can you blame them? What good is the beach to a kid if you can't go swimming? But even with the stress of a mini vacation and knowing that you have to go back to your regular routine the next day, it was, and always is, well worth it!  It's hard to find time to hang out with your friends, especially during the summer, so to plan ahead and make it a special time with the Kenney's is always necessary! We'll keep it up as long as we can!

We left the next day and Mark and I brought the kids to my parents cottage for the rest of the day. It was fun, as always: