Revere Beach

We recently went out to the beach, and we all had a wonderful time! It's been hard for us to truly enjoy the beaches here beacause it's hard to find where the good ones are, and many of them are private or run by the cities--some beaches charge $25 just to park there! Ridiculous. Plus, we're used to fabulous Oregon beaches. So, we went to Revere Beach, which is in Boston, and everyone says is dirty. We just wanted to go to the beach.


It was wonderful. We must have picked the perfect day to go! We went on a Monday, so it wasn't crowded at all, and it was 80 degrees and sunny. Beautiful!

Evan loved playing in the sand, naturally, and Mike and I loved laying in the sun. I don't believe i've ever been to a beach where you could actually lay in the sun and be warm and toasty.
The water wasn't warm, but it wasn't numbingly cold either, so we considered that a plus. Evan definitely enjoyed splashing in the water. It was such an enjoyable day. Extra bonuses: free parking and clean bathrooms. Plus, we got to eat lobster rolls.

This only took us about 30 minutes to get to from our house. There are so many day trips to take around here, and we've been really lucky to be able to live here. Not that we want to stay here much longer...we're getting ready to move on! Now if only Mike could get his orders...waiting patiently!

Sun at long last

I'm pretty sure it has been raining here for a month straight, and now it's finally sunny! I am so pleased. It's not humid yet either, which is a big bonus. We've been spending almost all of our time for the last couple days out in the sunshine and I think Evan is really greatful to be able to get out and run off some energy. From our house we can walk all the way to the fence that goes around the base and watch airplanes take off. We went on such a long walk yesterday that we ended up having to carry Evan and his short little legs. It's a long walk for Evan, but he loves those airplanes!

We finally got him to say "plane" yesterday. He's been calling airplanes "goo-goo" for months now, and considering that a plane flies over our house about every five minutes, he's had plenty of opportunities to learn the word. I think he just liked "goo-goo" better. I can't believe how many words he has, and they're getting a lot clearer too. He's pretty fun to have a conversation with.

This morning we went to our favorite playground in Billerica (which is also one of the biggest I've seen) and spent some quality time in the sandbox. This sandbox is huge, and there are Tonka trucks and other sand toys that are always there--needless to say, Evan loves it. Last time we went, he spent two hours straight sitting in the sandbox being industrious with construction equipment. Today wasn't much different, but he took a few breaks to go climb around and go down the slides and whatnot.

This picture's from about a month ago. I think the only pictures I'm going to have of Evan in the near future are when he's playing with this "diggers"--otherwise he doesn't stay still long enough!

By the way, this little girl is our neighbor Riley, whom Evan calls "honey". I think he's smitten. I can see why--she's just as rough and tumble as he is!