Our Short Weekend In Rockport

We went to one of my oldest friend's wedding in Rockport yesterday. It was beautiful and Bethanie was glowing. Alice was on her best behavior. She was very quiet and very still until almost the end (and we waited for a long time for the wedding to start). It all started to fall apart when a few people sang a song that really struck her fancy and she started to sing with them. I told her that she could sing when it was over and I'm guessing she thought that meant when the song was over. After that there was a very long prayer and she started to get a little restless so I told her if she could just whisper the rest of her words she could have cake when we were done. Big mistake. For the rest of the prayer Alice alternated between pretending to whisper and screaming the word 'cake'. They said they wanted kids there...
The reception went on for a long time but the kids really hung in there. They ate chicken fingers and french fries that were specially prepared for all the kiddos and of course cake. Then Alice danced and danced. She twirled and shimmied and jumped until 10:30pm. Then she got to share a bed with Mommy! It was definitely her best night and we definitely need to get her in some dance lessons!
Today we got up and went to the beach for a few hours. It was the most beautiful day and the girls had a great time!
The girls played on a new wooden kiddie ship - dug in the sand - chased the seagulls. Alice got her feet (and shoes and socks) wet. Then on our way back to the car we ran into a really nice family with two little boys and a new puppy named Buddy. Rockport has always been one of my favorite places. I'm so glad the girls are getting to experience it too!