We did the usual fireworks in Gloucester and parade and
bonfire in Rockport for the 4th of July. Vivien likes the parade, but she doesn’t like
the non-chocolate candies as much as Ryder does, so she’s not quite as excited
as he is. I think what Vivi likes most
about these two events is the fact that she gets to stay up late and be out
when it’s dark, which is definitely a treat when you’re little!
This month Vivi has done tons of playing with her toys, gone
to the various beaches and done other fun summer outdoor stuff, as well as ‘activities’
and sleepovers! We went to the Museum of
Science this month too. The museum is
very hands on, so Vivi had a fun time with all of the interactive
exhibits. Her favorite part of the museum
was definitely the escalator, though! It
was her first time on an escalator and you would’ve thought it was an amusement
park ride! She and Ryder went up and
down a bunch of times!
This month we took a long trip to Québec City. We had to stop quite a lot, so it ended up
taking 9.5 hours to get there!
Considering how long it took, Vivi did pretty well. There was definitely some complaining and a
lot of “How much longer?” but no major problems. Before we went to the hotel, we stopped at a waterfall,
Chute Montmorency, just outside of the Québec.
It’s a small nature oasis right in the middle of a city. Though the park is on the small side, the
waterfall was very tall- taller than Niagara Falls. We parked at the top of the falls and walked
over the bridge that is suspended across the top of the falls and then climbed
down a huge staircase on the other side.
We took a gondola back up to the top, and then took another round trip
on it for fun! The hotel was a high
point of the trip, of course! There was
an amazing indoor pool that the kids were excited to swim in both days.
The second day, we went into Québec City, into the Vieux Port. It was exactly what I hoped it would be, a
European style city where everyone spoke French! It was not at all what Vivien hoped it would
be and she spent the majority of the day crying, complaining and insisting that
we carry her! She is usually very good-natured,
so we were pretty surprised. She did not
complain when we stopped and got ice cream, nor during her nap on a sidewalk
bench, but that was about it. However,
once we got back to the hotel and into the pool, she perked right up! Of course!
At Good Harbor Beach
Chilling in the hammock, always in her bathing suit
On the gondola at Chute Montmorency
On the rocks at Chute Montmorency
Look at the face, Chute Montmorency
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