Clamming on Cape Cod!

This week's field trip was to go clamming.  I didn't get many pictures because we were covered in mud.  Linda lead the way teaching us all the tricks to find steamers.  Then when the tide came up we moved into the water and looked for quohogs.  Jack and Matthew had to work during the low tide, but Molly and Shawn gave it a try.  Molly lasted only a few minutes before she got bored.  We have her the job to measure the clams.  Shawn was a fisherman!  He found tons on steamers and was a great little worker!  He also was the the only one besides Linda who had more energy to looks for quohogs!

We caught s bunch!

Our make shift kitchen.  We even made corn in a cooler.

Shawn loved them!

Molly.....not so much!

Matthew ate a ton!  No surprise.

Chris forgot we were clamming today and was surprised by the "smell of Maine."

Jack had to be coerced to come out and try one.

Not a fan, but polite about it.

I guess 2 out of 2 isn't bad!

Martha's Vineyard!!!

Lilly came over with us for the swim meet since it was too much for Rose.

Buddies!

The original Vineyard Vines!  Not that we bought anything.

Molly was hysterical over this shirt!

Of course we had some ice cream at Mad Martha's.

We tried to get the brass ring on the oldest carousel in the country.

Finally we made it to East Chop Yacht Club.  The kids loved the diving board and slide.

We did a few practice races.

The kids did great!

After lunch we ALL jumped off the Jaws bridge!

The weather could not have been more perfect!   We are so lucky!

WLYC Regatta 2016

This year's regatta was especially exciting since all 4 kids were racing.  First up was Matthew and Kate.

 Molly and Lilly wanted to sail together.

 And Jack and Shawn rounded out our teams.

 Rigging boats.

 And their off!

 Unfortunately, there was absolutely no wind and they had to cancel the morning race.  :(
The kids could not even sail back to the club!  So they derigged and began to swim in.

 However, since we were on the other side of the lake, it would have taken too long to swim in. We gave them a tow.

 Grabbing lunch.

 Thanks to Grampa we had front row seats to the action.

 The afternoon had much better wind.

 Potty break.

 And their off again.

Grammie's first regatta!

 Just to prove that I was actually there!

 Matthew and Kate hit the buoy a few times and had to 360.

 Rose.

 In the end, Shawn and Jack received 3rd!

 Matthew and Kate received 1st!

Great weekend!  I hope they decide to sail again next year.  Since Matthew has won a trophy 2 years in a row, Molly said she wants to sail with him next year, but he may want to sail alone,.....we'll see!!