Martha's Vineyard

We spent most of last week in Martha's Vineyard visiting with Eliza's Grampy's side of the family. We stayed at the house that Grampy and Grammy rented and had a blast. Eliza loved eating ice cream, going to the beach, and riding the carousel. One night we went to a really nice dinner at Menemsha Beach and finished in time to walk down to see the beautiful sunset. Here are some pictures from our little vacation.

Martha's Vineyard

Here are some more pictures from the Vineyard!

Fourth of July Parade

We took Eliza to watch the parade on the morning of the fourth and met up with Audrey, Adam, and her cousin David. She had a blast, except for the fire engines. After the 10 fire engines went blaring by, Eliza looked at me, said "Oh no.." and then burst into tears. She doesn't like loud sounds! The rest of the parade was fun for her and she especially loved marching in the road with the bands!

Corn

And just because it's the cool thing to do, here is my picture of Eliza chowing down on a piece of corn on the cob.

Petting Zoo

We went to the petting zoo today with Jen and Audrey. They loved seeing Mary the cow and Rosie the pig, although the animals were pretty laid back today so it wasn't as exciting. A chicken with a weird beak kept following Eliza around and scaring her.

The Beach

Today we went to the beach with Michelle, Jen, and Audrey. It was very cloudy but the girls had a blast piling up mud and running into the water. Both of them were total sand creatures when it was time to leave because the wind was blowing so hard. Here are some pictures.

Edaville Railroad

We took Eliza to go on the Thomas the Train ride at Edaville Railroad yesterday. We met up with Lisa and Chris and their daughter Rose. Eliza had a blast! The train ride itself wasn't anything spectacular (although she did love it), but she was freaking out over the rides. She had a melt down after every ride because she wanted to stay on. It was a long day but she had so much fun. And it was her first time being on a ride by herself, so it was cute to see.