Mid-Summer Days

Mid Summer is here.  And CT seems to have been suffering from heat waves.  Yes, summers are hot and yes, summers are humid but this summer seems to be both and DRY.  Not sure why I can't remember that every year instead of feeling surprised.

One of my goals of the summer and every year, is to explore local tourist attractions here in CT.  I'm always interested in why people move to CT and why they vacation here.  CT has a lot to offer that I either take for granted or just don't know about.  Last year, we began to make Bluff Point a pleasant activity for the family that doubles as tiring out the toddler.  So July has happily been a month of enjoy local events as a family.

We began our month with the beach concerts.  Some of our family local bands hold free concerts at the beach and it's a great family friendly event.  Thanks to my friends on my commuter van, Dan, the kids and myself attended a couple of these concerts.  Evan's favorite part of these concerts was the fact that there is volleyball there.  Haley loves the people and playing in the sand.  Dan enjoys the family time.  And I got to socialize with friends my age with kids and friends in general!

Last weekend, we all went to Ocean Beach Park in New London CT.  Have you ever been? Well, neither Dan nor myself as ever been (well not for over 20 years).  We met up with a friend of mine and her family.  Unfortunately, since it's such a busy place, we didn't get any photos except.. two :)  But the Park itself was great.  There is the beach.  It's a bit rocky compared to our town beach but still a clean beach.  Then we headed over to the splash pad.  And all the kids enjoyed that including the big kids.  After lunch and some more sand playing, we headed over to the cove portion of the park.  My friend, Tracy, was heading that way to meet up with her husband and son.  They decided to enter the park via kayak.  And at the cove, they went crabbing.  And this was a great experience for Evan.  Evan is so focused on sports and balls (volleyball, tennis ball, basketball, any ball).  And this crabbing experience has re-introduced  nature.  And since I'm not the most 'nature loving', I'm hoping to expose the kids to other kids who love nature.  And on our way home, we stopped at Captn Scott's for a lobster roll!!  The best lobster roll!!


Now we have a month and a half left to the summer and still many plans ahead.... just hope we can to enjoy at least one of them... enjoy the rest of your July!!