For the past 14 years, Dave has been telling me all about the beach house on the Chesapeake Bay his family went to every summer. They stopped going after his Freshman year of high school, and he hadn't been back since.
The second day we got Maryland Blue Crabs (which Dave misses in California) and the kids got to help transfer the live crabs to the pot.
Thomas cooked them perfectly - smothered in Old Bay seasoning, of course.
Dave's sister Mary and her husband drove down from D.C. - they're expecting a baby boy in December.
The boys caught on real quick how to get the meat out.
With all the windows open we heard the waves crashing against the rocks every night. I woke up early the third morning and caught the sunrise. Weird to see the sun rising over the water instead of setting, like it does in CA.
By the end of the three days the cousins were inseparable.
Before we left we took one last walk along the beach. We walked for a really long time before we got to another house. Talk about a private beach.
Along the hike we found a horseshoe crab shell, lots of sea glass and shells, and various blue crab parts.
We all had such a great time - enjoying three days at the bay was definitely the highlight of our trip.
For the past 14 years, Dave has been telling me all about the beach house on the Chesapeake Bay his family went to every summer. They stopped going after his Freshman year of high school, and he hadn't been back since.
A few years ago his parents started going to the same beach house again, and this year we decided to join them for part of the time. 
I spent most of the time reading on the porch, enjoying the sea breeze and watching the kids playing in the water.
There was a place nearby for Dave's dad to get his dialysis three times a week while they were there.
The water was super warm. They were in it constantly. Spencer's favorite thing to do in the water was catch jellyfish with his hands. Amazingly he didn't mind getting stung.
Dave's brother Thomas and his family were there all week. Andrew just turned 12. 
Luke turned 6 years old while we were there.
Allison's 2 1/2 and cute as a button with her curly little pigtails.
The water was very calm the first day, and Dave and the boys went fishing. They caught a few small fish. 
There was a lovely screened in porch facing the bay with awesome views out all three sides. We ate most our meals here.
2 comments:
great pictures Hilary!! So happy you enjoyed the bay. It was really wonderful to have David there again and to be able to share it with you and the boys. Is there going to be a part 2?
thanks - i loved your pictures on facebook. yes, there will be a part 2, but it will be much shorter b/c i don't have nearly as many pictures of anything else from the trip.
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