On Monday, June 30, 2008 "Sandy Belly" (AKA Isabella) visited Campgound Beach with Mommy and Daddy. It was windy and sunny so Daddy set up the beach tent, which was not an easy task. After a day at the beach we had a yummy dinner at the Wicked Oyster in Wellfleet. Daddy had a yummy Haddock dish and a cranberry mojito, and Mommy enjoyed sangria with her Monkfish wrapped in prosciutto. Isabella ate some Infamil during the meal so she could feel like she was eating out, also! [View Full Entry]

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On Tuesday, July 1, 2008 we got a late start to the day. We drove on Route 6A and stopped at a few shops along the way. One place we stopped was The Strawberry Patch in Brewster because Mommy likes it there. She bought Isabella a book called Good Night Cape Cod. That night we ate dinner at Mac's Seafood! Mommy and Daddy had lobsters at the Wellfleet Habah (Harbor). Isabella slept through the entire meal, but several people commented on how cute and peaceful she was:-) We then made a quick stop by the Orleans Cardinal game before heading home. [View Full Entry]

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On Saturday, June 28, 2008 Isabella, Mom, Dad, Sophie, and Russ arrived in Eastham, MA around 2:45 pm. We rented a 200-year-old Cape home on Campground Road, which was a 15-minute-walk to Cape Cod Bay (Campground Beach) and a short bike ride to the Hole-in-One bakery! Upon arrival, Daddy searched the house for air-conditioners (two upstairs!). He quickly moved them into the beadroom & livingroom. The house was old, but quaint. There was an outdoor shower that was in great shape, and will be used often. After setting up at the house, we shopped at Stop & Shop and ate dinner [View Full Entry]

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On Sunday, June 29, 2008 Daddy began his day early to ride his bike all over the place after feeding Isabella (He did all the 5:00 am feedings). During the vacation he rode to Nauset Light, Coast Guard, Lecounts Hollow, Calhoon's Hollow, White Crest, South Sunken Meadow, Cook's Brook, and Campground beaches. He also rode along the Cape Cod Rail Trail and on roads throughout Eastham. In the morning he usually picked up ice coffee from Dunkin Donuts for mommy before coming home (she would be asleep with Isabella because she always did the 2:30 a.m. feedings). Later in the day [View Full Entry]

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The Blevins' had a great time in Cape Cod, MA!! We visited Martha's Vineyard, Eastham, and Wellfleet. Thanks MUCH to my cousin Gayle and Lillian for hosting us for the visit!!! :-) [View Full Entry]

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hello everyone! heres my first entry! im still in the states, but i went to YFU Pre-Departure Orientation to prepare for my time abroad this last weekend. it was SO much fun! We went around to seminars on different things like "realistic expectations", "meet the critic" and "family living" and that sort of thing, and then later on we played games and had time to hang out and just have fun. I met a lot of really cool people headed off on exchanges also and hopefully will be able to stay in touch with them especially while i'm abroad. anyway, here [View Full Entry]

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Heading South from Boston we stopped off in Provincetown a small fishing town in Cape Cod. Benji had given us the choice to either go to the beach for the day or go on the Whale Watching boat trip that alighted in the harbour. I was disappointed because out of the group only myself and one other decided to go. The trip cost $35 that lasts 3-4 hours but I was hesitant to hand over this much money because I knew these animals were not performing moneys in a zoo and viewings are not guaranteed. I was reassured by the pledge [View Full Entry]

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Cape Cod - Day 10? 11? For all of you wondering who Francis is...... he's a close personal friend who has travelled with us before, and refused to be left at home when the opportunity arose to travel the globe. Unfortunately he's a bit of a girl, and any time he's photographed, he tends to be very red!! We have captured him on film a couple of times and once we reach a hotel with anything like modern equipment, we'll upload a photo or two.... promise!! We're in Cape Cod - out in the Atlantic, being blasted by Arctic feeling winds, [View Full Entry]

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It Seems That Some Stereotypes Do Contain Truth Arriving back in the US was as exciting as it was scary. Coming home meant a chance to reconnect with friends, see family and enjoy foods that we had really missed over the last year, but it also meant coming to grips with the United States. After a year long, eye opening view of the rest of the world, the United States had become a big, loud, scary place in a lot of ways. Thankfully US immigration has a setup in Dublin which allowed us to go through immigration prior to even [View Full Entry]

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A Blog from the Bog as we spend our 3rd night on Cape Cod. We walked along an old cranberry bog in a light sprinkle today. We shopped a bit in Brewster and Dennis. Saw the Sesuit Harbor where all boats must be out of the water by Nov. 1. They stack them up 3 boats high on metal racks (like car carriers) and put shrink wrap around them to winterize. We walked on the sand so Timmy could put his paws into the Atlantic Ocean, but you all know Timmy, he hates to get his paws wet. Shopkeepers are very [View Full Entry]

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