Saturday, September 5, 2009

Not your average Labor Day picnic!

Today we went to a Labor Day weekend celebration at the home of one of Bob's classmates in Marblehead, MA. The host and his family are very sweet people and invited the entire class! This was not like any Labor Day picnic I've ever been too. Their beautiful home is right on the ocean and the view from the back porch is breathtaking! I was trying to imagine waking up in the morning and sitting there for coffee and breakfast. AMAZING!
They had professional face painters there and the kids were more than happy to keep them busy. There was also a DJ keeping things lively. We were asked to bring an appetizer or dessert but our generous hosts were providing the main meal. First they brought out the clams and clam chowder. Which were fabulous and I wasn't expecting any thing else. But much to my surprise the next thing that was being served was lobster and corn on the cob! It was very delicious. Abigail was our brave, seafood lover and she had a lobster of her own. The boys were just interested in the claws when we had emptied them! :) Oh, and that wasn't even the last surprise...an ice cream truck came and parked in the drive way for quite some time and you just went up and told him what you wanted! The kids were beside themselves because we never buy ice cream from the ice cream man! He even had all the cool character ice cream bars! The kids went back several times to sample different treats! The generosity of the hosts and the beauty of the surroundings left me speachless. WOW is all I can say...WOW! The home of our hosts from the ocean-side.

A backyard with a view!

Chloe on the rocks...she didn't even lose her shoe this time!

Beautiful butterflies!

Joshua opted for a tat instead of the face paint.

Dinner is served


Abigail's first taste of lobster. She liked it which maybe isn't such a good thing.

Josiah was not so sure about this...he was very cautious until he was absolutely sure that our little red friend wasn't going to jump up and snap his finger!

Joshua taking it all in during our after dinner stroll on the beach.