Labor Days

Labor Day weekend is supposed to be the last hurrah of summer, when you try to fit in all those activities you haven't been able to get to yet this summer but you really wanted to do.  Tops on that list for us were squid fishing in Gloucester, and going out on the Honeybadger.  We tried to check them off the list over the Labor Day long weekend, but life just wasn't cooperating with our plans.  Despite reports of amazing squid fishing two weeks ago, Micah reported zero squid on the Thursday before Labor Day, so we had to let that one go.  Maybe next year we will hit the squid bonanza right.

Just to spite the squid, we went to Gloucester anyway for the day- a gorgeous warm Friday- and spent the day with the Gloucester Deans and also Wendy, Max, Ava and Stella at Good Harbor Beach.  Aiden had an amazing day learning how to really boogie board.  He's had a boogie board for a few years but has never been on a beach with a nice gentle slope and perfectly rolling breakers to use it.  He had a great time, and caught a few good rides too.  I have to admit even I had a lot of fun boogie boarding!  It's been about a million years since I've really done that, and I forgot how fun it is.  Haley and Phoebe and Fisher were so totally happy just to splash and play in the shallow pools left by the receding tide.  They played for hours and got incredibly sandy, and then sticky with drippings from lemon and watermelon Italian ices.  When we got them back to M and B's house, it was time for a tubby for the little ones, and Micah, Aiden and I hiked out and had a quick dip in the freshwater quarry pond to get the salt off.  Then, lobstah for dinner!  It doesn't get much better than that for sealing up the summer goodness in one day.

The rest of Labor Day weekend wasn't as nice, weather-wise, but we still had some serious fun.  No Honeybadger, thanks to the constant threat of thunderstorms, but we did hit the Montshire Museum and UVAC Splash Park with one of Aiden's school friends, Kaelen.  Aiden also had soccer practice, and we made it to the Hopkinton Fair- the biggest fair in NH.  It was fun to check out all the goats, pigs, cows and chickens in the ag tents, and of course catch some rides at the midway.  Oh, and there was the 1/4 lb of bacon on a stick....not to be missed!  We did opt out of the fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the fried twinkies, Oreos, and candy bars.  Have to leave something for next time...