Prepare yourselves....Cassidy is a young LADY! I almost did not believe it myself. And I guess I just did not notice how much she has grown until we took a mini roadtrip to a beach in CT for 2 nights. All of our carefully planned camping weekend trips were canceled because our camper van stopped working in May and stayed in the shop all summer and some of fall (Bongo just got fixed this week and Matt is headed to pick her up tomorrow! Bongo now has lots of extra parts mailed from somewhere in Great Britain, but we are told she no longer puts out black smoke and cruises just fine again. I guess cam shafts are really important!)
It was super fortunate that we found an open air bnb near a beach and grocery store midweek to visit and even better that the weather held. But before we hit the sand and waves, Cass said she needed a new swimsuit. Nothing in the little girls section fit! What?! And there was no teen or in between section. So we headed to the adult section where we had some success with small and X-small. This should not have come as a surprise, she has been sneakily getting into my closet for a year now, but I thought that was for older things that barely fit me anymore! Nope, she is officially all the way into my closet and was over the moon to discover during this mini beach visit she is now taller than me. Unbelievable! This was also a good time to do some back to school shopping. We live in a rural area with not too many shopping areas nearby. Driving through cities with more options to bargain hunt through was nice.
Anyway, aside from embracing my kiddo's beautiful growth journey, we played games, watched murder she wrote, ate lots of junk food, and read lots of books in a short amount of time. We also took a super cute and entertaining ferry ride with a lighthouse tour and learned some interesting factoids about the area. I love being on the water. Near the water. By the water. It is definitely my happy place. We also drove through Mystic- such a cute little town! Last time we visited was on a special anniversary of the bridge. I was completely into learning all about this bridge's history and it was just as great this time around to walk around it and see the welcome booth. At least to me, I think the rest of team smith could take it or leave it...lol
On day 3, we packed up and headed to Judi and Steve's house. They live not too far from the place where Beyonce was performing. We were super thankful to take them up on their offer of staying the night. Matt and I went to the concert on our own, the kids played dance dance revolution with their play cousins. Don't feel bad for them, they get to do cool stuff all the time! For us, this was a grown folx only, grown folx content, kind of evening. Our tickets were not cheap, and our seats were three rows from the very tip top of the stadium, close to a staircase that clearly not up to code. And it was a GREAT concert!!!! I would go again. The whole vibe was so welcoming and fun. The costumes, the music, the banter, the people watching! Amazing.
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