Nyla and the giant lobster

Since it was another and the last unseasonably warm day of our time here I took the kids to a beach again. It was a different beach that was just outside of Portland. When we arrived the park was closed so we had to walk. It wasn't a very long walk. On the way in we took the scenic trail through the forest and the grassy area. The grassy area was filled with raspberry plants. That would be a great place to visit when they are ripe. The first beach we came on was very rocky. Bohdin collected lots of shells there. Nyla was tired of it after a while so we continued on the grassy trail to the next beach. This one was much bigger and sandier. Bohdin continued to fill his bucket to the top with seashells. Nyla had to ride on my back since her bare feet or shoes touching sand was unacceptable. It was a short walk back to the outside gate from the sandy beach. The advantage of the park being closed was not having to pay to get in. By the time we were leaving crowds were starting to walk in to enjoy the nice weather.

 
 
 

After a very short nap and some playtime in the hotel room we headed down to the waterfront area of Portland. I think it is called Old Portland. Parking downtown is easy and cheap. We headed to a flatbread pizza place with seating outside. The kids watched the water taxis and other boats come close. We also watched the pizza being cooked in a large woodfired oven. After our snack we walked through town. Nyla found a person dressed as a giant lobster advertising a restaurant. She thought that giant lobster was so neat. She pointed to it, waved to it, roared at it, and just couldn't stop looking at it. She thought it was a monster. She would have been happy staying there forever but Bohdin does not like giant lobsters. He was on the hunt for ice cream. He found an ice cream place that was selling just regular grocery store ice cream. I told Bohdin we could go to the Whole Foods just down the road instead. I would buy cones and a big thing of ice cream and there would be a lot. Or we could get a small cone there and we would all have to share. He chose not to wait. He regretted that decision big time. Nyla is not good at sharing and Bohdin is not good at being assertive so Nyla held the cone almost the whole time. Bohdin saw that he made the wrong choice and was very very sad. Nyla ate most of the cone. We didn't go to Whole Foods

After picking up Buddy and relaxing in the room for dinner. Our seafood pick looked really busy so Buddy took us to a brewpub he had eaten at earlier in the week. It was the perfect spot since they had a huge fenced in grassy area with balls and frisbees. There was also a playhouse and playset with swings and some other stuff. The food took forever since they were so busy but the kids were well occupied. Here is a picture of Buddy swinging the kids around at the restaurant.

 

We stopped at the LLBean flagship store afterward. They had a trout display area that Buddy wanted Bohdin to see. It was very late by the time we got back and we all went to sleep immediately. I'm still not sure what we'll be doing today so time to figure that out.