Forecasts on Monday called for cloudy skies. So rather than risking it at the beach, we headed to the Cape Cod Natural History Museum. The kids learned about some of the wild life, did some bird watching, and got up close and personal with a bee hive.
But the most amazing specimen we saw at the museum wasn't a turtle, fish or bird. It was a little boy who could have been Gwen's twin. After we entered the museum, we both caught him running around outside out of the corner of our eye and instinctively thought Gwen had escaped. But it was actually this kid, with the same curly blonde hair, same blue eyes, and same spunky demeanor.
When the two look-alikes final came face-to-face, even they were amazed at the resemblance. So were all of the parents, and even a few other people at the museum who didn't realize they weren't actually twins.
After the excitement (and confusion) of meeting her doppelganger, we all headed outside and walked through the nature preserve. The half mile path took us through the woods, over the salt marshes and eventually to the water, where Morgan kicked off her shoes and slopped through the mud.
We headed home in time for the girls to take a nap. That afternoon, we hung out in the back yard of our vacation house, played games (water balloon fight!) and grilled-up some dinner.
Ariella brought a giant white canvas and enough paint for all five kids to make a mural of their vacation on Cape Cod. The kids took turns making lobsters and crabs out of the handprints and footprints.
After dinner, the kids took a relaxing swing in the hammock. Tomorrow, the forecasts called for sun, so we were headed to our first of three straight beach days.
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