High Times in the Tidewater - Passport Diaries

Here’s the round up of other fun stuff we did last week! Chris found Greenies Beach Bar and Grill. The music was not my style, the service was terrible, and the food took forever. WE CANT WAIT TO GO BACK! Just 15 minutes away and right on the Chesapeake, we sat over the sand, watched seagulls and jet skis, our burgers were delicious, the beer was cheap, and Isaac ate more than I’ve maybe ever seen him. The table on one side complimented Eloise extensively and the table on the other side got loud and obnoxious, culminating with a girl dumping beer on her fiancé and the manager asking them to leave. You can’t pay for this kind of entertainment! Tip: use the beach entrance to this completely fun dive, because the front door smelled like a diaper and looked sketchier than it smelled.

The neighbors and I celebrated Japanese O Bon with—surprise!—a tea party! I hung all our (Vietnamese) lanterns around the porch and the kids loved playing outside again.

Chris and took the kids to the botanical gardens yet again for the Honeybee Festival with the Jascowskis! Isaac rolled a beeswax candle and we bought local honey and lunch. Yum.

Eloise is crawling on hands and knees, teetering along adorably. She cannot yet climb stairs. She has discovered the cat food dish. She freaks out for food she wants. She is taking a bottle like a champ and off nursing for a week now. Everyone is so much happier. Sunday she got her first ponytail.

Isaac is (generally) so kind to his little sis. He seeks her out. He wants her to snuggle in his bed in the morning and play with his stuffed animals, as long as she has a paci. He loves to bring her toys and piles them around her when she fusses, without even being asked. Isaac loves following maps or my phone’s gps in the car. He’s very observant.

We spent a beautiful evening outside with the neighbors Friday. The husbands joined us, and I remarked, “I’m sad Chris has watch. I hate for him to always miss these fun evenings with the guys.” Within 30 minutes who should walk up?! Somehow Chris was able to get out of watch and enjoy the fantastic weather with the neighbors, the kids, and a beer!

And that’s what’s up in the Tidewater.

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