After our trip to Indiana in July, Isaac turned 5 months old. We had tried some rice cereal, but we weren't doing it often. We started to prepare for Isaac's first plane trip. We were flying to Boston, Massachusetts, for a wedding in Cape Cod of one of Chris's friends from high school. We left the house early enough, parked the car, and headed on the shuttle to the airport. I was probably more nervous than Isaac. We got on the plane first and got settled. I began to nurse Isaac as we took off. Luckily, he was great on the flight. We got our rental car and car seat and headed off into Boston to explore before we headed to the Cape. Neither Chris nor I had been to Boston previously, so we wanted to see some stuff! We ended up having lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (yes, I am one of those dorks who collects Hard Rock guitars--my last one previous to this one was from Buenos Aires, Argentina). We also got to walk around Quincy Market which wasn't far from the Hard Rock. After a little bit of Boston, we decided to head out to the Cape. The trip was supposed to take an hour and a half, but it was closer to two and half to three hours to get out there. Our little motel was quaint. We checked in and got our welcome gift from Erin and Matt. We decided to take one of their recommendations and eat at Arnold's for dinner. Arnold's was a very popular place. We waited in line for over an hour, but the food was well worth it! Isaac was the life of the party until we sat down to eat; he nursed and then slept through dinner. Chris had some fish and chips that looked and tasted delicious. The next day was a little stormy when we woke up. We had a package to go whale watching, but we knew the boats wouldn't be running with the stormy weather. We ate breakfast, talked with the groom, and headed to the Cape Cod vineyard. It was a really pretty little vineyard. The tasting area was really neat, and Chris and I got to enjoy some wine. After a quick lunch, we headed out to the whale watching. It took us awhile to park, so we signed up for our trip and then went to have an early dinner. We had another fantastic dinner, and Isaac had quite the poopy diaper episode! We boarded the boat and took a seat on top. Another first for Isaac--a boat ride! Chris and I weren't really thinking and we sat near the horn. It scared Isaac pretty good. As the boat started out, Isaac fell asleep in my arms. We got some pretty amazing views of the cape on our way out to see the whales. The boat stopped once we saw the whale. Isaac woke up and found everyone's silence to be a moment for him to show off his screeching skills. We got tons of great shots of the whales and Isaac's enthusiam. It was just really cool. We started to make our way back to shore, and the sun was setting. It was absolutely gorgeous! We headed back to the motel, and Chris headed off to the bachelor party. Isaac and I enjoyed some time in the motel together.
The next morning, we headed off to the bay to play in the low tide. It was really cool to see all the different types of crabs and the oyster traps. Isaac enjoyed the warm waters as well. We headed off to lunch and then decided to take a trip out to the ocean side of the cape. We parked and decided to walk without the stroller to the beach. The walk was about a mile and half. It was a little chilly when we got to the beach, and Isaac wasn't really excited to see the ocean. The waves sounded scary to him because of the rocks. He got in for a second or two, but was more content to sit in the sand and watch Chris swim.
The next day was the wedding. We all got ready and headed out to the wedding site. The wedding was absolutely beautiful. Isaac wouldn't cooperate during the ceremony, so he and I did not get to hear the ceremony. We enjoyed the cocktail hour and the sitdown lunch. Everything was just beautiful, and we enjoyed being a part of Matt and Erin's day. After spending some time talking with friends, we headed back into Boston for our flight early the next morning. We had a great time in Cape Cod!
