Kicking off summer in style!

As soon as school let out, we had a few fun-filled days planned before the kids left for Florida.

Pirate Cruise (Baltimore)*
A group of us (4 moms, 8 kids) sailed the water near Fells Point for a pirate adventure.  Sam was a little unsure what was going on, but was very well behaved and did great.  Ian had a blast and couldn't wait to tell everyone how he shot the cannons filled with water at the pirate circling our boat, stealing our treasure. 

Ian doing the limbo.

Hmmm, I'm not sure about this.

*For anyone looking to do this, check out this pirate cruise adventure instead:  Chesapeake Pirates. My friend Jen said that she has done both and really liked the Chesapeake version better.  However, Ian and I had nothing to compare it to and really enjoyed the Baltimore version as well.


Blueberry Picking (Germantown, MD)
We go blueberry picking every year.  I have to say this year was the best yet and I will never go anywhere else ever again.  Butlers Orchard  is the place to go.  What an amazing crop of blueberries they had to offer.  The blueberries were the size of grapes and were so bountiful that we didn't need to move from our blueberry bush. 

Seriously, look at all these blueberries. Wowee!!



Sam and her friend Ashley, sharing blueberry picking tips.




Ian and his friend James.





Under the cherry trees

 We made the most of our last few days before seeing the kids off on their big adventure with the grandparents.  We got to spend loads of time with friends, eat lots and lots of pizza (at least once daily either for lunch or dinner -- oy!) and enjoy all the great fun of sitting in traffic on the beltway in the Tyson's Corner area more than I'd like to remember.  Summer has officially started!