An Afternoon in Cavendish

After we had our fill of Confederation bridge we crossed over and stopped at the Gateway Village. It was loaded with souvenir shops and tourists. There was lots of fun Anne of Green Gables stuff around and Camilla and I even got to pretend to be Anne. I saw these darling Anne dolls and fell in love, but didn't end up getting one. After we left the shop Mr. Stannix said he would be right back. He emerged with an Anne doll, and she's beautiful. We plan on giving her to Camilla for Christmas. Her and I watched the whole series together. Before leaving we stopped at Cows for some of their famous ice cream and then Skyped Gramma and Grampa to show them Camilla's face covered in chocolate ice cream.

As I mentioned yesterday we wanted to hit up the beach in Cavendish for the afternoon. The drive across the island was quick and scenic. It's such a neat little place and I'd love to go back and check it all out one day! The beach at Cavendish was absolutely beautiful and we couldn't have asked for nicer weather! I may or may not have taken way too many pictures. The kids loved the water, but Camilla never went in too far.

They loved hanging out with Daddy and going in the water with him. When I saw the three of them walking towards me I couldn't help but snap a picture. It was adorable.

Hyrum loved filling his bucket with water and dumping it out again. He's such a cute little beach baby. I loved the red rocks and red cliffs off in the distance. The colors were fascinating!

Camilla found an abandoned pool and made it her own while the tide slowly crept up. Mr. Stannix and I giggled at the fact that she would rather swim and play in this little hole over the entire ocean! The kids were pretty cute playing together.

And just because I was in love with the red cliffs in the distance, I had to get a family picture of us hanging out in front of them. The beach itself was great. The area that we decided to swim in had sand all the way out and was shallow for a long time which allowed the kids to go out farther and explore more.

This picture of Hyrum cracks me up! I don't even remember what he was laughing at, maybe Camilla jumping waves. I love those cheeks.

Hyrum was totally his Daddy's boy at the beach. He constantly wanted to be in the water with him and swim with him. The two of them were pretty cute together. 

My favorite part was when Hyrum walked over and sat on his Daddy's lap at lunch. Nana and Auntie Sue packed us the most delicious egg salad sandwiches on home made bread. Talk about spoiled! Hyrum snuggled with his Daddy until we had all finished our lunch.

The late afternoon brought sandcastle making. Mr. Stannix always makes a castle with the kids and didn't fail to dissapoint with those "sand fortresses" of his. 

I sure do love my Mr. Stannix. It's been fun to vacation with him. He does a great job at making sure we're all taken care of, and it was so sweet of him to secretly buy that Anne doll. 

Camilla was really good about taking care of her brother. Whenever he would head to the water without an adult she gently guided him back to the towels. I love that he followed even though he was utterly disappointed.

It was starting to get late and the beach was starting to clear out. We didn't mind at all though because it was still plus a zillion degrees. Camilla finished off the afternoon by jumping into her "pool". She would ask me or random passers-by to watch her and then she would take a running jump and splash into the water. I think it was her favorite part of the entire day!

When we had finally had our fill at the beach we headed across to Summerside and checked into our hotel. The square stop lights amused me and I had to grab a picture of them. The yellow lights are diamond shaped, but it was impossible to get a picture of them.

After checking in to the hotel we drove around to find a place for dinner. All Camilla requested was somewhere that had milkshakes. The last time we had eaten out in Halifax she was sick and couldn't have a milkshake. We found a place that just said "Diner" on the side. We checked out the rest of the town but didn't see anything else that interested us, so we went to the no-name diner. When we actually pulled to the front of the building it had an actual name (I wish I could remember it). Lucky for us they were famous for their milkshakes. They were huge and delicious. Hyrum and Camilla split one, and I've never seen such a happy girl. 

This dinner absolutely cracked me up. I haven't laughed so hard in a long long time. While we were waiting for our meal I heard a "look at me Mum!". I looked over to find Camilla doing a head stand in the booth with her feet against the wall. Hyrum's faces were priceless as he sipped away at his milkshake. He grunted in approval and enjoyed every last drop of it! After our dinner came out our waitress brought out a diner style ketchup bottle for the fries. Without even thinking Camilla grabbed it off the table and tried to suck the ketchup out like it was a bottle. At first I wasn't sure what to think and then at the same time Mr. Stannix and I burst into a fit of laughter. It was the funniest thing she could have done. That crazy girl brings so much joy to this family I tell ya!