Chestnut Hill Cove, MD

  • Chris kills roughly 20 flies with his bare hands on the first day and several more each day afterwards.
  • Mark’s first Medofffest!
  • Mom in tears from laughing because she repeatedly can’t remember to move out of the way during doubles ping-pong
  • Mark and Cecilia LOVE the bubble-maker
  • Enjoying kayaking and paddle-boats on the creek/cove/inlet/river
  • True water enjoyment: splash pad and kiddie pool
  • Nearby drawbridge opens for Mom, Dad, and Ben as they paddle through on a canoe
  • The oven breaks… only a few weeks after the same thing happened on Schneiderfest
  • Games played include Lord of the Rings trick-taking card game, Cartographers, Fluxx, Mood Swings, Kingdomino, Flip 7, Ticket to Ride, and Catan
  • Significant engineering efforts made to prevent Cecilia from trying to climb the stairs
  • Multiple family members unsuccessfully attempt to teach Mark to stand up
  • Family participates in a game show at the local mall. Ben repeatedly comments on how attractive the (male) host is (much to Danielle’s chagrin)
  • Saturday excursions for crabs at lunch and to Annapolis for dinner and ice cream. Chris and Marie encourage the family to trek a little further for the higher-rated ice cream shop. Gram decides to have her ice cream brought to her.

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