Make-A-Wish Trip: Day 4

August 27, 2009 started with breakfast. While I got Carmen and myself ready for the day, Dave took Lauren to the pool to swim for a bit. They also went down to the private swamp beach. Lauren didn’t care that the beach was mostly a marsh although she did comment that the water looked like saliva!

For lunch, we drove to the next town over, Orleans, and ate at The Lobster Claw. The restaurant is decorated with shells and fishing nets covering the ceiling. Lauren looked up and said, “Ack! Spider webs!” (She keeps us entertained, that is for sure!) We tried to order calamari but they were out so Dave ate a club sandwich, I ate a grilled chicken sandwich and Lauren had mac and cheese. She said it was the best mac and cheese ever. (It was Kraft!)

Here is a picture of The Lobster Claw.

After lunch, we decided to do a little shopping. We had talked about buying souvenirs and Lauren was sure that the best souvenir would be a new Webkinz. If you aren’t familiar with Webkinz, they are stuffed animals that “come alive” online in Webkinz World. They come with a password and, after registering, kids get to feed them, create rooms for them, put them to bed, play games, etc. We drove around looking for a store that sells Webkinz. After visiting a few toy stores, we realized that finding Webkinz might not be as easy as we thought. I picked up a Kids on Cape Cod magazine and flipped through it. Lo and behold there was a whole page titled “Where to find Webkinz on Cape Cod”. Yes, they are that popular! There happened to be a Snow’s Home and Garden store near us that advertised Webkinz. And they had a section of 50% off Webkinz. Lauren chose a gray Kitty that she named Cutie and a Hummingbird that she named Hummus. Cutie and Hummus join Susan the Swan (a birthday present to Carmen from her night nurse, Salem) and Silky the Dog (Lauren’s from NY Grandma).

We drove back to Ocean Edge and took pictures on the front lawn.

The day flew by and soon it was time for dinner. We decided to try another take-out restaurant near Ocean Edge. We ordered from JT’s Seafood and it was so, so yummy! Dave and I split grilled salmon with a baked potato and sauteed yellow squash and zucchini. Lauren had chicken nuggets and fruit that we bought at the local tiny grocery store.

We took Carmen to Connie and went to bed early!