Beach Vacation 2010: Last Day!

Friday dawned beautifully (oh, and Colin was up early enough to see the dawn if he had been allowed); it was sunny, hot, and not humid. YAY! When we got down to the water, we could see that it was a lot calmer than it had been most of the week. Michael and I had been playing with the idea of taking the kids out in the deeper water, but it had just been too rough. Not Friday though!

This video is pretty crappy, but it's all I have of the kids in the water on Friday! Don't watch if you get seasick. In case you can't tell, it's Daddy with Colin and GraGra with Bean. Grandpa Greg is out there too. I'm filming and trying to keep the camera dry:



Oh, and Uncle D and Grandpa Frank made an AWESOME sand fort on Friday, and the kids DID NOT destroy it! BUT, I am in all of the pictures of the fort and they are not flattering in the least, and since this is my blog, I'm not posting them. Sorry.

We decided to have a fun last night at the beach (and not cook), so all ten of us headed out for dinner. The kids must have been starving because they actually ATE their dinner, and they never eat well in restaurants. After all had their fill of crab cakes, we hit the boardwalk.

It was a beautiful evening, dry, warm, and breezy. Perfect. We strolled a bit and avoided seagulls. Grammy and Grandpa had their picture taken with the little guys:


Then we took the kids to Play Land. We had scoped out a carousel earlier in the week and we were headed for fun. Or at least Gillian was. Colin told us, "NO! Done, done, done." So, Michael held him while we went round and round.

As you can see, Gillian LOVED it!


Then, Gillian spotted the BOAT ride. She had to ride it. HAD TO. Again, Colin not so politely refused.


This video of Gillian riding the boats is my absolute favorite right now. You can just see how proud of herself she is. She is a big girl, riding a cool boat all by herself! Like Princess Grace on the Riviera!


Ok, so we were mean and MADE Colin get in the boat. And he did end up liking it, but it didn't start out well:


But, he looks ok in the video:


After we were done torturing Colin, we went for one last ice cream cone. Colin actually liked that. GraGra and Grandpa Greg wanted a picture with the younglings, but since it was already past bedtime, it didn't go so well. Although, it is comical:


Sigh. So that was our week of sun, fun, and sand. We had a fantastic time. On Saturday morning, we beat feet for home. The kids, once again, traveled very well, even though Colin did not sleep a wink the entire way home. But, he also did not complain ONCE.

Fun time. Must do it again.