Off to the Beach, Part 1

The third week in July, we packed up (with less stuff than we had taken in the past four years!) and headed south and east to the beach! YAY! If we ever needed a vacation, it was this summer!





We had a pretty easy trip down and didn't hit a ton of traffic until very close to the shore. The kids were good travelers, but were very happy when we arrived! After a quick unloading of the car, we headed down to say HI to the ocean. And, silly Mommy should have KNOWN to put them in their suits. Wading. YEAH RIGHT.



After a change of clothes, we got some pizza and the kids hit the sheets. After I did this to their room...I'm so classy.


(WHY do all beach houses come with eastern facing windows with no coverings???)

Sunday kicked off a string of beautiful beach days. Waves, sand, running, icees. Perfection.


Gillian laid in the sand like this ALL week. Like a little lizard soaking up the sun and heat.






Lots of digging! A lot of it by Daddy!




But Daddy did get the occasional break.


The kiddos loved being in the water! It was too cold for ME! Thankfully Daddy, GraGra and Papa Greg are heartier than I am!






Zach and Kevin entertaining the troops!


There were LOTS of beach icees. LOTS.




Sunday night we had to hit the boardwalk for some ice cream and game playing. Colin HAD to win some "friends." HAD to. Like his little life depended on acquiring cheap pieces of fluff. Thankfully his Papa Greg was along to increase his chances of actually WINNING something.










The Monday of our vacation happened to be Daddy's birthday. So we celebrated. We started with donuts.




Daddy got a Birthday Nap.


The Lobster came for dinner.




Then we did a round of mini-golf. The Shell We Golf is beginning to show some wear...but we had fun anyway. Although Colin STILL insists that we played hockey.





Definitely a fun start to vacation! To be continued!