This vacation was an interesting one.....Vacationing in a warm, sunny climate with a 2 month old AND a 2 year old.
Evangeline was strictly prohibited from the beach by our pediatrician.
Elijah was a tired mess of tears by, oh, around 2pm because of off the charts activity and no nap.
With Chad and I both planning on doing a man to man defense, we thought we could pull it off.
But actually, because of our defense strategy, we were like two ships passing in the night.
Even so, we had a blast, filled with:
Fattening, but delicious seafood (Crab Trap's Clams Casino is mouth watering!)
Wii tournaments to the death
Marita's ice cream virtually every night (Reese's Pieces Splendid Blended with chocolate ice cream!)
Rides, rides and more rides (OC and SIC!)
Getting locked out of our rented house
Cape May Zoo (watching monkeys mating....yikes! Explain THAT to a 2 year old!)
MaryAnne's doughnuts EVERY morning (coffee rolls and chocolate with creme inside!)
Family portraits on the beach
Laughing so hard my stomach ached for more
Eli liked the beach, especially the sand, though once his hands were sandy, he could not touch anything else until they were washed off.
He skin boarded on his stomach on a body board that Chad pulled.
He LOVED the rides, especially the log flume.
Seeing the smiles of sheer excitement on his face every day when he realized where he was was priceless.
Evie was good as gold, sleeping through dinners out and only waking once a night.
She is truly a joy, smiling this huge grin with her mouth wide open.
She also did poop her weekly poop and as usual, soaked through her outfit.
We have been doing this trip for 4 years now, my parents, my siblings, their spouses and all of our children with more to come in the next year. We look forward to this trip all year. Chad and I actually talked about next year's trip on the way home and how excited we were for it. Family + Seashore = Heaven (even if I only spent 4 hours at the beach and have no tan!) :) Thank you Dad for making it happen!!!
1 comment:
awwm,, i love those pics! esp the last one with your dad throwing eli! that's awesome!
glad you had a good vaca, even though having 2 kids (one being an infant) at the beach is a little trying at times.
looking forward to hanging out with you this week!
love ang
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