Ocean City, New Jersey!

The ocean is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from our house! How fun is that!?!
So, we planned a day-trip with our friends, J.D. & Dawn and kids...Then, at the last minute, we decided to book a night in a hotel and squeeze in a day of family time too, since we hadn't taken any kind of family vacation yet this summer! We had so much fun! The weather was perfectly sunny...the sand was hot and the water was cool!
We drove to Dawn and Jon's Sunday evening and hung out. Then, got up Monday morning packed our beach-bags and coolers, and hit the road to the Jersey Shore!
The kids always play so nicely together...over the past [almost] 4 years that we've lived here, they've become the best of friends! Since we've been BFF's as of Junior High, it's totally a dream come true for Dawn and I that our kids know each other so well and are such great friends.

In the evening, we enjoyed walking up and down the boardwalk. We rode the rides, and ate the famous "Mack and Manco's" Pizza. The kids loved the rides! They rode the Musik Express with me and the Log Flume with Daddy, as well as some kiddie rides with Sophia and Anthony...and, Briar took a nice evening nap in her stroller.
It was such a fun evening on the boardwalk with our friends...after they left, we went back to ride a few more rides before turning in for the night.

The next morning, we went out to the boardwalk for some morning fun. We rented a Surrey, a cute double bicycle with two bench seats and a basket [for sitting in] on the front. It was too fun! We just rode around for about an hour and then stopped along the way for some breakfast...Monkey Bread, a very popular treat for the boardwalkers...the kids loved riding on the Surrey. Q and I, and sometimes Eden, did the pedalling. Briar and Eden sat in the front basket for part of the ride, and Truman spent a lot of time jumping out to get his flip flop that fell off a grand total of FIVE TIMES! It was a lot of fun!
Then, it was back to the beach for some more fun in the sun...
...Or, maybe a nap under the umbrella...
...and some fun in the sand! What a great day to spend as a family!
Eden and I went together to get pedicures before the mini-vaca!
I love that guy! Thanks, Daddy, for taking us on a great vacation to the Jersey Shore!