A Visit to the Nolan's "Short" House

We enjoyed a fabulous weekend in Ocean City, New Jersey at Aunt Amy and Uncle Paul's shore house! Lucy had a great time playing with Zoe and Ella. We also got to see Aunt Heather, Uncle Brian, Alex and Isabel who were down for their vacation week.

For me, the weekend was especially nice. We arrived on my 40th birthday, Amy and Paul really made my birthday very special and were wonderful hosts for a fun weekend at the shore. It was pretty quite since Labor Day has passed and people are getting back into the school year routines. So, it was just perfect. The weather was warm and beach within walking distance. We collected shells, relaxed on the beach, had some great food and went to the boardwalk to check out the rides. The girls even spotted a horseshoe crab on the beach! We couldn't have had a better time.

Lucy kept referring to the house as Aunt Amy and Uncle Paul's "short" house. Though I have tried to explain that it is a shore house, this seems to be an elusive concept, we'll keep working on it. Zoe and Ella were so sweet to Lucy during the weekend and it was so nice that they had so much time to play together. We are hoping to be invited back again next year! Thanks to the Nolan's for a great weekend get-away!
 

 

 

  

  

 

 

Happy Birthday Zoe!

We celebrated Zoe's sixth birthday at Aunt Amy & Uncle Paul's house. WOW - Zoe is turning 6!

Uncle Paul made his now famous pizzas on the grill - yum! Lucy loved her pizza. She also loved swimming, running around and playing with Zoe, Ella, Alex and Isabel. Zoe seemed especially excited about her new pogo stick from Nana. All the rest of us just enjoyed having a chance to visit. The weather was perfect for enjoying the patio, though the clouds threatened a little, no rain actually came to spoil our fun. We all hope Zoe has a wonderful seventh year!

Running Wild in Philly!

We had such a great time at Tampa's Lowry Zoo that we decided to head out to the Philadelphia Zoo the weekend after we got back from Florida. We were lucky that Kenzie, Aunt Amy, Zoe & Ella were able to join us because that made it even more fun! I think Lucy's favorite animal at the Philly Zoo was the Polar Bear, she loved watching one swim and the other relaxing. The girls all enjoyed brushing the goats and checking out the tractor in the children's zoo area. The zoo entails a lot of walking and all the girls were champs while we wandered about. We even visited the reptile house this time!