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!
 

 

 

  

  

 

 

Vacation Time!

This year we headed to Atlantic Beach, North Carolina for a family vacation at the beach. Kenzie was able to join us, so it made the trip extra special. Atlantic Beach was a lot of fun. We spend time at the pool and on the beach at the Sheraton, we checked out a bunch of really tasty local restaurants - my personal favorite was Mosquito Amos - and we visited local attractions. Highlights of the trip included a ferry ride to Shackleford Banks, which is home to wild horses. We had a great time walking along the pristine beach collecting shells.  Then we ventured inland to find some wild horses. The beach there was so nice, we also enjoyed hanging out and swimming. We went to the Aquarium, a local minor league baseball game - with awesome fresh kettle corn! - and played mini golf. Lucy loved jumping repeatedly into the pool, so we all had to take turns catching her. The vacation was certainly worth the long ride! Here are some pictures of our vacation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Baby

Lucy's Adventure in Dutch Wonderland

Uncle Bill, Aunt Amy & Quinn came to visit from Tampa. The girls had a great time playing with each other. They seemed to really enjoy running through the house, having tea parties and laughing together. We were glad to get some quality time with all three of them. Last Sunday we all went to see Aunt Amy, Uncle Paul, Zoe and Ella (Nana was there too!) to celebrate Aunt Amy's birthday. Monday we had a lazy day and a nice visit with Nana.

Tuesday was extra fun because we had an adventure in Dutch Wonderland! The girls had a great time. Quinn was very excited about the rides and she was very brave. Lucy was a little leery, which surprised me since she was all about the rides when we went to Magic Kingdom. She did go down the big slide with me, ride the airplane, spin in the turtle-a-whirl, float in the log boat and ride both the monorail and train.

Of course, my little water baby was all about the water park! Quinn loved it too. We got a bunch of great pictures. I have a lot here - probably too many - but it was so hard to choose which ones to share.

We are already looking forward to our next visit with Quinn and her daddy and mommy!

Quinn driving a motor car with Daddy

Lucy, Quinn and their two mommas on the big slide
Hi Kenzie and Amy!
Kenzie and Lucy are all ready for the turtle-a-whirl to start moving
Quinn is loving the water park!

Lucy loves the water park too - especially the slides!

Something is very funny...

Here are a couple of pictures of Quinn at our house - what a cutie pie!

Now Quinn thinks something is very funny...