Warning...vacation pictures follow so this is a LONG one! Some of them are slightly out of order but, with multiple cameras, putting this post together was a little tricky! We went to Ocean City, Maryland with our friends, the Ostrouts. Kelly was my college and grad school roommate and is now a best friend! Her adorable boys are 2 and 6 months so we had a child represented for each year since 2008! We had a blast! Her aunt owns a condo there and allows family to choose a week to stay there. We thank both her and Kelly for inviting us along! We came prepared with a tent for shade, but she had more sand toys and beach chairs than we could have hoped for...we had a great time!
At the condo, they had these gorgeous hydrangea bushes...so I caught our gorgeous girl with them!
We all headed out to the boardwalk after an early dinner one night. Here the boys enter the train ride, tickets in hand...such big guys:)
Here, Aaron is having a great time. We have a video that shows that this ride was not relaxing for him. He LOVED it, but we're certain he thought he was responsible for keeping it on the circular track. It was a pretty fast ride and he was turning that wheel SOO fast (the right direction) to keep up! It was adorable...in fact, after that we had to strip him down to his undershirt--he had worked up such a sweat!
Here are Mommy and Emmie on the merry-go-round with some super creative photography by daddy!
BUSTED! Thankfully Josh was sending an action shot out to the grandparents...Nick, however, fully admitted that he was working!
The littles one weren't quite convinced that a stroller and pacifier were as much fun as those rides the big guys were on!
This is the first vacation where Emily has been old enough to truly start enjoying all that is BEACH. When I put her down on the sand the first morning, she stood there whimpering and wanting to be picked up. Instead, I handed her a shovel and pail and, lo and behold, she went to work without hesitation or further complaint. She LOVED playing in the surf and was relatively fearless. You should have heard her squeals as the water rushed up to "get her." So great!
We discovered that Aaron is a heck of a frisbee thrower!
Here are Daddy and Aaron playing in the surf. The water felt great, but Aaron thought it was hilarious for Josh to overreact when the waves would hit them!
Fun in the surf with them both...thankfully, it looks like we have a couple mini beach bums!
Jumping and splashing...
Here are all the kids, playing hard!
Caught these monkeys jumping on the bed...goofy kids!
Kelly's mom was staying with her aunt in her aunt's other condo and kindly offered to stay with the kids one night so we could have a date night! We got the kids fed and bathed early and then bribed, errr calmed them down, with a movie and some popcorn before putting them to bed and heading out! Emily has no clue there was a movie on...she just kept pulling Josh's hand (and therefore, pieces of popcorn) to her mouth!
The complex was great! It had indoor and outdoor pools, which Aaron was not interested in, and awesome playground that became part of the daily routine!
No family beach vacation is complete without a stop for mini-golf!
Aaron and James cheesin' it:
Mommies and little ones
There was some serious digging...in fact, they got "in trouble" by the lifeguard for digging too deep! Apparently, they don't want you digging deeper than your knees for safety reasons! ...and no tunnels either.
The picture that goes with the story at the beginning...here she is "falling in love" with the beach. After this, she became an old pro!
Part of the tradition of Ocean City are the Scopes photographers. They comb the beach taking pictures that you can then go look at and order gifts/prints. Here's our family shot:
We had a perfect time. Great accommodations, great amenities and exceptional company! Thanks to the Ostrouts for inviting us along!
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