Development Alert: William’s First Sentence
His mother and others will insist that he has pulled together 3+ word sentences prior to this, so this may just be his first documented sentence. His mother will also be appauled by the topic, but dad thinks it is adorable. This morning while playing with Wall-e and Ev-a,...
Old Barney
Today’s adventure (and blustery weather) took us to Barnegat Light at the northern tip of Long Beach Island. This year, the lighthouse is 150 years old…and was relight on January 1, 2009, after years of retirement. Since it was a nasty day, we had to wait quite some time...
NightSabers
On his trip to Busch Gardens, Uncle Skull bought the boys light sabers. They have gotten significant use…so much so, that they are on their second set of batteries. The sabers have seen some water action as well (down at the beach), so they are a little flakey at...
Rain Day
We woke up to torrential downpours this morning. We thought to ourselves…”thank goodness we brought all these videos” for the kids. The sentence wasn’t out of our collective mouths when the power went out. Luckily, Andrew had prepared for this and had collected the supplied for a seaside art...
SuperKids
Friends Annelise and Andrew brought some gifts for the boys when they arrived…matching PJs for everyone! The next morning, with sun glistening in their golden hair, our hero’s survey the world around them....
Crabbing
Tom decided that he wanted to take the boys for a boat ride. While renting the boat, the boat people asked if we wanted lines and bait. At first, we said no, but then, not knowing what else we would do all day on the water, we said yes....
Fantasy Island
Tristan and William both love amusement parks. Long Beach Island has a classic version known as Fantasy Island. Above, the boys are enjoying taking a fire engine out for a spin. But, by far, their favorite ride was the miniature pirate ship swing. Uncle Skull was so proud (this...
Long Beach Island – Day 1
This summer most of our vacation will be spent at Surf City on Long Beach Island at the Jersey Shore. We have been going here for the past couple of years thanks to friends Greg and Lisa, but this year we have rented our own place. The house is...