Obligatory Vacation Post 1

Greg:"You know it's a good vacation when you forget your password when you get back"
Me:"We drove through 8 states and the District of Columbia"

Our vacation started off rough, a freak storm blew through and knocked out power to most of the area, we didn't loose power at first but we did have a giant branch fall down in our back yard.  It was too big to leave while we were gone, soooo we spent a few hours the night and the morning before we left cleaning it up.  (And a few more hours chopping up the wood once we got back home, if you're curious.) 

Here's one angle, it doesn't look that bad now, but it sure freaked me out, and delayed our trip a little.

75 mph winds+patio umbrella=broken patio umbrella...


But we pushed on, packed up, and started driving...

Lots of pillows, blankies, and dollar-store-distractions. 

 First, West Virginia, I'm surprised that we drive through it too.

 Then Pennsylvania--I've always loved Pennsylvania, especially on the drive from BYU to NJ, because it means we're almost home.  It's so pretty, I still love it. 

 A week at the beach house

 Jumping in little water holes

 Throwing sand

 digging more holes when the waves wash them away

 getting wiped out over and over and over and over and loving it

 charging into the waves again and again and again and again

Just as we were leaving I remembered to get a picture, not pictured were Jill and Chris, darn!
Loads more photos to come:deep sea fishing, NYC, DC, and so much more...

Crazy Long Cape May 2010 Post

Baby C not a fan of the waves

Ready to leave

He preferred to be held under the umbrella

And there were lots of arms to hold him.

Mango Water Ice

Here's what he looked like after a Blueberry Water Ice
Indiana's guide to fun at the beach...
Step One: Get in the water and play until you are FREEZING!

Step Two:Run up to the crazy HOT sand to warm up. Repeat. All Day.

Mimi helped Aunt Tina build a sand-face. She searched for the shells and stuff.

I couldn't get a good shot of the finished product.
But here's Mimi destroying it.
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This year was extra special!

My sister Jill got married.
To this guy. He had no need to win us over, we liked him already, but he played Candy Land with my daughter, yeah, we like Chris.
She wanted to play LOTS of Candy Land.

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The morning of the wedding we hit the arcade,

(Random Passer-by:"You have a house on your back!")

Putt-Putt,

and Celebrated Mom's Birthday!

That's a picture of the building where Jill and Chris got married. Everything was so beautiful.

Jill worked really hard on the flowers,

Mom put a few finishing touches on the dress (she made it),
And Tina did everyone's hair.