Ethan had his first true vacation at Ocean City, NJ. Gramzie Ladybug & Leepa rented a house at the shore for a week and we were lucky to join them...Auntie Tiff was only able to join us for a short stay :-(
Ethan is quite the little beach bum...we lucked out with the weather and were out on the beach daily; to our dismay he enjoyed eating the sand...probably amounting to a pound in all...and licking the salt water off his hands...he also took a few dips in the frigid ocean!
He continues to grow like a weed and now is consistently reaching out to be held/picked up. Ethan is very frustrated that he cannot crawl nor walk on his own yet...but manages to scoot & flip to get into things he should not be getting into!
We were faced with sleeping woes...as Ethan had difficulty sleeping in the pack n play...he did not quite get the point that he was supposed to SLEEP in it and not PLAY! Translation...Jimmy & I were quite sleep deprived (as I am sure the renters below us were as well!) But the awesome coffee helped us manage! Thank goodness for caffeine!
The shore holds many great sentiments for us as it was a common place to go as I grew up...we continued the tradition of strolls on the boardwalk, riding the surrey, munching on all of our favorites (Mack & Manco's Pizza, Johnson's popcorn, Steele's Fudge, Shrivers Salt water Taffy, Ocean City Coffee Co.) and also added some new favorites to our list (The Island Grill, Ove's, TJ's ice cream). We had a wonderful time and can't believe how fast it went by...thanks Mom and Lee.
One of these days I will learn how to label each photo and place a slide show into the posting!
