Roadtrip to Chesapeake Beach, MD! (7/29-7/31/2011)

On a whim- I booked a hotel, packed up, loaded up, and we're off to Chesapeake Beach, MD... an uncharted location for us! :) With Sharon, my kids, & my niece in tow, we took a roadtrip to MD! On Tuesday night, I found this place, booked a hotel, and by Friday morning, we were on the road headed to Chesapeake Beach!

When we arrived, we found it to be a small, seaport town. While there for the weekend, we drove all over checking out the sites.




The town owns & operates a water park, so that's where we spent our Friday night. We all had a lot of fun slipping, sliding, & splashing.

The next morning, we headed to the beach! Very early into our jaunt to the beach, we realized, "we are not at the Jersey Shore anymore!" We went to a local beach there that was recommended by the locals. Upon pulling into a park-like setting, we should have known. Needless to say, after hiking about a mile (I'm not kidding!) down gravel roads in flip flops & bathing suits lugging all of our beach "stuff", we made it to the "beach"! It was pretty there and the kids enjoyed swimmng in & checking ut the Chesapeake Bay.






Lol... we tried to get a little "creative" with the sleeping arrangements... just how do you fit 2 adults & 5 kids into 2 queen-size beds!?! Needless to say, this arrangement was a good idea, but lasted no longer than 5 min.! :)


We had a great time on our little last-minute excursion to an uncharted (for us) getaway spot! Life's too short... live it up! :)

Gaga for Bieber! (7/1/2011)

My girls love Justin Bieber... it cracks me up to see them so "gaga" over someone at their young ages!


Tonight, Sharon & I surprised the kids and took them to Pt. Pleasant to see the "Justin Bieber movie" on the beach! They were SO excited! At one point, they were chanting "Bieber! Bieber!" and dancing all around. lol... too funny!

Those WILDWOOD Days!! (June 27-30, 2011)

Oh those Wildwood days... :) Lots of fun & many more memories in Wildwood on our few day getaway!




This is an awesome hotel... very family-oriented! It's on the beach, across from a playground, they have a pool & mini golf at the hotel, they have contests for the guests thru-out the day... it's really a great place to go with the family!



Like the last time, we got a bunch of pick-n-peel shrimp... yum! Memom & I ended up pickin' & peelin' the most... which the kids ate them... Expected! :)






Sticking with tradition, we went down to Sunset Beach to see the shipwreck off the coast. This time, though, was awesome because we got to be there for the nightly lowering of the flag ceremony. An older gentleman goes there every night and conducts a ceremony where they honor a deceased member of the Armed Forces... it was touching & awesome to witness this... I'm so glad the kids got to see it.





AT the hotel, ANthony took part i the "Mr. Muscle" contest and won 2nd place! Great job, Anthony! :) Thanks to Aunt Sharon for coaching him on... we cheered him on as he strutted by, lifted some weights, and showed his muscles off to the judges. He was proud of himself.




"Watch the Tram Car, please!"

Sharon & I slept outside on the deck one night, awaiting the sunrise. The 1st morning we missed it due to being overcast, but the next morning-- we caught it! Wow-- how awesome & so pretty!!



On our way home from Wildwood, we made our usual pitstop at the Cape May Zoo to see our animal friends! :)


It was a great trip... lots of fun, good times, & great memories! Thank you, Memom! :)
I think Aunt Sharon, Memom, and I need to go on vacation!

Courtney graduates from Pre K! (6/8/2011)

Today, Courtney (my niece) graduated from PreK... another "official" Fall 2011 Kindergartener! **Congrats Courtney!**




Court... we are all so proud of you! Congrats on graduating PreK! Love you, Squirt!

Mommy & Me Tuesday! (6/7/2011)

The local radio station, WPST, was hosting "Mommy & Me Tuesdays at Jenkinson's in Pt. Pleasant, so Memom & I decided to take the Triplets & Courtney. They got to meet "Chris Rollins", a DJ from the radio station, who we hear all of the time on the radio-- they thought this was so cool to meet her! They played a few games, made a craft, played BINGO (Aunt Sharon would be proud!), etc. ... it was fun!




After the PST event, we walked the boards & the kids went on some rides!


Another beautiful day filled with fun in the sun! :)

Easter Sunday "best" (4/24/2011)

**Happy Easter!**
me & my little bunnies... :)

... and my little "niece" bunnies! :)


Easter dinner at our house this year. Dinner was good and they kids had lots of fun playing together. The Bunny left a bunch of eggs at our house for the kids, so instead of an egg hunt (it was rainy out), we had a little "egg-stravaganza"... eggs were flying & rolling, the kids were scattering to grab as many eggs as they could! :)


As you can see, they collected their eggs any possible way they could! If I would have only given them a bag or basket ahead of time... lol!



Hope all of you had a great Easter! Happy Easter from our family to yours! :)