vB family vacation 2010

Although we vacationed with my family several weeks ago, this is officially our summer to beach with Jeff's family.  We spent our week with them in Ocean City, NJ and had a great time.

Our days were filled with time on the beach.  Each morning, two of the uncles would go down and find a family spot where they set up a large canopy.  Then, to make sure that we did not feel cramped, a large hole would be dug in front of the canopy.  Sean even stopped for metal shovels on the way to Ocean City to make sure that it was done right.  

The kids had a ball playing in the hole--especially as the tide rolled in and filled up the moat.

There were sand creations,

 

boogie boarding,

afternoon naps,

 

dinner on the beach,

new courage in water,

and lots of fun with cousins.

 

Not everything revolved around sand and sunscreen--although some may argue that most of the week did.

We had fun on the board walk, too. One morning adventure took us on a surrey ride followed by boardwalk donuts.

There were evening walks on the boardwalk, as well, that always ended with rides (including the 140 foot ferris wheel that the entire vB clan road as a group activity and nearly made me lose my dinner) or yummy treats.

Not all nights included the board walk, however. The kids have a very fun loving aunt who never fails in coming up with interesting themes for dessert nights. This year, we all had to wear a hat for one of the dessert nights. I think we were supposed to be a bit more creative with our hat selections than I provided for the 5 of us because we only wore our beach hats while others represented the Red Hat Society, the Construction Workers' Union and galaxies far, far away.

The three youngest cousins enjoyed dessert as much everyone else--even if it meant only eating graham crackers on S'more night.

We had a great week together.