This past week we vacationed in Ocean City, NJ with Jeff's family. In all honesty, calling it a vacation is a bit of a stretch since there are 16 children (9 years of age and younger) that are a part of the van Bastelaar clan; but restful or not, we had a ton of fun!
Here are a few pictures from our week....
The eight boy cousins had fun together inside and out. There were the normal beach activities together and there were also some intense games of chess played in the beach house.
Jeff enjoyed having time with his brother, Sean, and his brother-in-laws, Jeff and JD. The four of them took part in some purely male activities which left a lingering smell of cigars when the sliding glass door was opened.
Henry with his Oma
Aleta and Grace
Henry enjoyed the beach.
He enjoyed the sand--but not the feel of it on his hands. So, he licked himself clean, when needed.
Michael, Kate and Brianne
Joost had a ton of fun boogie boarding with Joshua and Paul and many other cousins.
Henry enjoyed his time with Joost.
Kate was a champ and was able to skip most of her afternoon naps, but occasionally it would catch up with her at dinner time.
There was no shortage of sand forts being built by children and uncles, alike.
Here's a great shot of Jeff's Mom with all 16 of her grandchildren
We always take our annual surrey ride on the boardwalk.
No vacation is complete without rides on the boardwalk.
Happy summer!
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