My Faith and Joy… and Boys!

We’re still here!  We’re having some minor technical issues as we change the way I upload photos…but never fear, my trust IT guy (love you, hon!) will give me my tutorial soon and we’ll be back in business! I have SO many pictures to post from this summer!!

Once we got back from the Jersey shore, we hit the ground running and packed back up for a quick trip to Boston to see Jim’s brother-in-law’s old stomping grounds.  We stayed at a hotel, which was the first time in a while our kids have done so, and boy, they would have been thrilled with an entire vacation just spent in the hotel!  We even made an entire meal whipped up from the nearby convenience store’s microwavable food section, and the kids thought they hit the jackpot.  And then came the continental breakfast the next morning!  Susie was so pleased with the experience that she left the following note in our hotel room.  She’s such a cutie!

We tore ourselves away from the hotel and drove into downtown Boston to visit Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox.  My sister-in-law treated us all to a tour of the stadium, and we ALL loved it.  I’m not even a huge baseball fan, and I thought it was fascinating!  Jimmy, my baseball AND history aficionado, was especially ecstatic. 

Morning donut run!

Beach with dear friends who drove over to join us for the day:

“Peace” Ball:

The day ended with a brief storm – we were happy to take shelter in the arcade!

We started off the next day with another fun bike ride:

And some deck lounging:

Followed by a great trip to the waterpark directly on the boardwalk:

Tazie wasn’t very sure about the water…she spent most of our time there frantically trying to climb up my legs, but eventually she did figure out that the water was pretty fun.  Especially once the big kids came back to the splash pad and showed her all the cool stuff there!

We spent a little time at the beach, even though it was a bit cold for Becky’s taste:

Although Susie and Katie didn’t mind!  They hit the waves like pros:

Then we all refueled at our favorite nightly Greek restaurant:

And finished the night off with the rides!  Becky made her second (or third?) trip of the week to the Double Shot:

Although Susie isn’t an amusement park daredevil like her sister, she still enjoys herself!

Even Danny tried out the swings, as long as his Daddy was close by:

Jimmy cracks me up!

It’s that time of year again!  We had an awesome time in Ocean City at the end of June – it was a great way to kick off summer 2017! 

As soon as we got to Ocean City, the girls requested their first (of many) Kohr Brothers ice cream cones!

That night, we hit the rides, and Danny was amazed as ever that his big siblings were willing to scare themselves silly on adventurous rollercoasters:

Danny decided to stick lower to the ground:

The girls were jubilant to finally be in their favorite place on earth (Uncle Jon was pretty happy to finally be on vacation too)!

Bright and early the next day, we hit the boardwalk on wheels.  It was so nice to have the big kids independently mobile.  Jim took the big kids on rides almost every day, up and down the boardwalk – often for donuts!

Later, we hit the beach and then relaxed on the patio deck:

Then it was time for go-karts!  Becky drove her own for the first time!

Followed up by more rides!

Jimmy tackled the infamous Double Shot for the first time and LOVED it!