Weekend

Last weekend, the kids had a three-day weekend for Martin Luther King, Jr. day.  We played boardgames:

Saturday was warm and sunny so the kids rode their bikes while I jogged alongside them.  We went across the "big, busy street" into the next development to play by the lake:

We tidied up a bit:

On Sunday, the kids had friends over for a playdate and everyone played with toys, Pokemon cards and decorated cookies for snack:

It even snowed a little:

Monday was clear and cold but after a morning spent indoors playing Legos, watching cartoons, and playing games, we suited up and went outside for a walk in the woods.

July 4th

We started our July Fourth weekend with some fireworks.  Despite the drizzly weather, we went out to our "spot" to enjoy Medford's fireworks display:

The next morning, after we put our 10lbs of blueberries in the freezer for winter (minus enough to make a giant batch of pancakes), we packed up and went to the beach!

Dinner at Grummy and Pop Pop's:

Lunch at Grandmom Jackie and Pop Pop Pop's:

Beach time!!

Crash!

We did sparklers:

And we took a bike ride up to Barnegat Lighthouse!

The four of us climbed up Old Barney - Clare motored up the stairs like a case of Pirates Booty was waiting for her at the top.  Sean took his time coming up the stairs, being very careful on the 217 steps...

TJ got me a Birch Beer when we stopped for refreshments (can't visit Barnegat Lighthouse without a Birch Beer!)

Grummy, Thom John and the trailer

After the bike ride, it was back to the beach!

Thanks to the recent round of beach replenishment, the beach is full of neat shells, including lots and lots of sand dollars!

The kids are total water-babies this summer.  I hope to get pictures or video of them boogie boarding later this summer.  They waded into water together and we could see them trying to decide if they were going out to the sandbar or not - they didn't!

And another passed out baby after the beach: