Best. Year. Ever. Having Lucy and Vada at the ages they are made this Ocean City vacation this best one yet for our family by far. The girls both loved spending the days on the beach, falling asleep during long walks with daddy or mama, playing in the water hole, and eating whatever snacks they could get their hands on. Vada must have eaten half of the coastline's worth of sand as it seemed to be her dip of choice for anything she was eating. She also LOVED the water and would crawl straight into it any time we let her. Lucy is not a big swimmer because the water was "too cold" so she would just find things to do in the sand. The weather was uncharacteristically chilly and one day I had them on the beach in long sleeved shirts and shorts to play.
We were able to take them bike riding on the boardwalk one morning which Lucy loved. Her bike riding was very distracted by everything to look at though so she quickly switched into the bike trailer beside sleeping beauty Belle.
One evening we took the girls down on the beach after they had eaten and had baths and spent a couple of hours just hanging out as a family. Without a doubt the best night we had. Seeing my girls be content just to play on the beach or watch the water or chase seagulls or listen to music with James and I made me realize just how blessed I am to be raising these two little ladies. I love the life that James and I are working on creating with them and the chance to go to Ocean City with his family to make memories.
On this trip, having just lost James' Nonno weeks before, the family took one of the kites that Nonno had built down on the beach one evening. After attaching one of Nonna's bras, the kite was let out to the end of the line and cut free.
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