So, besides the fact that I have been anxiously awaiting my new blog design from Jessica over at the Frilly Coconut, I have had an action packed summer that has been one of the most memorable summers of my life. I apologize for the delay in my posts, but I cannot apologize for all the fun I have been having with my little family!!
I worked most of the summer up until August 12th, so I had to play catch up on some family event with Braxton. So, I wanted to share with all of my readers some of the exciting things we did in the tri-state area.
The first day of our vacation we decided to take B to Bounce U in Blackwood, NJ. It was a little hectic due to their Summer layout. During the fall, they normally have a toddler bounce from 10am-12pm and this is what their website had indicated. But, once we arrived we saw that it was an open bounce with all ages. I have to say Braxton held his own against most of the big kids.
Then, on Tuesday we headed off to my favorite place in the world…the Jersey shore! No fist pumps here. Just pure childhood memories to be made. We headed to the Wildwood beach to meet my best friend and her family, but the weather did not cooperate. After about two hours on the beach, we ran into a torrential down pour. So, we headed back to her family’s house where Braxton played while the storm passed. After clear skies had arrived we headed to the boardwalk for some rides and french fries of course!
Braxton had a blast and so did we! He was beat and slept until 11am the next morning. This was a blessing in disguise! We originally wanted to head to our next family fun day trip early in the morning, but Braxton had something else in mind for us.
I went on-line and bought our tickets for the NJ Adventure Aquarium ahead of time to avoid lines at the door. As we pulled up into the parking lot we saw a sea of yellow buses pulling out of the parking lot packed with happy campers. WHEEWWWW!! Thank goodness we missed them.
Braxton enjoyed the aquarium. Although, I think that his Daddy enjoyed it even more. At one point my hubby said, “You know, I think we need to come back here when it’s just me and you so we can really examine the different exhibits.” LOL He’s too funny!
There was lots of interesting sea creatures for Braxton to look at and they even had a fun room where the kids can run around and press lots of buttons!!! That was in the Gills Clubhouse 
exhibit.
But, the hit of the day was the Dora/Diego 4-D adventure!
He absolutely loved the 4D adventure and for hours after he kept saying, “Yayyyy Dora! Yayyy Diego!” So, it was well worth the $4 extra on top of admission price.
The next day Braxton and I headed on a mission to another favorite spot down the Jersey shore, Ocean City. We met another one of my closest girlfriends and her family for a fun and sun-filled day of beach time. We had a great time once we actually got ON the beach. I forgot how much work it is without Daddy to carry everything! I had help, but I forgot that you can’t push the jogging stroller on soft sand! Unfortunately, Mommy did a face plant in the sand and somehow saved Braxton from getting injured! Braxton found friends on the beach and he played in the puddles and built castles in the sand.
Then, Braxton decided he wanted to just chill in his stroller and chit-chat with the girls. He was an angel that day!
We finished off our day with a trip to Crazy Susan’s to get Daddy some Snickerdoodles and to Johnson’s for some caramel corn and we headed home for some QT with Daddy.
The final day of our first week of vacation together we got to catch up with some great friends and their children for lunch. It was a blast and we were pooped at the end of the day.
I will get up this week’s events before I go back to work next week. I promise!!! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer just as much as we are.
Just a thought.
Whew sounds like you are busy! Great photos. Let’s set up that play date ASAP!