100th post: First Beach Trip!

I've finally written my 100th post!  I guess it is fitting that for number 100, I write about our wonderful family vacation. The last week of July, we were lucky to be invited to go to Wildwood NJ with Matt and Amanda to stay at their family condo for 5 days. I hope they will invite us back... we had such a great time! 

We had a lot of fun during the day, but Kira had a difficult time sleeping in a new place. At the condo, she loved playing with Amanda's iPad, wearing Amanda's water shoes, watching the Summer Olympics and imitating the gymnasts, dancing to music on Matt's iPod, and learning how to fist bump.

Kira loved swimming in the pool and trying new foods on the boardwalk: frozen water ice, fresh squeezed lemonade, and boardwalk fries with ketchup. Here we are having posing on the boardwalk for the first time before we chose a restaurant for lunch.

Kira loved having french fries with daddy and then came over to the other side and enjoyed her first taste of lemonade with mommy. She loved it! :O)







At the beach the next day, she adored playing in the sand and screamed with glee as the ocean waves crashed into her. She had no fear and we had to keep her from going in too deep! 

Here you can see my 5 month baby belly!  When I got tired, we were able to keep Kira entertained by bringing the ocean back to our beach towel!  She loved getting covered in sand and playing with the water while we rested for a bit. :)

Our last day, Kira enjoyed having mommy's mango ice and daddy's strawberry ice. She may have loved the little spoons just as much as the ice itself!

Yummy Yummy!  While on vacation I experienced my first strong pregnancy craving for fresh squeezed lemonade and pizza: sausage and mushroom. :)  Looking forward to more family trips together.