I left right after Jacob got off the bus - the car was all packed and ready to go! The kids, the dog, and I got down there by dinner time and Eric arrived shortly after as he came right from work.
Saturday was spent at the beach. It wasn't a brilliant sunny day but nice just to be there relaxing. The kids did some boogie boarding, sand castle building, and some frisbee games! After the beach, everyone and I do mean everyone, took a short naps. I'm finding that our weekly schedule is a bit crazy at times and the kids are worn out by week end. The nap was definately a necessity for the kiddos! After dinner, the 4 of us and my parents all headed up to the boardwalk for perhaps the last of the rides for 2007! Since the crowds were minimum, we got lots accomplished! All 6 of us even went on the "big" bumper cars. Jacob is tall enough to do them himself so he really enjoys them over the "kid" bumper cars! I'm not sure when the last time we got my parents on a ride! The kids are outgrowing the "kiddie" rides and moving up to the "big" rides. This is fine for Jacob since he has the height going for him, but Allison isn't quite tall enough to fulfill her "thrill" factor! Jacob is the cautious of the two of them. In order for Allison to go on many of the rides that excite her, she must have a grown up! Unfortunately, my stomach doesn't do well on much more than the Merry-Go-Round, so Eric usually goes on! The new trill ride is the Tidal Wave - Allison's new favorite ride! Jacob tolerated it and probably wouldn't pick it but is afraid he'll miss out on something if he sits out.
Sunday was the annual OC Corvette Show on the boardwalk. So since this is the 2nd year my dad has had his antique corvette, he entered it into the parade. All the corvettes, new and old, drove from the OC airport to the boardwalk and up to 6th St. My dad was actually parked around 12th street. It's quite a site - just about the entire boardwalk is double lined with hundreds and hundreds of corvettes! The kids and us went to the beach for some fun in the sun first then later joined my parents on the boardwalk for the show. It was a hot sunny day so the kids patience wore out rather quickly but we stayed long enough to get some water ice and carmel popcorn!
Typically we don't get down to OC much after September but we may manage a day trip or so in October - there are some fun activities on the boardwalk for Halloween this year!
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Bummer... we were there too to celebrate Emma's 2nd b-day on Sunday. Wish I had known to look for you. We even ran into the Russells at wonderland.
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