Our annual mini-vacation to OCNJ

Last week we headed down to Ocean City, NJ, for three days. Despite the cool temperatures and winds, we all had a blast. The girls couldn't have had more fun on the beach, the boardwalk, at the zoo, and even in the hotel room. Hannah brought her own money (nineteen coins which added up to $1.83) and wanted to treat us to everything. She wound up buying some bracelets in a dollar store on the boardwalk. There are lots of pictures on this post!

This is us on the boardwalk the first evening that we arrived.

This is us last year. Delaney was not quite six months old.

One of the highlights of Delaney's time on the boardwalk was running free and having people tell her how cute she is. We, on the other hand, had to watch that she didn't get squashed by people on bikes. Scary!
This is the view from the Ferris wheel at sunset.
Hannah took her very first roller coaster ride, all by herself! I don't think she quite knew what she was getting into, but that thing FLEW. And I have never laughed so hard in my life. She had a look of sheer terror on her face for almost the entire ride, but every time she passed us, we would wave and yell and then she would smile wide. This picture is blurry because the ride was fast, but there she is in the pink!

Daddy reassured her with a kiss when she got off the ride.
We rode the train three times. It wound around the entire amusement pier two times and Delaney loved it. There were lots of sights, sounds, bright lights, and people to watch.

On Friday morning we ventured up to the boardwalk to rent a surrey. It was cold and windy so we really bundled up. Bryan and I got quite a workout when we had to peddle against the wind. It was a beautiful morning.

Some beach pics.

The Cape May county zoo is one of our favorite places to visit down the shore. Hannah was a bit grumpy by the end of the day and she did not want to be in this picture. You can see her legs behind me, though! (And Delaney wasn't too sure about that bear...)