Doing the "FLAP"!

I walked into the living room to find JoJo and Hannah doing the FLAP! with the Wiggles on TV. Thus the flapping arms and jumping around. Who needs ballet when we have the Wiggles?

Cousins!

When Missy was in town this past weekend we all got together for dinner at my parents' house. The kids had so much fun playing together and being silly. Here are some pics.

This is Delaney and Sarah, my sister's daughter. Sarah is four months older than Delaney.

This is JoJo, Missy's son. He turned 3 in June.
This is JoJo, Delaney, Julia, Sarah, and Tyler. Julia and Tyler are my brother's kids. Hannah is M.I.A. in this picture.

Missy and Me... Getting closer!

Here we are again, two months later. My hair is darker, but otherwise, not much has changed! (except our weight!)

Daddy and Delaney Joy

Crayola Time

This Tuesday Hannah's class took a trip to Easton, PA, to visit the Crayola Crayon factory. I was able to go and check out the place too. In addition to learning how crayons and markers are made, the kids had fun making various crafts (using Crayola products, of course) and touring the facility.

This was Hannah's favorite activity--painting with hot colored wax.

Hannah's class
My girl and me
Decorating a silly hat
Showing off her handiwork
Concentrating on the Model Magic

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...)