This was the early morning view from our hotel balcony. I could stare at this all day!
The view from our room!
Nana!
Papa!
So, picture this! As you may know, there have been a couple of shark attacks along the East Coast this summer. You may also be aware that I am beyond terrified of sharks. In particular, I am terrified of being out in open water unable to get away from sharks. As a side note, I will now tell you that I think people who scuba dive are crazy. Strapping weights to yourself with the intention of sinking deeper into shark-infested waters is just not natural. Why would anyone put on all that gear, including a tank to help you breath under water and swim with sharks? God provided us with lungs, not gills. Yes, there is some insanely beautiful things to see in the ocean. There are some amazing types of fish and sea creatures. But, I very content to look at pictures and see footage from Jacques Cousteau's expeditions. Anyway, upon our arrival, we were told that they had four, FOUR shark sightings that day right off the beach where we were. Needless to say, only my toes touched the water. I tried not to freak the boys out, but they heard the word shark, and they were ok with staying in the shallow parts. This is an improvement from last year when Luke wanted to ride a shark! I realize my fears are kind of silly because I have never had an encounter with a shark nor had any drowning accidents. I have my brother to thank for convincing me that I would be eaten by a shark in water or on sand in an effort to keep me from going on a family vacation when I was about 7 years old. It worked, and I stayed at home with grandma...he went to Hawaii.
The boys happily playing in the shallow parts!
This would be Papa. He is not afraid of sharks and is one of those crazy people who loves to scuba dive.
After some time at the beach, we headed to the Boardwalk. This place is pretty neat. From the outside, the building is made to look like a tornado turned it upside down and threw it on top of another building. Even the trees are hanging upside down! Really fun to look at.
This is the lobby which is also upside down. Makes your head hurt after looking for awhile!
Inside that huge building is a giant playground including Laser Tag, interactive stuff for kids and a giant ropes course.
Daddy had to help out Luke!
Logan threw some baseballs. He ended up walking the batter, but so did a lot of the grown men!
A really fun giant piano!
Giant bubbles!
This was a cute game. They had to step on the aliens to rescue the astronaut!
Logan flying in space!
Astronaut Lacy!
Astronaut Cook!
Not sure I would want to be on a spaceship manned by either of them!
Carlos and Charlie's after a difficult day of sitting by the beach and walking the boardwalk. Mom and I had to cool off with margaritas!
A little ice cream to wash down the drinks and food from lunch!
It is a good thing we were with the kids; otherwise, we would have looked really silly!
Our last weekend before school started, Lyndon had a work function about two hours away at a baseball game. The boys had a blast. They got to stand right behind the bench and talk to the players, and they got to run the bases after the game, every five-year-old boy's dream! It didn't take long for Logan to start in on wanting to play baseball.
The boys met a friend while they watched this player warm up. They thought it was pretty cool to be so close to the team!
This pic is hard to make out, but there is a player leaning against the wall. Logan (in the light blue shirt) was wearing him out with questions! It was not long after this was taken that the player moved to the other end of the bench!
And that wraps it up for the summer! We will see you soon for a school update!! Have a happy fall!
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