NJ August Vacay

I knew I wanted to spend my birthday weekend in North Wildwood and we planned on being there for about a week. But then Bill got a car, so he and Katie decided they would drive out to BYU on the 19th. So we HAD to stay to send them off to the West! We drove to NJ on Aug 7, and that same night North Wildwood was hosting their "National Night Out" on the 8th street field. The girls loved every minute of it! There was free food--hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, sodas, snow cones, etc. There were a ton of games to play and prizes to take home. And the night ended with watching The Lorax on a big screen on the field. Super fun!

I turned 25 on August 12. My parents threw a party for me, complete with BBQ and Springer's ice cream cake. It was a fabulous day! (I have no pictures of it...argh!) Our trip was filled with sun and water--in the form of the Atlantic Ocean or the Mali Kai pool.

You better believe we rode the tram car! ...multiple times :)

One morning I took Cate for a ride on the tram car because she had had enough of the beach that day--and she fell asleep!!!

I have no idea how you can fall asleep with the noisy boardwalk and the car bumping along every block, but Miss Cate did it! We walked the boardwalk and explored some stores. And the North Wildwood boat!

We FINALLY went to Lizzy's Ice Cream. This ice cream parlor is just around the corner from my parents' house and we're always saying we'll get to it. I'm very glad we did! And Lizzie was especially happy because she says, "It's named after ME!"

We visited Grammie Jett. The girls loved her teddy bear! She was very happy to us.

We were invited to our friend Olivia's 1st birthday party. When the Candell's host a party, it is sure to be an awesome time, and Olivia's party was no exception. I managed to get a picture of Jovanna and Cate sharing some chips--they both have red hair and blue eyes. They could be sisters!

Had to snap a picture of Uncle Bill hard at work...doesn't he look so enthusiastic? ;D

I took my sisters to Bandana's for our first Sister's dinner. MAN was it good! Bandana's never disappoints. And Sarah was our waitress which made the dinner even more awesome.

The zoo is always a highlight for Lizzie and Catie.

We even made it up to Pompeo's twice! (My old stomping grounds: I worked there for five summers during high school/college.) I love how I am trying to tell Lizzie to look at the camera and I end up not looking at the camera either haha!

The girls had some races with Pop-pop too!

And although I have no pictures of the occasion, I did meet Mr. Bentley Smith for the first time! (Alex and Bentley flew up from FL to surprise her dad for his birthday.) What an absolute sweetie he is, so happy and smiley :) And Alex and I took our kids to lunch at Duffer's with our friend Jess Corcoran. What a time! Duffer's is always a treat, especially with friends. Well there you have it. I think I covered most of our trip. I'll write a post about Katie leaving for BYU and a post about our family pictures. Then we will be all caught up! This is what we felt like when we arrived in MD:

IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME! !