Some Home Farming

Our plants are starting to produce! This is what we got before vacation but there is even more coming now. So exciting!!!!

This past Wednesday poor little Maddi had her first big fall and ouchie. She fell into the wooden door frame while walking and came really close to splitting her forehead open. Luckily she just ended up with a giant goose egg, but still looked so painful.
She is starting to "talk" a lot now. Her favorite one recently is up and yeah when she is excited about something. So cute.

2011 Trip to O.C. Maryland

We took our annual trip to Ocean City with my Mom (Gigi) this past week. There was lots of fun to be had.

Saturday
Arrived in the evening and just had dinner and relaxed once we got in and were settled.

Sunday
We had some visitors from around the state of Maryland come to visit us. It was so nice of them. Brett's Uncle Rich, his cousin Becky and our friend Mallory all came for the day. Such a special treat!

We spent the day at the beach and had lots and lots of fun.

Owen digging with Uncle Rich

In the evening we went to dinner at Hooper's and scored a FABULOUS corner table overlooking the water outside on the porch. Couldn't have asked for anything better.

Maddi laughing at the seagulls

Our table view

Monday
Monday we were right back at it on the beach for more sand and sun. Some of us had more sand than others. Maddi is NOT a fan. Especially when it touches her toes.

Ready to ride the waves

Tuesday
After LOTS of sun the previous two days, we just hung around and relaxed. We went to Target and Walmart to get Owen more Cars cars. He was in little boy heaven thanks to Gigi.

Tuesday night we went to the boardwalk. Owen LOVES the rids and had an absolute blast. So did Gigi with him:)

Family shot on the boardwalk.

Owen has decided not to cooperate in pictures anymore as you can see from his sour puss.
Now the real fun begins, riding the rides.

Where he officially declares "no more pictures"


Waiting to ride the tugboat with Gigi

While normally Owen would be thrilled to be riding a train, clearly it was not exciting after everything else he just rode.

Owen and Gigi on the mixer

Maddi went on her first big girl ride with Mommy. She just sat there and I felt ridiculous.

Owen pretended he was riding an alien spaceship

Roller Coaster with Gigi

Family shot on the merry-go-round. Thanks for participating Owen.

And we finished up the night with the boats

Wednesday
It was time for our annual shopping trip. The girls all went to Rehobeth for some retail therapy while the boys stayed home.

The day ended with a trip to the outlets and my first Coach purse. Thanks Mom!!!!!!

Thursday
On Thursday we were still pretty tired from the previous day's excitement. So, we decided to just hang out at the neighborhood pool. Both kids really enjoyed swimming and splashing around in the water.

Thursday night we went to a nice dinner at Mickey Finn's. The children we were very well behaved thankfully and we had a lovely evening. I had my annual lobster tail which was quite yummy!!!!

Ready to go

Friday
The weather was beautiful and we spent a nice, long day at the beach.

Maddi enjoyed "playing" in the sand as long as it was contained.
Owen and I dug a big hole and then I buried him in it.

And Miss Maddi took a nice, long snoozer on the beach.
It was a great day.

At night we just ordered in Chinese food, relaxed and packed. Oh, and of course no vacation would be complete without a trip to Dumser's for Ice Cream so we did that too.

Saturday
Sadly it was time to go home already. We got some good pool time in before we had to leave for the airport.

We all had so much fun and much like the lake, Owen was really sad to leave.

Thanks Gigi for a great week!