Food and Fun in Wildwood

About time this draft turned into a post....no more waiting for pics from my phone. Sorry!



The motel we stayed at growing up was kiddy corner to Russo's and we'd always get Entenmann's danish pastries for breakfast there and their hoagies are YUM. So, even though we weren't staying anywhere close to there we still had to grab some hoagies for lunch.



Would I wait an hour and a half with kids for Mack's Pizza again? Probably not, but I would call ahead with our order next time, because it was still amazing and one giant pizza fed us all. I don't know if it was because we were all so hungry or what but that foldy-gooey-brown top cheesy pizza was heaven that night at the boardwalk!






The sights and sounds at the boardwalk are really just something I haven't experienced anywhere else. You hear "Watch the tram-car please" about every 5 minutes and I'm always amazed that I've never heard of any accidents there with those tram cars driving right through crowds of people. Parts of the boardwalk lead right down to the beach, where I let Owen play and chase seagulls while we waited for our pizza. The cotton candy sky matched with the rides lighting up at dusk, talk about perfect summer night.




We got in line to buy a couple tickets for a ride that Ava wanted to go on and this angel person in front of me turned around and gave me a pass for a free wristband that they wouldn't be using. It let Ava ride on tons of stuff for free and she couldn't have been happier! Owen, however, was pretty done with all the stroller-ing and sad that he couldn't go on all the rides Ava was going on.







Friday night fireworks were the perfect ending to the night! Pin It

Bear Lake 2016

Man, did our stay go by fast! Tuesday night through Friday morning with two beach days in between. Our first day was overcast for most of the morning (which made for great pictures!) and then kinda windy in the afternoon, but Thursday was beautiful!









We didn't bring the canoe this year but Devin brought his inflatable kayak which still made for an easy way to get out and see the clear blue water. The second day of "beaching" they rented a jet ski which was so fun! Devin always takes me for a wild ride :)

Getting all sweet with Grandma and Grandpa to get some of that delicious popcorn!

These boys were too funny. Mitt always had some kind of car or truck or plane in his hand. Can't wait for Flinn to join the diggers next year! 

Every day at the beach started off with the dads digging out a trench for water to fill in while sandcastles were made. Aren't Devin's steps so cool? Ava got little seashells and told me they were her "carrot seeds" which she planted, along with "flowers" at the base of the castle. Here she is "watering them" :)

One of the funniest things all week - Devin caught a nasty Carp on his fishing pole (which Ava got to reel in!) and it got away as they were reeling it but Greg was able to find it and grab it with his bare hands. The kids thought it was soo freaky and Ike sure got the giggles pretending to give it a kiss ;)

It's really not until we get out on the boat in the middle of the lake that you can see just how turquoise that water really is. And I can't believe all these cousins are getting old enough to start knee boarding and surfing, they're so awesome!

With 8 of the cousins being 4 and under, it truly felt like a magical place where no one fights. Pure joy with all this sand, water, snacks, toys, and instant friends


Not pictured from beach days: boys playing with the little tractor toys from Grandpa, "feats of strength" between Garrett and Greg, Grandpa taking people on ride after ride on the boat/tube, playing Kubb and kanjam, babies sleeping in pack n plays in the back of the vans, izze drinks Pin It