Cool Times at the Beach

Michelle made a list of the comedy of errors that happened during our stay with them. We were having so much fun that I didn't really think about the fact that things weren't going according to plan. Here's a photo of Michelle and Lang, our excellent hosts.

On Sunday morning we were treated to "Beach Eggs" – omelets with Velveeta cheese. Yummy!! We all had seconds. The Best boys call them "Beach Eggs" because they usually don't have these special omelets at home. I think we will be making "Beach Eggs" as a new tradition at our house and we will forever call them "Beach Eggs."

After breakfast we went to the pool.

Michelle was nice to me and left off her Comedy of Errors list the fact that Lydia fell in the pool on Sunday. Lydia had been in the water with Chris and Wesley but she wanted out to come see me (the pool was very cool and I was trying to avoid getting in). When I tried to take a picture of her she quickly turned around and headed back to the pool. I put down my camera and started after her because I knew she would jump in. She fell in before she had a chance to jump in. I was only a couple of steps behind her and I was able to just reach in and pull her back out. At this point Chris insisted that I get in the pool. It was cold but I stayed in with Lydia for a little bit. She was a little more cautious after falling in.

It took Wesley a little while to get in the pool and start swimming. Here he is on the steps while James tries to coax him into the pool. Once Wesley got going, he really enjoyed the pool.
After we all had showered and warmed up from the pool, Lang cooked a delicous lunch while we watched the thunderstorm. Only the oldest child escaped having a nap while the adults played a board game. We woke the kids up from their naps and went to Rehoboth Beach. The kids had fun riding the few rides that weren't closed because of a power outage that resulted from the storm. Here is Lang and Joseph on the helicopter ride.

Wesley and Lydia enjoyed the helicopter ride. In the background are James and John.

Lydia was too short to ride the Gravitron. Wesley was also too short but he asked several times to ride it. When we were waiting for the teacups, I told Wesley that we were going to go fast and he asked, "Fast that like?" and pointed to the Gravitron. Umm, no.

Here are John, Lang, and James at the end of the Haunted House ride.

We had dinner at Grotto's. The kids (and their dads) enjoyed playing games before dinner. Lang helped James drive the race car.

Wesley was barely tall enough to play air hockey.

Look how serious James was about the game.

Wesley and Lydia liked playing in this little boat. They were very happy even before we put money in the game.
We had such a wonderful weekend. It was fun getting to know the Best family better and we loved all the activities.