Beach Day 1
First day - up and running...
Victoria wasn't out of bed early. It was closer to her normal time to awaken. So that was good. Everyone knows I'm not an early riser. I woke up to Victoria moving the curtains aside and declaring that the sun was up. Yup, it was. Now, so were we.
We headed to Layton's for breakfast. Then to CVS for necesities, such as beach toys. I'm sure there were a few other things, but the most important were the toys for the beach. Couldn't go dig in the sand without a pail and shovel, at the least. And, well, Jeff and I need the castle parts too.
Back to the hotel to get ready. Victoria had to be convinced that she needed to wear a swimsuit. Once it was clear no swimsuit meant no beach, she picked one out right quick.
Off to the beach with gear in hand. Was a really nice day to be on the beach. A little breeze but not too hard. Warm but not too hot. The surf was too rough for Victoria. Jeff and I enjoyed it though. There's something about waiting the waves pound the beach.
I've got a ton of photos of Victoria playing on the beach. Here's the first of many.
We hit the Boardwalk for lunch. I brought an orange and cheese crackers with me for Victoria. Jeff had pigs in blankets and I had two slices of greasy boardwalk pizza (mmm!). We split some Old Bay fries. He bought chicken fingers for Victoria but she had no interest. She did drink the lemonade. That was really good.
Back to our little spot on the beach. I created Turtle Hill. I also created a Victoria monster as she had much fun knocking down Turtle Hill. (No actual turtles were harmed in the destruction of Turtle Hill.) We were chased off the beach when the surf started overtaking the ridge of sand in front of us. Time to abandon ship for Victoria. The waves were fine so long as they were over there. When they started getting close to over here then we pack it in.
Victoria had a shower and then a very (VERY) long bath. Jeff and I contemplated naps during that time. Probably not a good idea with the 3 1/2 year old in the jacuzzi-style bathtub but it was tempting after a long day in the (somewhat) sun. I believe I got roped into playing dinosaurs again after my bath. It's a little fuzzy though.
We headed out to the Dough Roller for dinner. It's a very kid-friendly restaurant here. Victoria chose the grilled cheese again. Jeff and I had a hard time deciding. I think he went with the spaghetti and sausage while I had the clam strips. Rita's Water Ice is right next door to the Dough Roller so we walked over there for dessert. Victoria had a chocolate water ice and Jeff had a vanilla custard in a cone. I got the kid's size vanilla custard with hot fudge. Who do you think got the majority of my hot fudge? Of course, my budding choco-holic helped herself. Next time, I'm getting her one of her own.
The rest of the day was shopping. Grocery shopping because the oranges downstairs haven't been the greatest and Victoria really goes for them on vacation. Fresh fruit is always a fall-back for getting Victoria to eat so we found strawberries and watermelon too. A few other snack-ish type things... and a bouncy ball for Victoria. (She calls it a super bouncing ball.) Because a standard beach ball isn't going to work with the wind as it is. Stopped at a couple Sunsations along the way looking for shorts and a mesh carry bag for the beach. Found a floaty vest at one and an Ocean City mug at another for Victoria. We had to stop at Candy Kitchen and get our fudge for the week. Mmmm! I think Victoria got taffy... and can you guess which flavor? Chocolate, of course. I had to stop in CVS for more sunscreen. Couldn't find my SPF50 and needed a spray bottle of Victoria's Coppertone Baby.
Then back to the hotel where Victoria went right to bed. She'd had a long enough bath earlier. She was obviously tired and went right to sleep after we went through our nightly ritual.
Labels: OC2008, summer, vacation
