1st trip of the year to the beach!

I love the beach. And when I found out daycare was going to be closed on Friday, and mom and dad were going to be at the beach - there was no question what I was doing this weekend.

Zachary and I ran some errands on Friday as we waited for mom to get off work, then the three of us went and met dad at the beach.

It was GORGEOUS on Friday - 82 degrees! First thing we did was head to the boardwalk and go to the beach. Zachary had the time of his life and we could not get him to leave.

He was chasing the birds and playing in the sand. I think the funniest part? Watching Zachary try to run into the freezing cold ocean, and mom getting her jeans SOAKED as she held onto his one hand and lifted him above the wave!

Day 2, a little cold, but we headed out shopping - of course! Unfortunately, Zachary had no nap the day before and it caught up on this day. He was very cranky, and was not happy till we told him we were going to lunch and not another store :)

Today we hung around the house and dad and I took Zachary to the beach. The beach was all he would talk about. He wanted his bucket and shovel and just wanted to plop down and play - nothing else was on his mind. When we got to the beach, there was a fire truck there that was nice enough to wave to Zachary as they left, turned on their lights and honked at him - he loved it - such a firetruck fan!

He ran around like a crazy man, and no matter how red his nose got, or how much it ran, he did not want to leave. Dad and I on the other hand - cold and ready to go! So we collected his shells and headed back for a nap and so I could pack.

All and all, a great trip and nice to have a little mini vacation with no responsibilities. Mom and dad got a bed for Zachary for the beach which was an experience in itself - apparently he needs a bar! Night one, he rolled out, and night two, after we squeezed his little bed between the wall and my bed, he found some way to get out of that too. I woke up at 4:30am to find him curled up in a ball off the top of the bed in a pile of pillows! His favorite part, sleeping with mommy in her bed!! I woke up to his face, eyes wide open, nose to nose - too cute!

I can't wait till it gets warm and we can go again. And now that Jason and I are both off on weekends, I see many more family trips in our future!