On The Boardwalk

A trip to Rehoboth isn't complete without a stop at the boardwalk. The mile-long boardwalk is home to a number of eateries, shops, and Funland. Funland, which has been open for over 50 years, is a small area with rides and games. While there are a handful of rides for older children, Funland caters to the wee ones. Cole had a blast on the boats, trucks, swings, and other rides.

 Ever fond of her baby ASL, Cole asked for "more, more" each time a ride would end. I should mention, she spent a few minutes eye-balling the big rides and even asked to go on some of them. The child was born an adrenaline junkie. 

I believe Cole set the record for longest time spent in this ride. The concept is simple: cross the ball pit, go down the slide, walk through the punching bags to the trampoline and bounce out. Cole wanted to get her money's worth. After crossing the ball pit and going down the slide the first time she turned around, crawled back up the slide and jumped back in the ball pit. All told, she was in there for twenty minutes.

Nothing like some mother-daughter enthusiasm about the helicopters! 

After our first trip to Funland, we stopped for some standard boardwalk snacks: fries and ice cream. To say Cole liked the snack would be an understatement. She absolutely ruined her dinner that night. But, hey, it was vacation. 
As we set out to, we got July's family picture. It's not the best we've taken or the worst but I'm hoping August's picture is better. Then again, as I've said, the goal isn't perfection. We're just hoping to get all three of us in the picture.

Back to School

 Sure Cole goes to school year round, but that doesn't mean the first day back in the fall isn't worth noting. Girlfriend was so interested in getting back to her friends in the toddler room she helped me carry some of her supplies to the car.

Water Baby

Last week we were fortunate to spend some time on the Atlantic. We visited Rehoboth, Indian Beach, and Bethany. Each day Cole warmed up to the sand and the waves enough that she would play in them. It was a major improvement upon her first experience with the ocean.

Thanks to the powers of Instagram, we connected with our old friend Coleen who was vacationing with her family at nearby Bethany beach. Cole loved all the action in Bethany and had nothing but smiles for Miss Coleen.

My grandparents belong to the most beautiful pool time that sits right on Rehoboth Bay. Their pool has a simple kiddie pool that was perfect for Cole. She thought she owned the place since she could walk, crawl, kick and go under independently in the shallow water.