Month: May 2012

The Sundance Parents Association sponsors a day at a local amusement park, Bowcraft, every year for all of the students and families.   We had the park to ourselves and it was a good thing because they were expecting 500 people!  We saw lots of Quinn\’s classmates and the kids had so much fun riding the rides together.

We started off slow with the spinning balloons and boat ride.

I love this little girl.  She\’s one tough little chic but can also be the girliest girl too.  She encouraged the boys to ride the Drop Zone.  I wasn\’t so sure this was a good idea but the kids were so enthusiastic about it.

Heart attack!  What are their faces going to look like when they drop?

They were so happy and couldn\’t get enough of this ride.  I think they might have gone on this ride 5+ times.

On to something more gentle.

And something for the mamas to sit and get some shade.

I know I\’ve commented on this before, but Quinn has such an amazing class and the kids get along so well.  They have so much fun together.  And Friday was no exception.

…is written all over his face.

Gymnastics, lunch with friends, haircut, playground and running in to classmates, ice cream, running in to  more class mates and sharing fresh picked strawberries, two new pairs of crocs, dinner, popcorn, story time with papa.  Yes, a good day.

Ready to hit the beach.

I have two favorite photos from the weekend and this is one of my favorites.  Maybe it\’s my memory of the early evening sun low in the sky and all the shells on the beach casting long shadows.  This photo takes me right back to the beach.

And my other favorite image from the weekend.

 

The hotel has a beachside bar/restaurant which was convenient for lunches in wet, sandy bathing suits.

Quinn making friends.

This pool was FREEZING!  They will start heating it next weekend but that didn\’t deter our Mighty Quinn.   I didn\’t bring a bathing suit so Don was on lifeguard duty.  Quinn wanted to go in again on Sunday but the air temp was much cooler and he wasn\’t quite as brave.

We were able to park our car on Friday night and walk everywhere we needed to go.  We had hoped to catch the rides/arcade but it doesn\’t open until next week.  Instead we had some fun with miniature golf before dinner.    Quinn loved to whack the ball!

We got to bed early on Saturday night so we could enjoy some beach time on Sunday.  It was a little cooler but we still dug lots of holes.  Quinn had a busy morning playing and chasing waves.  We wrapped him up in a dry towel and he cuddled up on me for a little late morning nap.  We had a late lunch and then hit the road.

I think this weekend may qualify as one of my favorites in NJ.  It was everything we wanted and needed and hope to make it back to LBI soon.