Quogue Vacation: Day One

Our first day at Dundore and Poobah's house was a busy day! We hadn't seen them since Thanksgiving! and what a wonderful week to be there since we got to see Aunt Dorothy and Aunt Voo and their families.. a week with cousins!  Hooray!  especially because we don't get to see them often since they live out of the country most of the time.  What better way to celebrate than with Aunt Dorothy's fun beach hat?

Best part of the vacation (aside from the company of course!) is the beach!

Always ready for me and my camera with a smile!

Meet Jack and Jill.. oh wait, no that was us the parents new roles, filling bucket upon bucket of water for the kids to play in.. and dump out much to our dismay.

Look at the posture on this one!

My Coppertone Kid!

Caden and Rob were the only ones from our immediate family that braved the cold smashing waves of the Long Island shorelines.

Team work!

If you weren't careful the waves would knock you over!

Look!  He caught something!

Rob convinced Cora she also wanted to venture into the deep.

Do you see the devilish look in his eye?  He and Aunt Voo were having a water fight.. little did I know she was standing right behind me!

Did I say sand flea before?  I think I met ostrich!  Who puts their head in the sand?!  yuck!

Searching for and collecting sand fleas.  The gent in white is one of Rob's good friends growing up.  Caden and his son are the same age so Caden' always has someone to play with at the beach.

Cole also enjoyed the sand fleas (yuck!)

If you ever see colored bubbles in the store run as fast as you can away from them!  Aunt Voo being the wonderful Auntie that she is bought the kids these "lovely" bubbles.. the package did not mention that they will need to be washed immediately after playing.. nor did it mention the floors, walls and clothing would also need to be washed!

But they were quite pretty!

Once you got past the mess!  They were washable I should stress.. and did not stain anything thankfully!

And so we all got ready for the annual 4th of July party! BUT... come to find out we had the wrong night! hahaha!  at least I am not the only one who does this kind of thing!  It was a great trial run though!  I mean who doesn't love sporting the good old red, white and blue?!

 

Just call us an all-American family!

Vacation Starts... Now!

Or it did a couple of weeks ago anyway... Caden had gone to Lego Camp at a local Montessori School over the week.  On July 1st we picked him up and then left for Connecticut to catch the Ferry to Long Island.

I had to include this photo of Cole S. because when I got to camp to pick Caden up, there were only about 5 kids still working everyone else was hanging out in the corner goofing off waiting to go home.. Kelly should be so proud!  He was one of the only ones still wanting to build.   It was a little frustrating that all we had to show for the camp was a t-shirt!  Everything was taken apart and put away by the time I got there, but Rob did see a robot they built one day.. so I guess he got the proof.

Aboard the ferry.. on our way to a week at the beach for the 4th!

Sand Sculptures... at the beach!

Which way to the beach?!  We ventured to the annual sand sculpture competition for the first time.  We had initially planned to go on Father's Day, until we learned that that weekend was only when the sand was dumped (Rib fest was an even better substitution!).  Since Grammy and Grampy live so close they joined us.  Unfortunately it had been chilly when we left and the forecast said low 70's so we figured it would be even colder at the beach.. WRONG!  it was gorgeous, and of course we didn't bring any beach gear.  But that didn't stop us!

  

    

  

  

About 10 yards onto the sand we looked back to find Cole like this.. I think he may have been a sand flea in a former life... he just can't get enough!

First steps to the water.. The best part about Hampton area Beaches is that the water is shallow for a good distance, and there are fabulous pools which are perfect for toddlers to play in!

  

  

  

I love the beach! and splashing through the water!

Who needs bathing suits?  And Cora was at her first "topless beach"  we figured at 2 years old, a dry shirt for later was more important than bearing it all. 

Rob taught the boys how to make drip castles... Cole was much more interested in demolishing them. 

All wet and on our way back to the cars Cole decided to do this. Wet and sandy.. great combo!

These two hung back to visit the restrooms before leaving, Rob figured it would be faster to just carry him back, but didn't really want to touch him due to the wetness and sand!

Have you ever seen a rainbow around the sun?!

Cora was conked out practically before we had left the parking lot.. sun, sand and salt.. does the body good!