On Sunday morning we left for our first vacation as a family of four to Rehoboth. We were really looking forward to getting away for a couple days. I wanted to leave around 6am, but we only ended up leaving around 8:30. That seems to be how things go lately. The trip down was great! It only took us three hours and Adam slept almost the entire way. Owen was awake, but quiet, which was surprising! He wore his birthday crown and sunglasses for most of the trip.
We had lunch at the Dogfish Brewery as soon as we arrived and then checked into our hotel for naps. We stayed at the Avenue Inn and Spa. It was such a nice, clean, hotel and we had a balcony overlooking the main street in Rehoboth.
We were one block from the beach, but could see the ocean from our balcony At night, when all the hustle and bustle died down, we could even hear the waves crashing on the shore. The people that worked at the hotel were probably the friendliest hotel workers I've ever met! They had a great complimentary breakfast in the morning. Wine, cheese, and crackers were served from 5-7pm and chocolate chip cookies by the fireplace were served at 8pm. One of the reasons we chose this hotel was because it had an indoor heated pool and I knew Owen would love that!
Another reason we decided to go to Rehoboth is because it is not too far from Paige. She, Ella, and Samantha came to visit our first night and we had dinner at Grotto's. Not too much of an Easter dinner, but we figured it was easiest with four kids. The next day, we went to their house to visit. Owen had so much fun playing with Ella. We made sure to get a picture of the kids... how quickly we have multiplied!
Our room was very nice. It had a king sized bed and a pull out couch. Adam slept in the pack-n-play and Mike, Owen and I were going to sleep in the bed, however Owen was all over the place and pretty much kicked me off the bed in the middle of the night. Who would have guessed a king sized bed was not big enough for the three of us?!
The first night we were there, Adam did not sleep well. He had a stuffy nose and was tossing and turning most of the night so I only got a couple hours of sleep too. Mike took Owen the next morning while Adam and I tried to catch up on some sleep.
They had fun playing and drawing in the sand, playing soccer on the beach, and going to breakfast together.
Look at the picture Owen drew in the sand! He said it was a choo choo track.... doesn't look like that to me!
Monday, after we got back from visiting Paige, Barry, Ella, and Samantha we went to the beach to fly Owen's Thomas kite. It was pretty windy and there was a very cold breeze coming off the ocean so we did not stay out too long. The kite worked really well! It was so funny watching Mike try to fly it. You would not know it from the pictures, but he is scared of flying kites... something to do with the height and looking up.
After that, both boys were exhausted so we put each one in a stroller and went for a walk. Owen and Adam fell asleep for about 45 mintues so we were able to take a really nice walk around town through some shops and through a cute neighborhood. I showed Mike the house I used to stay at with friends when I was in highschool. We also talked to the sweet lady that lives next door that I knew.
We ate at a really good Mexican place for dinner and then headed home to watch DWTS, but not before enjoying some home-made chocolate chip cookies!
We had so much fun and will definetely be going back!
We made it home around nap time today. Mike and I decided we ate way too much unhealthy food on our trip so we took the boys on a walk after dinner. Here's Adam in his cool shades ready for a walk.
Dear Adam,
