Delaware!

So we have some good friends who have a family beach house in Delaware. They travel out here from Oregon every year or two, and they invited us down to the beach to have some fun! Owen had a great time, there were lots of other kids to play with, lots of sand to dig in, lots of food to eat, and lots of water to play with.

The greatest part of the trip was Jayme's Niece Morgan, she would play with the kids all of the time, allowing the rest of us some sanity time!

The air conditioner in the sun room died, which is a very unacceptable thing to have happen. Jayme found one online from Amazon, and because he is an Amazon Prime member, he was able to get it shipped overnight for $4, instead of $200. The new air conditioner arrived less than 24 hours later!

We have taken Owen to the beach quite a few times in his life, and he has never been very comfortable with the ocean. He was a little unsure at first...

Mommy tried to help make it fun...

Still not to sure about this...

If you were wondering where I was during all of this, I am the one in yellow being pulled out to see... Owen is waving to me with his shovel.

Once Owen saw Keegan (Jayme's 6 year old Nephew) playing in the water, he suddenly decided that it must be ok, and he had no problems with it the rest of the trip!

He thought it would be fun to dump water on my feet. Notice how red my knee is...it, along with the tops of my feet, were the two places I forgot to put sunscreen...Brilliant!

You can pretty much guess what is happening here...

You can't have a trip to the beach without a sand castle

The Ocean wasn't coming in fast enough, so we built another line of towers closer, so we could watch them get destroyed.

One morning Jayme and I dug a big hole in the sand for the kids to play in...

We were waiting for the Ocean to come and get us, but again, it was taking a long time, and we are not very patient.

So we went and played in the surf!

On Sunday Jayme's dad did a little Sunday School lesson about the Pioneers for the kids. They got to draw pictures, go on a journey around the house, deal with rainstorms from the kitchen sink sprayer, and have a fun time!

No trip to the Glasmann beach house would be complete without a trip to play mini-golf!

Owen got pretty good at getting the ball in the hole....by any means necessary!

Looking cool!

The Pirate Theme was a big hit!

After a fun few days in Delaware, we returned home, bringing Jayme, Virginia, and their daughter Katarina back with us. We took them down to D.C. to have a look around and to see some museums.

Another day on the train, always a good day in Owen's book!

We went up in the Old Post Office tower, it has a glass elevator!

Checking out D.C. from above!

Owen and Katarina checking out the viewa.

We went to the Smithsonian, and in the Natural History Museum they have a big exhibit all about insects...

They had this guy in a lab coat walking around telling you about everything, and then, oh by the way, he pulled a giant grasshopper out of his pocket!!

Owen was fine from a distance, but he did not want to touch it! (He gets that from his father...)

Beki, on the other hand, is apparently ok with gigantic cockroaches crawling all over her.

We didn't pay to go in with the butterfly's, but you can see them through the window!

After a morning full of looking at bugs, it was time for some lunch.

Owen wanted to be tall like a giraffe!

There were lots of animals trying to get a drink from the water...

There are a lot of child friendly exhibits, Owen could have just played with these all day.

This porcupine was particularly impressive.

There is a Discovery Room, where everything is not only kid friendly, but designed for kids to play with them.

Owen remembered these pinwheels from a previous trip...he had to play with them again!

Mommy, can't you see I'm playing here?

On the train ride home Owen had to show off by standing up while the train was moving.

Owen and his new friend Katarina!

Eventually it was time for our Friends to go home...come back again!