I have so many great memories of going to the beach with my cousins...building dribble castles, ball castles, castles with moats...burying children in piles of sand, making mermaids and race cars with my live heads...jumping the waves, body surfing, and boogie boarding...the amusement rides...And, of course, making "swimming pools" complete with walls that we truly believed would not be crushed by high tide..
It was almost nostalgic to be sharing the same good times with my own children.
We had wonderful time. The weather could not have been better, but what really made the trip so good was spending time with my family. Cheesy, I know, but true. Rich, Carolyn and Charlie, along with my parents and us stayed under one roof for the whole week. We went to the beach everyday and also hit the playground and boardwalk together. The kids got along very well. Of course they occasionally took toys from each other, pushed or tormented one another, but all in all they really enjoyed each other. The boys, Charlie and Andrew, are only 5 months apart. It was "monkey see-monkey" do all week. Katie assumed the role of "boss of everyone."
The next generation of Ocean City-ers
The Galka Family
The boys in their matching euro suits we bought in Maastricht
Pop and Katie playing with a boat
Aunt Carolyn and Katie
Uncle Rich and Charlie
Katie and CharlieSand slide?
Charlie, Andrew and Katie celebrating Charlie's 2nd birthday (a week early)
Train ride at Playland with Rich, Charlie, Me, Katie and Andrew
Grandma on the Hot Air Balloon ride with Katie and Charlie
Dragon Tilt-a-World with Daddy
