4th of July

We spent the 4th of July weekend in Ocean City with Nonna, Poppa, and the whole crew. Audrey continues to prove that she's a total beach baby...we were out on the beach by 10ish, and not back home until late afternoon almost every day. And we're still batting 1.000 on naps on the beach, which makes Mom and Dad pretty happy, because we get at least a little beach time where we just get to relax. Her favorite beach pasttimes are dumping water on the sand, playing in the surf, and eating snacks. She was a little wishy-washy about actually getting in the water, which was a little cold, but that makes us feel a little more comfortable that maybe she won't just sprint into the ocean one day. But I've become resigned to the fact that I will almost always end up leaving the beach as sandy, or even sandier, than she does.

Saturday night we took Audrey and Parker to Jolly Roger (which is literally right up the street from the new place) for a little excitement instead of fighting traffic down to the boardwalk. We weren't around for Parker's last trip to the boardwalk, but it certainly seems like the rides are that much more enjoyable with a partner. Audrey has ridden on the cars more than a handful of times by now, but we've never seen a bigger smile on her face.



In other news, Audrey has become a bit of a novice singer, with her favorites tunes including "Happy Birthday" (which is by far her best), "Jingle Bells" (which we think Hilda has been teaching her, and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (which she mostly makes Theresa or I sing). Here she is entertaining herself on the ride home on Monday. I should preface this by saying it was completely unprompted, including her use of the prop. This was going on for about 5 minutes before I decided to start recording.