Seaside Heights

Today I'm recapping our Jersey shore day-venture last Friday with Grandma and Aunt Judy! It was a blast.

Dan and I needed to run an errand last week to pick-up our discontinued flooring at a shop in Toms River, New Jersey. It was a bit of a trek so we looked into what else was around there to do in order to make the trip a bit more of destination. Fortunately, Seaside Heights on the Jersey shore was only like 15 minutes away. 

Beach...boardwalk...perfect! We lucked out with nearly summer weather too!

First stop was to get cheesesteaks for lunch.

Then we spent the rest of the day at the amusement park on the boardwalk and bounced back and forth between the rides and arcade. 

Kip was literally in heaven, he loved every second of the rides and arcade. Ivy enjoyed it too but was bummed the smaller kiddie rides weren't open as she had her heart set on riding an elephant ride. Hopefully next time!

After the rides and a break for ice cream, we headed to the beach. It was a bit chilly by the water but we enjoyed playing in the sand and collecting shells.

It turns out, Ivy doesn't mind sand in her toes this year!!!

We headed home mid-afternoon and both kids slept in the car on the way home.

When we got back, Kip had the idea to take our souvenir bucket of sand and shells and make a mini beach in a tray. 

It was a fantastic memory-filled day that I'm sure we will all remember. Yay for trying some place new and now we're excited to go back again and explore more!