OCNJ 2011 – Headed Home

Pure Joy

Talk about a happy little girl.

Fenwick 2011

A collection of video snippets from our week at the beach:

Vacation’s Over

But we had a great time! One more family photo from the Fenwick house deck! Look for more pics and some video after we get home.

World’s Youngest Kayaker

Stephanie’s New Suit

Will she kill me for posting this straight from the beach…?

First Post FROM the Beach

At Fenwick with the Feasters this week. With the new iPhone in tow and the blog app installed, this photo and blog post is literally being made FROM the beach. We’re having a blast!

Mini-Vacation to NC

Wrapping up a long weekend to cousin Erin & Erick’s wedding at the BEACH in North Carolina… We went down a day early so that we wouldn’t have to travel on Estelle’s actual birthday — the 14th was reserved to party!  We had a great time & took lots of photos — hopefully we’ll get some more up soon, but in the meantime:

Another Winter Weekend in Fenwick

Weather was nice for us again, albeit a bit cold.  That didn’t keep Estelle from her new favorite word though: BEACH!

Catching Up

For various reasons (i.e. excuses) — studying for tests, having internet problems, being busy running around outside (!) — we’ve kind of neglected our blog-post-making responsibilities of late. We apologize! We’ll try to make up for lost time in one fell swoop. Without further adieu, here are 12 photos from our past month.  We start with the ODU soccer visit to Drexel — the score of the game wasn’t what we would have liked, but Estelle didn’t seem to mind:

Our friends Reed & Kelly got married just north of Fenwick, and it was a great excuse for a long weekend half way between grandparents’ houses.  The weather was BEAUTIFUL for mid-October, and a lot of time was spent walking the beach and laughing in the house.

Still best friends:

Halloween weekend was a whirlwind of fun!  It started with our first visit to Sesame Place with our friends — Ladybug Estelle and Moo Cow Renzo wore themselves out running all over the place.

No explanation necessary — We met our hero at Sesame Place and were awestruck:

On Sunday we found ourselves dressed in funny outfits too, this time at home & with Sesame-inspired pumpkins on our stoop:

For those that haven’t experienced the bedtime routine in our household, it starts with a few “stair kisses” for little girls the climb the steps.  Think of it as Sound of Music with a modern twist — Estelle demonstrates here:

(PS: Someone needs to teach the girl that “buck tooth face” is not recommended for kissing.)  And this is what happens when Estelle squares off against a hard-boiled egg:

Your last image in this marathon post — Dad shows off his mad hair-dresser skills.  As for the style, let’s call it the John Quincy Adams with a Twist (as in a twisty-tie from the bread bag)…