So the last two weeks of summer we spent it traveling around Delaware for a mini vacation! We had no camps, no doctor appointments and no schedules. Just some good old fashion summertime fun. We started off the two weeks by celebrating Sean’s 5th birthday at the bowling alley. He had a small group of friends and his family there to celebrate. His actual birthday was still a few days away but it was the best time for everyone to come together and celebrate.
The next day we headed on down to Bethany Beach Delaware to crash my sister’s vacation! Her family had a townhouse with a ton of space so I brought the three boys down for some beach and pool time with family. Unfortunately, Joey still had to work so he missed out. The first day we all did our ice bucket challenges on the deck before chowing down on Grotto’s pizza.
My boys were in absolute heaven. All of their cousins were down at the house as well. They had their baseball gloves and soccer balls and 3 other boys to play with! They were awesome with my guys. And Ben only fell down in the swamp by the lake once! Poor kid was all cut up but he didn’t complain {much}. It was quite funny.
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Tuesday was a gorgeous, hot, beach day. The kids were so excited to get in the water. I was a nervous wreck. The ocean was angry that day and the rip currents were very strong. The boys both wiped out under the same wave and I thought they were going to get swept away. Thankfully I was able to grab Ben while my brother-in-law grabbed Sean. It was the scariest 10 seconds of my life. Ben was pretty nervous the rest of the day. Sean, yeah not so much. After a few hours my anxiety couldn’t take it and Owen was a little fussy so we headed back to the house.
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On Wednesday, we decided to skip the ocean. My sister and brother-in-law took most of their kids to Bethany Beach for the day but my mom, my niece Molly and I took the boys to the community pool. That was much better for my anxiety! The boys were so happy that they could swim without swimmies. The lessons were a hit this summer. They were doing cannonballs all afternoon long and they actually let me throw them across the pool. It was a blast. I had such a great time that day. That night we had a nice family dinner and celebrated Sean’s birthday again! This time with a Ninja Turtle Cake from his aunt Tara and uncle Matt.
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Now it was Thursday morning and this part of our vacation was coming to an end! We had an awesome few days with the Rahe/Thuer crew! Thanks again Tara & Matt for inviting the Callaways down to invade your vacation! We all had a wonderful time!
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Now onto the next part! It was time to head up to my in-laws house. They were going to watch the boys for a few days until Joey and I came back down to start our week of vacation. Today was also Sean’s actual birthday! He had birthday cake for breakfast, Chick-Fil-A for lunch and his grandparents attention for 3 days! He was thrilled.
Owen and I headed back home to New Jersey to clean the house, do some laundry and pack for round 2 of vacation!
Stay tuned for Part 2 of Summer Vacation!
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