A day at the shore

On Saturday of our 4th of July weekend we went down to the Jersey shore. Probably not the greatest idea because it was really crowded and bad traffic to get there but we still had a lot of fun. Ruby really loves the beach. She cried pretty hard when we had to leave saying "beach" in the saddest voice ever. Ruby pretty much hung out with daddy and Beckett hung out with me. Beckett was being super fussy and teething. So I had to nurse him a lot and then put him in the baby carrier. So he didn't quite enjoy the sand like I thought he would. But we will try again next time! We were meaning to go down to Island Beach state park but I called on the way there and they said something about being closed. People in Jersey are not the nicest on the phone so I didn't press for details and I was like lets just take the next turn off and head towards the beach. So we did and we ended up in Asbury Park. And it turned out really great. I feel silly calling it the Jersey shore because I just think of that dumb tv show, but I guess that's really what people call it here!

 ^A little scared of the waves at first

 ^She picked out this pink swimsuit at Target and was so excited about it. She even insisted on wearing it to bed one night after we bought it. Little girls are the best.

^My favorite. She was having so much fun but she gets so serious when she is having fun too. I just love her. 

^And here's me and Bubby for a lot of the time at the beach. Under the nursing cover and then in the carrier. He was being the clingiest baby that day. We did a lot of people watching haha. 

 ^Then, a little bit of fun with the funnest dad ever

^Tried to get all of us in a family selfie! Not super successful..

Until the next time Jersey Shore!

Lehigh Valley Scenic Railway

We had a super fun fourth of July weekend. On Friday, Ronnie took a vacation day because he's been working super hard with some long days lately... so hello 4 day weekend! We actually didn't really have a plan on what we were going to do that day. But we started out in Pottsville so Ronnie could get a dirt bike pass. After that, since we were already up North, we went to Jim Thorpe, which I had been wanting to check out for awhile. It's an old coal mining town on the Lehigh River and it's really cute. Our plan was to tour this historic mansion but as soon as we got out of the car, it started to down pour and we were not prepared at all. But we saw this train going by and thought it looked super fun so we did that instead. We still got soaked but it was okay! Ruby does love her "chee chees" and I love seeing the pretty scenery so it was a no brainer. Here are some photos from our trip!

^I really want to come back in the fall and see all the pretty colors

^Yup, they are cute. 

^This one cracks me up. The gave each of them an American flag which was of course really exciting for Ruby, and Beckett too.

^I just love her little pigtails. She has nap hair so it's a little crazy.

^Little buddies... and still having fun with those flags

^The most cuddly photogenic baby. Love him!

^I love them so much. Daddy was making us laugh. 

So I'm definitely excited to come back to Jim Thorpe and do a little more exploring of this cute town! I have been getting really into the history of where we live lately. The weekend before we went to the National Canal Museum in Easton and that's what inspired us to go up to Jim Thorpe. I could talk more about the history stuff but I think it would get a little boring for this blog post hah! Next I'm going to make a blog about our day at the Jersey Shore!