@ the beach, day 6...

Sadly our beach vacation is wrapping up, but we've been so blessed with great weather and we're having a great time! Cora is a total fish and pretty fearless. Best of all, she's inherited Greg's lovely olive skin, no sunburns!!! Of course spending time with Oba and Sofu and Aunt Becky has been great, as well...

 The lifeguards cleaning their rescue boat early in the morning

 and taking a morning row?

 Salt water taffy being made on-site at Shrivers on the boardwalk - they still use machines from the 1960s

 An awesome find -- hand-dipped donuts from a place called the "Fractured Prune" -- we SOOO wish they had a franchise in Memphis :) 

 My favorite topping was chocolate and bacon -- YUM!

 Little Miss independent

We sported matching pigtails today

 some cute shots from the balcony as we prepared for dinner...

 "can we go NOW?"

Seafood dinner @ Spadafora's

 Emi's finally able to enjoy a ride on the boardwalk!

 with Cora, of course

 Cora and Daddy on the flying swings -- no white knuckles, no fear, saying "daddy we're flying!"

we have such a brave kid!

@ the beach, day 5

Today we had a lovely day outside on the beach and in the ocean. Big thanks to Oba for watching Emi so she didn't get sunburned!

YAY!!! Daddy's HERE!

 Not shocking, Cora is FEARLESS in the water!

 I got this wave, thank goodness the camera is waterproof

 strutting with the boogie board (Cora kept saying --- "let's boogie!")

 getting buried in the sand by Aunt Becky and Daddy

 breaking free!

 Flying a kite and LOVING it!

Cape May

Today we took a break from the beach, hopped in the car and drove to Cape May. It was lovely! We started at the zoo, which is really impressive (and free!). We followed up with a great seafood lunch where we sat outside. Finally, we went to the lighthouse. 

 cute sea otters

 feeding the goats

 Rocky the tiger

 turtles sunbathing on log

 giraffe

 bison

eagle

Dora the Explorer ice cream treat (with gumball eyeballs, yuck!!)

 

 Cape May promenade where we had lunch

 Emi trying to throw a penny in the fountain (she didn't quite get it...)

 a long way up... 199 stairs, which Cora trotted up very quickly

 Dad, Cora and I are out on the red lookout (taken by Becky, who stayed on the ground)

 Becky, Mom and Emi from the lookout

 the lighthouse is still functioning today, though it is automatic

 a porthole window on the walk up the lighthouse

 the spiral staircase

 the original light lens, just on display

AND GREG JOINS US TONIGHT!!!