Sea Isle City - Take 1

Cheryl and I took two weeks of vacation this year, not back to back, and are spending both of them down in Sea Isle City. Gigi has a house down by the beach and since it was one of the places I vacationed as a child, I am super excited to share that with Zoe. The first thing we did when we got there was go to the beach. Zoe really enjoyed the water initially, which was great because it was warm, but got a little skittish over the week.

When you are trying to cool off at the beach, there are no shortage of treats available. Zoe made sure to find these soon. She had a Sponge Bob pop and ice cream, among others.

Zoe was also super cute digging in the sand. She won the prize for Diaper Most Likely to Sag Right Off Your Keister.

We took one day to drive down to the Cape May County Zoo. It is a free zoo with a lot of nice space and some great animals. Zoe wasn't too happy to pose for many pictures, but we did snap a few.

We also took a day to drive down to Wildwood to enjoy the boardwalk. All of the rides, games, arcades and prizes were a bit overwhelming for Zoe. By the end of the day she was fine, but it took a while for her to understand that no, she couldn't have everything that she saw. Along with all of the prizes she did get, she also loved the rides.

It was a great week that was full of fun and sun. We can't wait to go back for another week. Be sure to check out the set on Flickr to see the rest of the pictures from that week, like this one.

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