J and M + j + s: More Beach

While Josh loved playing at the beach, he also enjoyed many other parts of the trip. We took him to Fun Land where he got to ride on a little boat (really the only ride for toddlers) and he got to play some skeeball. We brought our bikes and took him out a few times. He got to try crabs for the first time. Unfortunately there was too much Old Bay on them and he was not such a fan. We'll have to try that again.

Recently Josh has become obsessed with balloons and when we took him to Grotto for pizza and he was far more interested in the balloons than eating. Every time the he would hear the helium tank blow up a balloon he would spin around to see it. Then when we were ready to leave he finally got his balloon and was a very happy toddler.

Last year at the beach one of the biggest problems was Josh get very upset whenever Margaret or I would leave the room. That wasn't a problem this year as he was very happy to play with anyone around us. He sat at the beach with my mom and sister while Margaret and I went for a walk. He didn't mind being watched by anyone at the house. There were other kids we stayed with and Josh loved playing with them.

This year we did a far better job of not bringing quite as much stuff (even though it was still a lot of stuff). We also did a better job of managing Josh so we each could do the things we wanted to do. Josh being on a consistent nap schedule made planning the day much easier.

The beach was fun and we're glad Josh had such a good time.