Vacation in Ocean City, MD

Summer Vacation 2011 found us back at one of our favorite spots - Ocean City, Maryland.
Do I look happy?  Do I look ready to relax?
Yur' darn tooting I do!

This year logged a ton of beach time under the shade of our new umbrella. It was a great year for sun worshipping and doing nothing.  Newspapers and books got read cover to cover, naps, Frisbee and football catches rounded out most of our days. 

It wasn't more than an hour or two of arrival that the first hole to China was constructed. The boys got pretty far until the tide got the better of them.  China is a little damper now. 

CJ's picture reflects the epitome of vacation this year - plenty of relaxation.  The chilly and rough water had something to do with it - it was funny to see a majority of the people standing on the edge of the water, about ankle deep, but not going in.  There were a few brave (or stubborn) people like Steve who got in - I heard it was refreshing - Hah!

This picture shows how rough the surf was for a majority of the week.  The shallow parts were very rough - lots brush burns from people getting thrown down.  The waves were tall and powerful - tough to get over.  And did I already mention that it was COLD!

The (not so) little boy mentioned that he wanted to be a mechanical designer for La-Z-Boy...he just might have a future after all.

Ah.... the Dogfish Head Brewery in Rehobeth Beach!  Great beer (the 90 minute IPA is highly, highly recommended), great food and awesome Ginger Ale according to CJ.  It was about an hour from Ocean City, but definitely worth the trip.  We'll probably make it a stop on our next trip.

It wouldn't be a complete summer without a few battle field re-creations:  Gettysburg, Normandy and others.  It was nice to know that CJ didn't forget all of what he learned this past year.

It was a great year for hanging out with each other.  In this spot we were waiting to get into a very cool, (literally and figuratively) family owned Italian Restaurant on the boardwalk.  The closeness was short lived however, CJ ate the linguine with a garlic clam sauce.  Thank goodness it was a breezy week. 

"I am bronze!"...can't you tell?