Back home!!! Boys so happy to see Dad!!! Mom happy to get out of the car - the drive wasn't bad, boys were very good. Just traffic last 2 hours - paving the road.

Hotel for overnight stop.

Car packed ready to head back to NC. A little early so Mom is driving alone. Dad is very excited we are coming home early!!!

PIctures of everyone taken, fun had by all, successful day!!!

Fun with Aunt Debbie. Rainy day so instead of the zoo adventure we decided to play at home - Wii and puppy - what more could you ask for???

No better way to start the day than a game of mini-golf!!

Yummy lunch of pizza and homemade cupcakes!!!

Just a couple pictures with Grandma

Stopped at a hotel for the night to save some driving. Who knew pillows could be so fun??!!??

Dinner with Uncle Ken!!! So happy to meet him after work!! Michael and Uncle Ken had a great game of eye spy!!

More Grandpa time!!! Boys have a fun visit with Grandpa. Michael and Grandpa catch some LAX on tv!

We were up at the right time to help celebrate John's baptism - another cousin. Michael and Andrew were happy to see lots of other children at the party!!

Cold morning in NJ

Way cool!!! There were 2 mini golf courses set up so the boys had lots of fun and I got lots of ideas for Bryan to build something in backyard. Plus Michael got some tips from coach Aunt Linda.

Off to watch Steven's Men's LAX game - congrats they won!!!

Michael loved watching the game live - he has been watching on tv with Dad. Andrew happy to walk around

Thanks for a great visit with family - Aunt Wanda, Mark, Kathy, Steven, Maryann, Marisa. Maryann thanks for hosting - the boys loved playing with the chalk and Andrew still loves to play with the shovels you gave him!!

What better way to start an adventure than with a game of mini-golf?

Pizza for dinner. One thing I haven't found in NC - slices that big!!!

Bad news - traffic

Good news - weather great - let's go to the beach at Belmar - play at the playground on the sand.

I finally realized why the playset looked familiar - we have the same thing here - with a dinosaur inside the wall Michael is climbing. The one here in NC doesn't have the boat shape.

Don't worry - the boys will save you from the dinosaur!!!

Fun visit with Aunt Helen.

Game time - Grandma and Michael had a fun game of chutes and ladders, Mom and Andrew tried Candyland

More mini golf!! It rained when we were on hole 9 so we played a little more in the rain, then got a rain check. Boys loved the tunnel!!

We took a picture by the flamingos for Aunt Nancy and alpacas