End of Summer Fun

Very last minute we were lucky enough to have the Cooks,
DeCoites, and Knellers join us for an "end of summer" /
"pre-back to school" water slide day. The weather was great
and the kids had a blast on the water slide. Last time in
2009? We shall see!

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LBI Vacation Photos

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2008 Family Yearbook - Better Late than Never?

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LBI Day 7: Paint a Pot, Rides, Ice Cream, More Mini Golf

Today was a mish mosh of a day, but turned out great.
Personally I was exhausted from trucking on and off the
beach, but also the waves / undertow were VERY strong, so we
opted to start our day at Paint a Pot. Together, we painted
a 4-plate set for me (yippee!) and the girls each made
ballerina jewlery boxes for their rooms. Later, after 3
simultaneous naps (WOAH!) we had a surprise visit from Aunt
Geneen and Uncle Goo and did dinner, wristbands at Fantasy
Island, ice cream, and the girls wrapped up the night with
mini golf with Aunt Geneen and Uncle Goo - Isabelle got a
hole in ONE!!!!! Tomorrow we pack and sit in traffic... I
mean, drive home!

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LBI Day 6: Bagels, Beach, Boats

Busy day 6! Another early one for the Marinello kids. Had
Bagel Shack for bfast (yumm-o!) and then headed to the beach
with Miss Jenn. Beautiful day! A tad hot but lots of sun
and good waves. After the beach and lunch we headed to the
bay marina to get Joseph and Isabelle near the boats.
Awesome! We could have stayed there all day! Great views,
kids were calm and loving the boats, and warm (not too warm)
sun. Later (after much needed naps!) we did a sunset cruise
out of Barnegat Light. This too was awesome! For $5 a kid
would highly recommend it. Great boat views, watch the sun
set, see the lighthouse from afar, etc. Everyone is
definitely getting overtired and cranky - but do you think
they'd sleep past 6:45? No way!

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LBI Day 5: Uncle Will's (oink oink), Beach, Mini Golf

This morning was another bright and early one, but worked
out fine bc we beat the crowd at Uncle Will's (pancake
place!). It is a piggy theme pancake house and every time
we pass it the kids oink - even Joseph! After that we
headed to the beach with Aunt Bella, Emily, and Michael.
Poor Emily - the girls did not give her 1 minute to herself
to breath. Joe got a nice breather though - ha ha! After
naps Miss Jenn joined us for dinner and then mini golf. The
girls LOVED mini golf - me, not so much. Very hot, lots of
walking, running after balls, etc. But it was a fun night
none the less. When we got home the girls gave Miss Jenn a
hairstyle makeover before bed. Considering it is almost 11
now and I still hear the two of them whispering in their
room, I am hoping tomorrow they sleep past 6:45 - any
chance?

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LBI Day 4: Morning Beach, Tucker's Lunch, Shopping, Just Bead It (again), Playground, Ice Cream

What a day! Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop visited today and it was a
whirlwind day! We did a morning beach run from about 9 to
11 and beat the crowds (and the heat!). When Mom-Mom and
Pop-Pop arrived we did lunch at Tucker's and misc shops.
The girls REALLY loved Just Bead It yesterday so since we
were out and about, I took them there again to make their
name anklets while Mom-Mom did one more store. SO CUTE!!!
Then we found a great bay beach in Surf City with a
playground and the kids had fun while the adults (except
good 'ol Joe!) cooled off under the pavilion. By the time
we got home Isabelle was exhausted and cranky and fell right
to sleep, so we grilled for dinner and then got ice cream
before Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop went home. What a great day!

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LBI Day 3: Playground, Kiddie Pool, Just Bead It, Beach, Ice Cream

Today was a hot one!!! We started out at the Bayside
playground with Matthew and Morgan but only lasted 15
minutes, max! It was hot and zero breeze, so we opted for
their kiddie pool instead. After that, we left Joe and
Joseph home and the "girl team" went to Just Bead It (in the
air condition!) to make bead anklets - totally adorable and
fun!!! When it finally cooled off we went to the beach
around 4pm and it was awesome - no people, warm water, nice
breeze - awesome! Wrapped up the day with waffles and ice
cream - yum!!!

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LBI Day 2: Beach, Dinner, Fantasy Island

Day 2 complete! Amazing day at the beach with the kids.
The girls amazed me in the water. They both love the ocean
but today was totally different. Isabelle was a wave
jumping machine. But Adelina took the cake! She was out
about 100-125 feet and riding in waves on her boogie board
again and again and again! It was so fun to watch her!
After the beach we did a (very) late lunch / early dinner at
Tucker's, then we met the Cooks at Fantasy Island.
Hopefully after a day like this they all sleep well past
6:45am tomorrow!

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Starting the "don't want to go home" countdown

Good morning. Today is Sunday - but is today day 1 of our
vaca or was yesterday day 1? That is the big question on
the mind of my 5 year old Adelina. She has a "don't want to
go home" countdown :) Yesterday was a good start to our
vacation. After LOTS of traffic we made it down safe and
sound. The kids wanted to go straight to the beach but we
needed to unpack and get settled. Joseph quickly started up
and down the stairs so out came two gates - pronto! Around
7pm we met Matthew and Morgan at the lighthouse. Adelina
said "this is the most beautiful sunset I ever saw!" - she
is so dramatic!

This morning (Sunday, I guess it is now Day 2 according to
Adelina) started EARLY! Isabelle and Joseph were both up
before 6:45 which is NOT normal in the Marinello house. Had
breakfast outside and by 9, Joe and Yesica took the kids for
a walk to Hand's. Looks to be another beautiful sunny day!

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Two sleeping kids in the car on the way to vaca. Great start!

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Turtle Back Zoo

Yesica took the kids today to the Turtle Back Zoo. I hear
the penguins were the hit of the day.

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also a few short videos posted under "Our Videos".

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Happy Birthday Uncle Joe

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Joseph LOVES corn!

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Joseph "swimming"

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Double Whammy!

Without going into too much detail, both girls had to have
blood drawn today. Lucky Joe is off on Fridays to handle
this one!

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