A Loving Weekend

This weekend we headed to the NJ shore to start our 1st vacation of the summer. We got to spend some time with our friends the Lovings - George, Amy & their son George, as well some of their friends. We have known George and his family (aka Mom/Sister) for a long time; Keith and George have been friends for over 15 years. We got to meet Amy thru George and became friends with her as their relationship grew and became Husband & Wife....and we just absolutely adore Baby Geo.

The weekend's weather was predicted to be rainy and miserable, but it turned out to be just perfect. We got down there Friday around dinner time and had  time to just hang out with George, Amy & Little G. It was a nice "quiet" evening... okay as quiet as 3 kids could make it. Little G just loves Aiden and Aiden loves him (probably because George does what Aiden asks, unlike JP). The boys had a great time playing together and tiring each other out.

Of course Saturday morning, Aiden woke up with a bad cold which coupled with his reactive airway disease, where his breathing becomes labored. During the morning he was very sedentary; just laying around, but it was also rainy so it wasn't that surprising. Once the rain stopped the kids wanted to go out to play and Aiden jumped right on board. The kids went outside to play with the water table and pool while the parents "relaxed". (Okay the Dads got to go out out and have some fun while the Moms stayed back and tried to enjoy the time together while watching the kids - LOL!)

After dinner, since the weather was still holding out (no rain), we decided to take a trip to the bay. It was perfect; not too hot and the sun was setting, but the kids got to play in the sand. I already knew Aiden would love it; feeling under the weather or not, he kept asking about the beach. JP surprised me with how much he enjoyed it. I put him in the sand and he just dug in and started playing - oh and eating it. I was happy that he wasn't intimated, but from a person who's not a big fan of sand, a little scared too. 

We spent about an hour at the bay before heading home to clean off the kids and put them soundly to sleep so the Moms and Dads could hang out. There is definitely something about sea air. Unfortunately, Aiden didn't sleep well because of his cold and his breathing which became labored again in the middle of the night. I got nervous that we might have to go to Urgent Care or the ER for a treatment; then morning came around and he seemed to be feeling better which I was so happy about. Of course it rained all Sunday morning, but the boys "ran" around the house having a good time and driving all the Moms and Dads nuts. Then by mid afternoon the weather cleared and we all went back to the bay for some more sand time.

After about another hour at the bay, we went home and bathed the kids. A little while later it was time for Keith and I (and the kids) to get ready to say 'goodbye'. So we packed up, gave our love and gratitude to our great friends and went to the boardwalk to give Aiden one last dose of fun before heading home.

Aiden, of course, was exited to "drive", "swing", ride the boats, go on the Merry Go Round, etc. And we got Jonathan to do a little bit of the rides. He went on the Merry Go Round with Aiden and I and rode the Monster Trucks with Mommy. He was taking in the whole boardwalk scene in and enjoying it. 

All in all it was a relaxing weekend and once again we're reminded of the amazing friends we have supporting us. We feel so lucky to be friends with George, Amy & Little G (plus Dot & Beth - George's Mom and sister) and for the "Loving" (excuse the pun) relationship that we have with them and value so much. Thank you, guys, for letting us hang out down the shore with you. We hope this can be a routine thing!