Virginia Beach - Day 1

Yes, we have SO much to do at home before we move in 2 weeks, but long, long ago (several months ago), we planned a mini-vacation (3 days off of work) to Virginia Beach. Paid for with Marriott points, so the lodging part is free (food and gas ins another story). We're actually only staying at a hotel for 2 nights and then 2 nights with our friends Tommy and Angie.

After a 5 and half hour drive (with stops), we made it to Virginia Beach. Staying at a hotel on the beach certainly has it's perks (namely the beach)...and a pool, a playground on the beach, and the awesome Virginia Beach boardwalk. But staying in a hotel room with our 3 kids, early bedtimes, and nap times (for Brynn) is a bit of a challenge. But the hotel is nice and Brynn napped yesterday in the car, so when we got here we were ready to party! We started at the pool, which Brynn was totally digging despite the massive amounts of pool water she drank. We then moved on to the pirate ship-themed playground right on the beach. That was a huge hit! Then after that we made it down to the ocean. Blythe and Ethan had a blast! Brynn wasn't quite sure what to think of the giant sandbox. I don't think she liked it as much as Blythe or Ethan did on their first trips to the beach. She likes the seagulls though. And Ethan is pretty much in heaven. There must be a lot of training going on at the air force base as their are jets flying around all the time.

A quick trip up to the room to throw all 3 kids in the tub and change clothes and we were off to stroll the boardwalk and find a place to eat. We found a place where we were able to get some decent seafood and then strolled back to the hotel (was after 8...so was getting pretty late ).

It's difficult to take pictures when it's just the 5 of us, but we managed to get a few decent ones: