4th of July weekend

....and we're back!

The blog for Nicholas has evolved - now it's the Mocko family blog. We'll be updating when we have free time. Ha!

Over the weekend after July 4th, we visited Grandma and Papa Bob in Ocean Pines MD. Ocean Pines is on the mainland side of the bay near Ocean City MD. Bob has a boat docked very close to his place, and on Saturday we all went out on the bay. Nicholas spent nearly the whole time sleeping in his car seat; we think the little waves rocked him to sleep. We headed south, under the Route 50 bridge, and saw some wild ponies on Assateague Island. Sarah had a great time, but even she took a nap by the end of the ride. That night, we tried to head into Ocean City, but the drawbridge seemed like it was up forever for the boats to pass through, so we just headed back and went out to dinner instead.

On Sunday, we went swimming on the beach at Assateague. The beach had plenty of people on it, but we were able to get a good spot not too far from the water. Sarah mostly played in the sand; we tried to get her into the water, but either it was still too cold for her or the waves were making too much noise. Nicholas stood in the sand for a little, but screamed when his toes touched the water. After that, we went to Ocean City and walked the boardwalk. The boardwalk is really far from the ocean - the sand is so wide that you can't see the shoreline. We bought some "famous" Thrasher's french fries; they don't provide ketchup because they claim the fries are so good. Eh...

We left late on Sunday night for Bowie to avoid the traffic. We cruised home with no problems, and all slept late the next morning. Pictures are posted on the kids picture page.