Ocean City, NJ

I had a craving for Mac and Manco pizza. So, if you want pizza what do you do? Drive 1 hour and 20 minutes to get some! We headed down Ocean City to walk the boardwalk, get some pizza and for the boys to ride some rides. The weather was perfect - shorts and hoodie kind of weather. When we got there, we met up with some friends for a minute, said our hellos and then went off to Mac and Manco on 8th street. Andrew and Adam said it was the best pizza they have ever had. I knew my kids were smart :)

After that, we strolled down the boardwalk towards the rides, looking in a few shops to let dinner digest. Grandmom had given to boys spending money and told them "use it on whatever you want". Key word, "whatever". So, they starting formulating ideas and plans. More on that later. We stopped in Ocean City Coffee Company (I know the owner) and said "Hi" and promised we would be back for a cup after all the rides. On our way to the rides, we ran into this fella

On to the rides. We had tickets left from years ago for Castaway Cove, and the tickets never expire, so we went there. The kids had a great time! They rode the roller coaster, Dizzy Dragons, RipTide, Tidal Wave and more! They loved the "Surf Shack" funhouse. Here is video of them at the end. Of course, still have not figured out how to turn them :(

Random pictures of the night









Remember that spending money that was burning a hole in the kid's pockets? Well, Andrew got a mood ring, Adam got a sword (surprise, surprise) and then they combined the rest of the money to get:

Yup. A hermit crab. Remember, Grandmom said "whatever" they wanted to spend the money on. So, we have "Hermie" (my kids are so original!).

We had a great night on the boardwalk!