Oh, Oh It's Magic!

Did you know that today is officially 90210 day? Why? Because the date today is 9.02.10. This won't happen again until September, 2 2110--and who knows if people then will even know of the wonder that was Brenda Walsh. So we must celebrate now! Join me!

In other news, we went to Ocean City, Maryland last weekend. We were lucky to be able to get a way for 3 days given how hard Drew's been working on the Pig. But we weren't going to let our limited stay keep us from enjoying every minute of the trip. I even received a sign at the beginning of our journey that our vacation had been touched by magical beings.

Rainbows! It was like a happy little leprechaun waved his magical arms and blessed our trip with the luck of the Irish. And don't even think about telling me about angles, light refraction and prisms. It was totally a happy little elf that did it. Probably one distantly related to this fairy-like creature:

She never leaves home without her wand. You never know when you're going to need  a little bibbity bobbity boo, right? If the following photos are any indication, her spell for fun in the sun certainly went off without a hitch.

But magical creatures have to be careful as humans are always trying to snare them in traps as to harness their power. We can't be leaving tracks like these around.

Cover them up! Quickly!

One rule of fairydom: the wand is only to be used for very special purposes. Still, I begged and pleaded for her to use her magic to grant me better posture. I thought for a minute she might acquiesce, but, well, obviously not.

My next attempt at corruption was to try to get the little sprite to find a way to contain the sand invasion, but she refused. So I was left to find a solution  myself. Perhaps playing in the gritty stuff before getting all wet would help? It's a conundrum for sure.

Even the Super Heroes were perplexed to the point where they could only bury their heads in the sand in defeat.

I even employed the use of a mystical powder. It tried valiantly to defeat the enemy, but even with such a powerful potion, the sand still found its way into countless nooks and crannies.

Eventually, the crunching of the grains got to us, and we headed for other diversions. Ahoy Matey!

Something's a little fishy with that buccaneer, right?

Together, the terrible two searched for buried treasure.

They found my booty!

 Treasure any pirate worth his wooden leg would fight to possess. Time to kick back and enjoy the spoils of victory.

But every good story must come to an end, so soon it was time to leave the mystical beach and head back to reality. Unable to believe that our good luck could possibly hold much longer, Captain Amaya decided it would be a good idea to bone up on flight safety protocol.

Thankfully, those rainbow-providing guardian angels saw fit to see us safely home.You can't tell me a simple prism did all that. It's magic baby.

I need a time machine

Have I ever told you how much I love the Hipstamatic App? I have? Oh. Well, can you blame me for my exuberance when you see this awesome picture?

Or this one?

I mean Hipstamatic even makes a random pile of plastic toy debris look all artsy and stuff.

I just adore that vintagey feeling. I have more to share with you about our Great Weekend Beach Escape, but unfortunately I have to deal with the real world demands of unpacking, cleaning, grocery shopping and laundry first. Sometimes being so responsible is a real bummer, isn't it?

Did we have a good time?

We shore did!
When we first arrived at the beach, neither child was especially happy to be there. They both found the Atlantic Ocean a bit intimidating which is understandable given the large, crashing waves against their tiny, little bodies.

So, we decided to gradually reintroduce the whole salt water splashing into them aspect of the trip. First, we decided that it would be best to acquire a safety coating for our bodies that was composed of a thin veneer of sand.

Once completely coated in grainy goodness, Chase ventured back out with Daddy and PopPop. It wasn't long before he gained back his surfer dude persona. He raced up and down the shoreline chasing wave after wave.

I think he was doing the hula dance here?

Amaya found that she preferred sitting and letting the waves come to her. Here she's working on her Body Combat side sweep. She'll be taking classes with Mama soon. Should probably get her walking first though.

When Chase realized that the waves would never grow tired and thus always win the race, he gave up and headed back for some digging exercises. Worky work busy bee.
Notice his BigSpot.com hat in preparation for the race the next day. He really stresses the .com part making him a perfect pint sized ambassador of the company. Go BigSpot #20.
And that was our day: sun, sand, a couple of tears and a lot of fun. Shore hope you enjoyed our pictures!
Coming soon to a blog near you: Mellon does NASCAR.

Picture Bonanza

Here are some pictures from the Atlantic City Aquarium yesterday and Storybook Land today. Enjoy.

PS--Please ignore my frizzy hair as it was a bit humid here due to impending storms. I'm usually much more sleek and shiny in that area--;-). Thank you.

It's a shore thing

Here are a few pictures from our first two days here at the Jersey shore. We're staying in a ridiculously posh house a block from the beach. Yes, spoiled is a word that I could use to describe myself. Chase is of course loving the sand, sun and waves. Yesterday, he couldn't get enough wave chasing. He'd wait for the water to roll in and then splash his little feet all over the place. He took a couple of headfirst dives into the water, but it didn't seem to bother him too much which is a different story than last year. Today, he took great pride in collecting a bucket full of shells that he then used as cargo for his trucks. He was having so much fun, that he tried to keep us from packing up his toys when it was time to go. All that playing tired him out, so now he's taking a nice little nap in a big boy bed in his own private suite.

Noodle also has enjoyed putting on shows for Nana, PopPop II, MomMom and PopPop I. His ever growing vocabulary was a major source of entertainment--most especially the term "dump truck" or as Chase says, "Bum Crack".



We still have plans to visit Lucy and possibly storybook land, and of course there will be more trips to the beach. So be sure to keep checking back for more updates.