Virginia Beach Trip

Last weekend we took a family trip to Virginia Beach. We have decided to make it a tradition to go the weekend after Labor Day when all the kids have gone back to school. There are less people, lower hotel prices, and the weather is still great!

On Friday, Gus wanted to work a half day before we headed down. So, Lilly and I picked him up from work and headed down from there.

We arrived at around 7:00 and checked into our sketchy hotel. This was our first Priceline experience gone bad. Yes, we paid about $100 a night which is really cheap, but it was a pretty run down hotel. Our room was a little gross, but the sheets were clean. I guess we sacrificed a nice hotel for a great location. We were right on the shore with an amazing view of the ocean. But we probably won't stay there again.

The next morning we woke up bright and early and took a family walk down to the pier. Then we put on our swimsuits and headed down to the beach. Lilly had a great time letting the waves chase her, building sandcastles, and gathering seashells and sticks.

At one point she saw Gus out catching a few waves and decided to run out after him. The waves pulled her right in, then spit her out and started to pull her in again when Gus finally got to her. She was pretty shaken up, and so was I. After that she decided to keep her distance from the water.

After a long day on the beach we decided to go clean up. After we were ready for the day we rented a family bike. We peddled up and down the oceanfront and had a lot of fun.

While we were on the bike we came upon a band playing on the side of the Boardwalk. This band had about 15 members and all of them were over the age of 70. It was great. Lilly thought it was great dancing music.



That night we went to Applebee's for dinner and Cold Stone for dessert. Then we headed down to the beach to make one last sandcastle.

The next morning we packed up our stuff and headed home.

It was a wonderful vacation.