Last week, us Riggalls packed up the car with anything that might be of use in the sun, surf and sand and headed out to the beach! We spent the week at Ocean Grove, NJ, a quaint little Victorian town that has roots in both the Gregson and Riggall families. We rented a little efficiency apartment in a Bed and Breakfast for the week, squeezed ourselves in there when we had to but spent as much time on the beach and boards as we could.
We all had a great time! The kids loved the sand and the ocean, as you'll see in the photos below, and Mom and Dad actually had some time to read and soak up some sun! Too much sun, in some cases!
The apartment we stayed in, however, did not have AC and we were there during the middle of a heat wave - one day topped off at 102! But we all managed to sleep somehow and had enough energy for the various activities we could find in Ocean Grove: the beach, of course, walks on the boardwalk, ice cream at Days, walks through town, visiting the Auditorium, listening to bands play at the pavilion on the boardwalk, cruising up to Asbury Park to see what is new there, dinner in town, breakfast at a restuarant on the ocean, etc.
On Friday, our last day there, Dan and Geniene and their boys came to visit for the day. We loved having the company and someone to share the beach with, and the cousins had a blast playing together. After spending the day on the beach, we found some dinner, walked on the boards, then headed over to Days for ice cream. Then we hunkered down outside of the Auditorium to eat our ice cream while listening to a huge choir practice inside.
And that's when Jaron decided to swing on a chain between two posts, but then lost his balance and landed on the concrete smack on his forehead! The blood was gushing quite quickly, and thank the Lord that an off-duty EMT was staying in a tent right next to the Auditorium and was able to help and call in the Medics (the Auditorium and tents are still part of a Methodist Camp Meeting that started back in 1869). The police showed up, then the Ocean Grove volunteer medics, then the ambulance! It was quite a crowd for one little boy! The ambulance was sent away as soon as it was clear the bleeding was stopping and Jaron would be left with only a large bump and a scraped up face - pictures are below. As we all said, we ended our vacation with a "Bang!"
Walking on the boardwalk gave the kids a sense of freedom. They loved it.
Abbie stopped to notice the flowers.
A ride on Daddy's shoulders
Mommy and Jaron
Abbie enjoying the front porch at the Inn where we stayed.
Our little fashion girl
Mary getting sand out of Jaron's eyes. Quite hysterical!
Abbie playing in the sand
Jaron just loved the ocean.
Abbie was chasing seagulls.
Jaron was trying to get Abbie to walk down to the water with him, so he grabbed her hand and they walked down.
"Hold on tight to my hand, Abbie."
Dan, Geniene and the boys joined us on our last 
day at Ocean Grove.
day at Ocean Grove. Hehe..."tuck" (truck)
Abbie collecting shells
Ooo... I like your beach robe, Gabe.
Jaron and Eli giving each other hugs.
Geniene and Mary
Walking on the boardwalk
Dan with Gabe and Jaron
Running on the boardwalk
We ended our day with DAYS icecream
Results of Jaron's accident
1 comment:
Looks like you all had a great trip to the beach. I so wish we could have gone. I can't wait til we can do things like that with our new family. I'm so excited!
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