First Beach day!

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It has been so hot around here the last few days so I decided to take the kids to the local beach for a dip after school. I had no plans to swim but it was so hot even late in the day that I decided to brave the water with the kids. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was not really that cold at all. As long as you stayed in the top 2 feet of water. We had a nice time and Gavin loved the water. He decided in the last picture to take one more look at the boats/water while I was changing him.

First Birthday Party for Lukas

Lukas turned one and his mom and dad threw him a circus themed birthday party at Liberty State park in NJ. It was a great location perfect views of Manhattan, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately the weather was VERY hot and muggy but the kids still had a good time. Gavin, Marina and I went down with Irene and DJ's Dad and his friend in our car. We got stuck outside of the Lincoln tunnel for what seemed like forever but the kids were content so it wasn't insufferable. DJ and the two older girls went on a town bus trip to Boston to see the Red Sox play. They beat some Seattle butts! (score 11 to 2 I think). Here are some pics from the party.