Chase does New Jersey

One of the stops on our northeastern tour was New Jersey. We actually wound up spending more time than we had anticipated and even had our first family vacation.

First, we went to see Chase's great-grandparents. He hung out with Stephen's Grandpa:


And Grandma


But he slept almost the whole time! Finally, when we were about to leave, he woke up for one quick picture with grandma


We took Chase to the beach, which was quite an undertaking. First, we needed sun protection, but Nonnie relayed a story of someone's infant getting 3rd degree burns while in a baby cabana. So Chase got double protection of his cabana and an umbrella:
(and an extra blanket not shown in this picture). This also meant that I took him out to the beach in the Ergo carrier and kept his entire body inside it and in my shadow while we got set up. In other words, Stephen set everything up. And there was a lot of stuff to set up. He even had his gym for entertainment

We looked like typical new parents and caught many seasoned vets with older kids smiling at our efforts.

But even with all this effort, much of the trip looked like this


We finally got him to sleep


Since getting to the beach was such an undertaking, not to mention worrisome because of the fear of Chase getting burned, mostly we just relaxed. Chase hung out with his daddy:


And did laundry with Mommy


Got dressed up in beach apparel


And napped with Mommy


And on her


Chase also met his Aunt Rita, Uncle Jimmy, and Cousin Cory, although unforunately the camera never made it out...next time!

What a great trip!