Vacation 2016, Millville By The Sea

After staggering through our last day in Philly, it was wonderful to spend the end of our East Coast trip with the DuCotts who truly made us feel at home in Millville, Delaware.

Ava got to see neighborhood friends Gavin and Bryn, and met some new friends, Will and Dylan.

The kids spent lots of time at the pools on both days including time at the "big pool," which features floating lily pads, splash areas and dumping buckets, water basketball and volleyball, and even a little lazy river.   

Ava had a blast even when she didn't successfully make it across the lily pads.

The sounds of the ice cream truck (for some reason playing Christmas music) got everyone excited for sweet treats.

The girls spent time hanging out, playing Lite Brite, and painting furniture for Bryn's doll house. 

Heading to the shore, Gavin, Bryn, and Ava spent time at Bethany Beach which has a real boardwalk and sand dunes.

We strolled around town with Ms. Kristen looking for toys, candy, and souvenirs.

Don't worry, no one actually purchased a poop emoji hat.

The kids worked up an appetite and got to see their lunch being made at Bethany Beach's finest pizza joint.

As we were all on vacation, everyone got treated to frozen custard.  Ava particularly enjoyed her caramel flavored custard especially as she is not supposed to eat hard/chewy caramels because of her braces.

It was then time to cool down in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, which featured some pretty large waves.  Chris even lost his hat after being pounded by a wave, and none of us were able to find it.  Ava says maybe we'll find it in California in a few years. 

After saying goodbye to our friends we got on the road and stopped for a final seafood dinner overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.

Our final night on the East Coast was spent in an airport hotel where Ava had her own queen bed and had to be woken up to head to the airport. 

Don't worry, our somewhat baseball-themed vacation isn't quite over yet.  More importantly, even when this vacation ends, Ava has plenty more adventures lined up this summer.