Belmar Beach, NJ

In mid-August, we decided to take the girls to Belmar Beach, NJ for a quick beach day.  We love how easy this beach is for us to get to (not much more than an hour's drive) and how clean and convenient the beach is.  The girls had a great time and were, thankfully, well behaved.  Here are a couple of pictures from our trip:

 Ella planning her dig

 Rob and Molly near the waves (and tons of mussel shells)

 Look at this little cold body!  She was so cute telling us that she was cold from the water.

"I'm slivering!" (aka 'shivering')

 digging a trench

 getting warmed up with Daddy

 giving Ella building directions from her cozy spot

 watching

 I think she approves

 Ella getting ready to dig herself in.

 concentrating

 Molly and me

 another selfie with Molly eating

 making herself into a mermaid

 warmed back up ad ready to build a castle

 short-do

 silly girl

watching a plane