Every morning, we rode our bikes to the beach and spent a few hours. Some mornings, there wasn’t anyone else on the beach except for us. I know the kids really enjoyed having the water and sand to themselves. Typically, we would head back for lunch and some adventure, such as the movies or mini-golf, or shopping. Then an early dinner and head back to the beach. This kept us out of the sun during the hottest hours of the day.

One of my fondest memories of our trip was early in the week. We packed some sandwiches and snacks and headed to the beach around 6pm. It was low-tide and there seemed like miles and miles of sand. The sun was starting to set and the light had that wonderful yellow glow to it. Of course, I brought my camera with me and I couldn’t resist getting some snaps in of the kids playing in the water. Here is one of my favorites from that night.

We were only there for two nights, but man did we ever get to see a lot of the city. I brought my camera with me, but honestly, we were having so much fun cracking each other up that I didn’t take very many images. Here is one that I took from Central Park.

I’m so lucky to have my friends and family. I have been in a funk lately and this trip not only helped to clear the cobwebs, but it also put some things into perspective for me. I’m already looking forward to the next adventure.