Then on Sunday we celebrated Steve's First Father's Day at Cape May with Michael and Elizabeth.

It was the perfect day for a trip to the beach! We started with a late lunch at the Lobster House and then made our way down to the ocean for Claire's first time on the beach! She was really captivated by the crashing waves and screeching seagulls...just looking around and taking it all in. Then her Daddy got a hold of her and dipped her toes in the ocean and spun her around and around in the breeze. She loved it! All smiles and very patient as we took picture after picture after picture......

The day ended with a stroll through all the Cape May shops. I thought for sure Claire was going to crash as soon as we started to drive, but instead Aunt Liz and I caught her funny bone and had her cracking up most of the ride home. Hearing a baby belly laugh is such a sweet sound. She was laughing so hard she started snorting (Grandma Linda?!) and squealing. The squeals eventually turned into overtired whining though and then (finally!) she was asleep.