4th of july getaway July 7th, 2012
We spent the past few days relaxing with family at Rehoboth Beach. It was a really nice getaway and a great change of pace to see fireworks on the beach after spending the last several 4th of Julys in DC. The weather was hot and sunny almost the entire time and the ocean was perfect for cooling off. We did lots of walking, ate ice cream every day (including some made with our handcranker!), fed the turtles and fish in Silver Lake, visited the farmers market, window shopped along the boardwalk, ate too much taffy, lounged in the sand to watch beachfront fireworks, took a morning yoga class on the beach, and just had a generally great time decompressing. Our stay ended up being extended a few days due to Bowser’s unfortunate visit to the Animal Emergency Hospital. We found out the hard way that Bostons don’t make great beach dogs after he came down with puppy pnemonia due to water in his tiny lungs. It was a bit of a scare for us, and we felt like bad irresponsible parents, but luckily he is on antibiotics now and seems to be making a full recovery. He just looked like he was having such a fun time playing on the beach with Tiki and chasing waves that we didn’t realize he was taking on quite a bit of salt water. Lesson learned on that one.
Now we’re back in DC, unpacking and getting life things back in order, ie laundry and emptying sand out of everything. I keep eyeing up the fudge I brought home for Dad, trying not to open it before I can give it to him 
beach!
colorful umbrellas
check out the huge turtle in the center of the pic! that guy was ENORMOUS
taffy!
dogfish head
Bowser flying across the sand
Matt churning homemade vanilla ice cream
the infamous low country boil. oh my yum
best yard decoration in Rehoboth award
tags: beach, Delaware, travel, vacation
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July 7th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Sorry about Bowser. Please don’t eat the fudge.
July 8th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Don’t let the vet’s unkind voice echo in your head for one more minute. Gone! Bowser will be fine. We didn’t know. No blame, no shame, lesson learned. Maybe we should post this warning somewhere on the net for other dog lovers. thanks for the nice pix!
July 8th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
I love the pics, very nostalgic! Looks like a GREAT RELAXING TIME! Glad Bowser is recovering and getting back to his bouncy self (and who would of guessed doggies get pneumonia from salt water!)